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SUMMARY:Tackling Long Covid in Ireland - priorities for services\, s
	trategy development\, and research
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DESCRIPTION:\n	This Westminster conference will assess priorities and n
	ext steps for addressing the impact of Long Covid in Ireland.\n\n\n\n	Are
	as for discussion include developing and implementing research into Long C
	ovid\, the state of specialised services in Ireland\, and the implementati
	on and development of the Model of Care\, which recommended the developmen
	t of eight post-acute and six Long Covid clinics.\n\n\n\n	It will be a ti
	mely opportunity to discuss Ireland’s strategy for tackling long COVID
	 following analysis from Denis Naughten TD - who is part-chairing this
	 conference - which suggests that almost 340\,000 people in Ireland cou
	ld have been affected by long COVID. It also follows a motion forwarded
	 by a regional group of TDs calling for swifter action to support those wi
	th long COVID\, which secured unanimous Dáil Éireann support.\n\n\n\n	W
	ith the HSE now implementing the Model of Care for long COVID\, and deve
	loping an epidemiological survey to gauge long COVID numbers in Ireland\
	, delegates will assess the development of the model\, workforce and recru
	itment priorities\, and next steps for research and data.\n\n\n\n	It will 
	include keynote sessions from Dr Siobhán Ní Bhriain\, Consultant Psychi
	atrist &amp\; National Clinical Director\, Integrated Care\, HSE\; and Pr
	ofessor John Lambert\, Consultant in Infectious Diseases and Genitourinary
	 Medicine\, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and Associate Professo
	r\, UCD School of Medicine.\n\n\n\n	Overall\, sessions in the agenda will 
	look at:\n\n\n\n	\n		the interim model of care: priorities for development
	 and for creating a centralised care hub to provide support.\n	\n	\n		long
	 COVID clinics: next steps for implementation - providing effective staffi
	ng and funding - tackling long COVID backlogs and waiting lists - relie
	ving pressures on GP waiting lists.\n	\n	\n		patients: assessing and provi
	ding the support needed by those with long COVID and identifying those 
	most at risk - options for workplace support and assisting those out of wo
	rk to return quickly.\n	\n	\n		research: building on data from current lo
	ng COVID and post-acute COVID clinics to inform future strategies - impl
	ementing effective surveillance to understand\, scale and respond to the i
	ssues.\n	\n	\n		policy coordination: integrating responses with Sláinteca
	re reforms and waiting list strategies.\n	\n\n\n\n	Register\n\n
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