About this event
This presentation will address how to diagnose and begin to treat the large and growing number of patients with long COVID-19, also known as Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-COV-2, or PASC. Patients with persisting or new symptoms 28 days after their COVID-19 illness face a potentially long road of fatigue, brain fog, GI disturbances, dyspnea, and many other challenges. The medical community is learning how to best treat these patients, but there is much more we will need to understand about this widespread, and at times disabling disease. Join us as Kristin Englund, MD, MS – infectious disease physician at the Cleveland Clinic – walks us through what we know so far and describes what’s being done to care for patients with long COVID-19.
Who can attend
Registration is limited to ISMIE and SEMPIC policyholders and their employed staff.
Learning objectives
At the conclusion of this learning activity, participants will be able to:
- Recognize the epidemiology of long COVID-19 patients and the scope of the disease
- Identify symptoms and types of long COVID-19
- Summarize treatment options and plans for future research related to long COVID-19
- Recognize ways to avoid non-evidence-based “trends” in treatment
- Describe strategies for engaging patients in their own care
About the presenter
Kristin Englund, MD, MLS, is an infectious disease physician in her 19th year of practice at the Cleveland Clinic. After graduating from The Ohio State University, she attended the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Dr. Englund completed her residency and fellowship at Northwestern University Hospital in Chicago. After moving to Cleveland, she volunteered at the Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland, serving Cleveland’s underserved population. In 2002, Dr. Englund joined the infectious disease department of Cleveland Clinic, focusing on outpatient infectious disease issues and HIV care. In 2003 she began working with the new Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, under Case Western, and is now an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the college. In 2020, Dr. Englund developed the reCOVer Center of Excellence, which is comprised of a multispecialty team of providers positioned to assess and treat patients with long COVID-19.
Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Illinois State Medical Society and ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company. The Illinois State Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
The Illinois State Medical Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure
There are no relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined commercial interests for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity.
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