Evaluation and Treatment of the most Prevalent Post-COVID Conditions: A Rehab Medicine Perspective

Overview:

Post COVID Conditions, PASC, or Long COVID may be impacting 1 of 5 persons who had COVID-19. Given the prevalence of this disease, persons are being impacted significantly across many body systems and limiting quality of life. This presentation will review the most updated pathobiological literature and how to approach the cases of Long COVID in your clinic.

Objectives:

• Define Long COVID and its pathophysiology
• Identify adverse impacts of COVID-19 on patients, especially related to healthcare disparities
• Appraise the current literature related to post-COVID syndrome and how to evaluate and treat these conditions

Presenters:

Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD
Professor and Chair
Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
UT Health San Antonio

Financial Disclosures:

Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, has disclosed she is a researcher for Ipsen; a consultant/advisor for AbbVie, Ipsen, Merz; and on speaker bureau for AbbVie, Ipsen, Merz, and Piramal.

The Family & Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee members (Maria Del Pilar Montañez Villacampa, MD, Stacy Ogbeide, PsyD, Yun Shi, MD, Mark Nadeau, MD, Marcy Wiemers, MD, Christine Song, DO, Nehman Andry, MD, Gabriela Gibson-Lopez, PsyD, Margaret Finley, MD, Richel Avery, MD, Lauren Fuller, MD, Jeff Svec, MD, Oralia Bazaldua, PharmD and Nichole Rubio) have no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

The Family & Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee member Carlos Roberto Jaén, MD has disclosed he receives royalties from General Practice and Family Medicine for being UpToDate Editor-in-Chief.

Credits:

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hours)

Target Audience:

Specialties – Primary Care; Family Medicine
Faculty, residents, other health care providers and staff from our department; physicians and health care providers from San Antonio and South Texas; and medical students in our third-year clerkship and fourth year rotations.

Accreditation:

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses and other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Attendance. For information on applicability and acceptance, please consult your professional licensing board.

For activity related questions, please contact:
Name: Nichole Rubio- FCM Grand Rounds Coordinator
Email: rubion@uthscsa.edu

For CME general questions, please contact
Ph: (210) 567-4445
Email: cme@uthscsa.edu