When: October 3rd-5th, 2024 (Tentative)

Where: Edmonton, Alberta* and in virtual

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES OF THE SYMPOSIUM 

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Building on the success of the inaugural Canadian Symposium on Long COVID hosted by the Fonds de recherche du Québec and the Long COVID Web in September 2023, Alberta is pleased to announce the 2024 Canadian Symposium on Long COVID. The symposium will bring together people with lived experience of Long COVID, policy makers, clinicians, trainees, researchers and others to discuss the latest innovations and scientific developments in Long COVID. Hosted by the University of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta Health Services, and Long COVID Web, this event is tentatively scheduled to take place in-person in Edmonton on October 3-5, 2024. It will be broadcast online for those who cannot attend in person.

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Symposium Co-Chairs

Grace Lam and Douglas Gross

 

Symposium Local Organizing Committee

Patient/Community Partners: Susie Goulding, Nandini Raj, Erin Branton

Indigenous Lead: Kienan Williams

University of Alberta: Gavin Oudit

University of Calgary: Satish Raj

Alberta Health Services: Chester Ho, Suzanne Basiuk

AbSPORU: Jeffrey Bakal

Healthcare Providers: Lauren Singh, Neeja Bakshi, Elizabeth MacKay

Trainees: Lyndsey Hahn, Mobin Khoramjoo, Pam Hung, Brandon Krebs

Long COVID Web: Piushkumar Mandhane and Caren Cao

 

Further details on the symposium will be forthcoming, including a call for abstracts, location details, and hotel information. Further information about Edmonton is available here.