The role of the rheumatologist in managing long-COVID

Arthritis At Home (+ On the Go)

English - April 11, 2024 14:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MB
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In this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert, Professor of Medicine at the University of Alberta, on the role of the rheumatologists in the diagnosis of long-COVID as well as the management of this syndrome. Long-COVID patients, like people living with arthritis, develop widespread pain, pain in a particular joint, and fatigue.

Additional learning resources

University of Alberta: Research by Dr. Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert show that sickest long COVID patients face symptoms identical to chronic fatigue syndrome Long COVID: Defining the role of rheumatology in care and research Alberta Rheumatology: Vasculitis