The event is billed as "A great opportunity to hear and to quiz a viral immunologist, an autonomic neurologist, a cardiology researcher, a rehabilitation specialist, and a clinician who has dealt with long COVID firsthand for their insights on the issue of the Post COVID-19 condition: pathogenesis, role of therapeutic vaccination, and more!".
It takes place on Wednesday September 8 at 09:30am (Los Angeles) , 12:30 pm (New York), 17:30 pm (London), 18:30 pm (Paris), 19:30 (Moscow), 22:00 (Mumbai).
The lineup of speakers include:
Moderator:
Nathalie MacDermott, MBBCH, PhD
Academic Clinical Lecturer in Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases), King’s College London
Panel:
Akiko Iwasaki, PhD
Professor of Immunobiology and Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale School of Medicine
Dr. Iwasaki will be discussing the underlying immunopathogenesis of Long COVID/PASC, as well as the potential role of vaccination in mitigating the effects.
Michael Zandi, MA, MB, BChir, PhD, FRCP
Consultant Neurologist, Institute of Neurology, University College London
Dr. Zandi’s presentation will focus on the neurological aspects of long COVID with a particular focus on cognitive dysfunction.
Valeria Iodice, PhD
Consultant Neurologist, Honorary Associate Professor, Institute of Neurology, University College London
Robert Bell, MRCP, PhD
Principal Research Fellow
Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London
Drs. Iodice and Bell will deliver a joint presentation on autonomic dysfunction aspects of long COVID with an emphasis on autonomic cardiac dysfunction.
David Putrino, PhD
Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York
Dr. Putrino will be leading a talk on rehabilitation options for patients with long COVID.
