Long COVID: Current research on risk factors, pathophysiology, and emerging treatments

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In this episode:

  • Why Long COVID is a large and growing concern as new insights emerge at great speed
  • Understand the proposed mechanisms driving Long COVID, including the two main mechanisms of persistent infection and the role of toxic fibrin induced vascular damage
  • How to clinically assess Long COVID in patients
  • Role of antivirals in reducing the duration, severity and potentially preventing the impact of Long COVID
  • Three hierarchical drivers of preventing the impact of Long COVID, how can this messaging help your patient
  • What should be your tool kit of prevention, when explaining Long COVID to your patients, especially the vulnerable ones
  • Risk of long lasting viraemia in the body causing future chronic conditions
  • Use of CoRiCal, a COVID calculator (including Long COVID); beneficial as a tool in your practice

 

Experts: Prof Brendan Crabb AC, Infectious Disease Researcher
A/Prof John Litt AM, GP and Public Health Physician

Host: Dr David Lim, GP and Medical Educator

Total time: 54 mins

 

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Last Updated: 6 Dec, 2024

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