Long COVID Symposium | Understanding long COVID syndrome – clinical, social and policy perspectives

Mon, 06/05/2023 - 11:30am to 4:30pm

Illustration (with Grand Canyon in background) for Long COVID Symposium with logos for University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson and Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health's Center for Rural Health
 

The Arizona Center for Rural Health is committed to building workforce capacity for addressing health care issues impacting rural and underserved communities across Arizona. In partnership with the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson faculty, CRH is hosting this symposium to increase awareness of long COVID cause, prevalence, clinical manifestations and management among health care professionals.

For medical and health professionals, practitioners and community leaders.

REGISTER HERE

Space is limited to 30 attendees. Fee: $75.00

Program
11:30 a.m. Lunch
12 - 4 p.m. Program

  • "Opening remarks"
    Sairam Parthasarathy, MD, University of Arizona
  • "Epidemiology of long COVID"
    Danielle Avila, MD, University of Arizona
  • "Clinical manifestations of long COVID"
    Puneet Shroff, MD, University of Arizona
  •  "Community health worker workforce policy: Meeting the moment in health equity in Arizona post COVID-19"
    Samantha Sabo, DrPH, Northern Arizona University
  • "Vaccines and long COVID"
    Elizabeth Connick, MD, University of Arizona
  • "Long COVID: Payers, partnerships and emerging policy implications"
    Mark Carroll, MD, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
  • "Mental health consequences of long COVID: Where do we go from here?"
    Dr. Denise Rodriguez Esquivel, PhD, University of Arizona
Event Location: 

High Country Conference Center
201 W. Butler Ave.
Flagstaff, AZ 86001

Contact Info: 

Brenda Lambert
blambert@arizona.edu
College of Medicine – Tucson
 

Event Coordinator Name: 
Paul Akmajian
(520) 626-5837
Event Contact Department: 
UArizona Center for Rural Health