OVERVIEW

Demystifying Long COVID International Conference 2024 is organized by Academic Medical Education (AME), Virology Education B.V. (VE) and will be held from Nov 21 - 22, 2024 at Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Description:
This conference aims to raise awareness, clarify misconceptions, promote understanding, and stimulate discussion amongst healthcare professionals, investigators, policymakers, and community representatives on the clinical manifestations, management, plausible preventive and therapeutic options, and public health challenges related to long COVID (or post-acute sequelae of COVID-19).

Knowledge of symptom-specific testing and diagnostic recommendations for Long COVID is still limited. The possible protective role of vaccination remains an extensive area of research, likewise the possible effect of antiviral and other treatment strategies. This highlights the importance of sustained medical education and regular updates on guidelines.

The program will feature state-of-the-art lectures, case presentations, and interactive sessions tailored to address educational needs in global healthcare settings. Ample time is reserved for debates and panel discussions to enhance knowledge exchange and reinforce the implementation of clinical guidelines and recommendations.

This will be done in the unique context of the COVID-19 pandemic considering regional differences in epidemiology, morbidity and mortality, access to vaccines, tests, and medications, health system capacity, and public health measures

Learning Objectives:
• Define the Long COVID syndrome, and describe diagnostic challenges
• Understand epidemiology and trends in the prevalence in relation to the severity of acute COVID, the vaccination status, age, etc.
• Describe the multisystem pathologies of Long COVID
• Improve management of people living with Long COVID
• Summarize clinical data on potential preventive and treatment options

Meeting Objectives:
This meeting aims to:
• Raising awareness and educating HCPs
• Facilitating translation of new findings into daily practice
• Stimulating clinical research and data sharing