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The next "Colloque de l'ISG" will take place on :

 

 INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR: An Overview on Long Covid (Post-Covid)

This international seminar (in English) is organized as part of the conferences of the Institute of Global Health of the University of Geneva, in collaboration with the Division of Primary Care Medicine of the Geneva University Hospitals  and the Faculty of medicine of the University of Geneva

 

  • Date : 26 April 2024
  • from 11:30 am to 03:00 pm (Welcome and Lunch 11:30 am - 12:30 pm / Talks and discussions 12:30 pm - 02:40 pm / coffee 02:40 pm - 03:00 pm)
  • Hôpital des enfants - auditoire de pédiatrie Fred Bamatter.
    Accès : Avenue de la Roseraie 45, Bâtiment O, 2e étage
    ou par l'entrée principale de l'hôpital des enfants. Suivre la ligne bleue jusqu'au n° 8,
    puis prendre l'ascenseur. 2e étage.
  • Available on Pexip - link will follow
    Please note that upon registering for the conference, you agree that it will be streamed live online and recorded.
  • This presentation validates 2 credits in Prevention and Public Health. A fee of 25.- is charged for participants who wish to receive a certificate with FMH credits in Prevention and Public Health.
  • Registration mandatory

REGISTRATION HERE

Dr Ziyad Al-Aly, MD

Chief, Research and Development, Director, Clinical Epidemiology Center, VA Saint Louis Health Care System

"Long COVID: The lasting legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic"

The COVID-19 pandemic left more than millions of people around the world with Long Covid -- a chronic multisystemic illness that can affect nearly every organ system. This talk will provide an overview of Long Covid, its effects on various organ systems (heart, brain, kidneys, gastrointestinal and metabolic systems); review the effects of vaccination, antivirals and reinfection on Long Covid and discuss the implications for individuals, health systems, the economy, and future pandemic preparedness.  

Dre Mayssam Nehme, MD

Attending Physician, Head-Unit of Populational Epidemiology a.i, Division of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals

"Post-COVID in Geneva, Switzerland: what do we know in 2024?"

This presentation will focus on how the post-COVID clinical and research work evolved in Geneva, Switzerland since the start of the pandemic in 2020. How the condition came to be recognized by healthcare professionals, the milestones in Geneva, Switzerland, and the current challenges and limitations for patients and healthcare professionals.

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Discussions
Pr Idris Guessous, MD

Head, Division of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals

Dr Janne Estill

Researcher, Mathematical Modeller

 

REGISTRATION HERE

 

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  • Date : 14 May 2024
  • from 11:45 am to 01:45 pm (Lunch 11:45 am - 12:15 pm / Talk 12:15 pm -01:45 pm)
  • Meeting Room Institute of Global Health G6-02
  • Registration mandatory by Limesurvey registration here or by email :                                       contact-igh@unige.ch
  • Colloque also available on zoom
  • This presentation validates 1 credits in Prevention and Public Health. A fee of 25.- is charged for participants who wish to receive a certificate with FMH credits in Prevention and Public Health.

 

Information coming soon

 

 

  • Date :
  • from 11:45 am to 01:45 pm (Lunch 11:45 am - 12:15 pm / Talk 12:15 pm -01:45 pm)
  • Meeting Room Institute of Global Health G6-02
  • Colloque also available on zoom
    Please note that upon registering for the conference, you agree that it will be streamed live online and recorded.

  • This presentation validates 2 credits in Prevention and Public Health. A fee of 25.- is charged for participants who wish to receive a certificate with FMH credits in Prevention and Public Health.

 

REGISTRATION HERE