The new frontier: Post-acute and long COVID care

Over 3.5 million Australians have now had COVID-19. Amid the varying degrees of disease severity and recovery observed, early data suggests up to one third of people recovered post-ICU admission will encounter some form of enduring symptoms. From fibrosis and secondary infections to microvascular and psychological complications, emerging knowledge around post-COVID sequalae has informed new approaches to care for this growing population. Hear from our expert panel on the frontline of both practice and research on the very latest in long COVID and post-acute care, including:

• Clinical practice guidelines for post-acute COVID-19
• Focus on guidelines for breathlessness and pulmonary  investigations
• Updates from the Australian COVID-19 Taskforce
• Support for the primary care community in managing long-COVID

Speakers

• Prof Peter Wark
  Senior Staff Specialist in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle Conjoint Professor University of Newcastle
• A/Prof Megan Rees
  Interim Head of Unit, Department of Respiratory and Sleep Disorders Medicine – The Royal Melbourne Hospital
  Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine – RMH The University of Melbourne
• Dr Andrew Knight – Facilitator
  Staff Specialist, South Western Sydney Primary and Integrated Care Unit Conjoint Senior Lecturer – University of NSW
  Chair – NPSMedicineWise