At the conclusion of this presentation, the participant should be better able to:
✔️ Discuss the epidemiology, pathology, symptoms, and diagnosis of Long COVID
✔️ Describe options for treatment support for Long COVID
✔️ Explain how the members of the team can provide psychological support for Long COVID patients
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🔸 Jeffrey Siegelman is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Associate Residency Director in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Siegelman practices clinically at Grady Memorial Hospital. He contracted COVID-19 in early August of 2020 which progressed to Long Covid. Now back to work part-time, Dr. Siegelman lectures to both lay and medical audiences to drive awareness and understanding of Long Covid. He shared his experience in a recent JAMA article available: at [ Ссылка ]
🔸 Sarah Cook MD is Medical Director of Crisis Intervention Services at Grady Memorial Hospital and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine. She provides emergency psychiatric care to patients with serious mental illness, is also boarded in Addiction Medicine, and completed the core curriculum for Emory University Psychoanalytic Institute. Dr. Cook is a co-founder of the Gender Center at Grady and provides mental health services in an inclusive setting for LBGTQIA individuals. In addition, Dr. Cook has an interest in providing quality care to individuals with medical complications, trauma histories, and understanding the impact of intersubjective factors and social determinants of health on medical systems. She is currently an MBA candidate at the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School.
TARGET AUDIENCE
This enduring material is intended primarily for healthcare workers and teams which may include but are not limited to, medical and nursing staff, administration, education/training leadership, and infection control leadership. Staff specializing in emergency management, communications, specialized clinical areas, laboratory, facilities management and environmental services are also welcome.
