Covering Coronavirus: The Long Road to Recovery

    When:
    September 2, 2020 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
    2020-09-02T14:00:00-04:00
    2020-09-02T15:00:00-04:00
    Cost:
    Free

    While most people with COVID-19 get better in a few weeks, there are a growing number of people whose symptoms stretch on for months, and still others who are left with serious lasting organ damage and debilitating ailments. The range of persistent problems is vast, from brain fog, heart damage and shortness of breath to crippling anxiety and depression from the illness and traumatic stays in the ICU. Doctors and researchers are still trying to solve the mystery of how the novel coronavirus can wreak such havoc across such a wide range of bodily systems, as the number of confirmed U.S. cases exceeds 5 million. Will millions of Americans be left with chronic health problems and disabilities in the years to come? In this webinar, we’ll learn more about what we know so far about the COVID-19’s longest-suffering patients and lasting injuries. We’ll also consider what kinds of care and support such patients might need moving forward, and what journalists need to know to tell such stories in their communities.

    WHEN: Sept. 2, 2020, from 11 a.m. to noon PT / 2-3 p.m. ET

    REGISTER: [Click here]

    Panelists:

    Fiona Lowenstein (she/they) is a writer, speaker, TV producer, and media consultant based in New York City. Most recently, Fiona has been writing and speaking about the COVID-19 patient experience and long-haul COVID, as well as the emerging COVID patient advocacy movement.

    Dr. Haider Warraich is a cardiologist and clinical researcher at the Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

    David Tuller is a senior fellow in public health and journalism at UC Berkeley’s Center for Global Public Health.

    This free webinar is presented by the Center for Health Journalism and is made possible by the Commonwealth Fund and the National Institute for Health Care Management.