Conference Program
Wednesday, August 26th
15:00 – 19:00
Registration and badge collection open from 12:00 at the Round Information Desk in the Entrance Hall of the H’ART Museum. If you are arriving early or are already staying nearby, you are warmly welcome to collect your conference badge in advance. Please note that the scientific program officially begins at 15:00 in the Auditorium. The Grand Café (1st floor H’Art Museum) opens for conference delegates from 15:00 onwards.
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15:00
60 min
Registration & Coffee
Wed 26 Aug
16:00
10 min
Auditorium
Opening – Turning the Hourglass
An opening journey through the patient experience, leading into a conference dedicated to discovery, collaboration and hope.
Wed 26 Aug
16:10
10 min
Auditorium
Conference Welcome
Opening remarks by the Conference Chair and organiser, marking the official opening of the Conference.
Rob Wüst | Conference Chair
ISLC-PAIS Conference Foundation
Wed 26 Aug
16:20
5 min
Auditorium
Introduction Plenary 1
Representing session sponsor Solve M.E., dr. Jessica Maya will introduce the keynote speaker and briefly reflect on the importance of international collaboration in advancing research and improving outcomes for people living with Long COVID, ME/CFS and related PAIS.
Jessica Maya | Vice-President of Scientific Programs
Solve M.E.
Wed 26 Aug
16:25
60 min
Auditorium
Clinical Track
Plenary 1 – Long COVID, the first PAIS studied at scale; what we learned and what comes next
Long COVID is the first post-acute infectious disease studied at scale in the digital health era. Big data, compute and advanced modeling delivered timely insight that shaped how we understand and respond to it. This seminar traces that journey: organ system involvement, mechanisms, and how acute infections give rise to chronic disease, and closes with a forward-looking research and policy agenda.
Ziyad Al-Aly | Clinical Epidemiologist, Chief of Research and Development Services
Washington University School of Medicine
Wed 26 Aug
17:25
15 min
Auditorium
Impact Track
A Catalyst Initiative
Introducing a strategic initiative that seeks to connect research, innovation and society to accelerate progress for people living with Long COVID.
Ellen Bark-Lindhout | Chair and Co-founder
Stichting (Foundation) Long COVID
Wed 26 Aug
17:40
10 min
Auditorium
Early-Career Award
Celebrating the next generation of PAIS researchers. During the opening ceremony, twelve outstanding Early-Career researchers will receive an ISLC-PAIS Early-Career Award in recognition of the quality of their research and their contribution to the future of the field.
Jos Bosch | Principal Investigator / Project Lead
NMCB (The Netherlands ME/CFS Cohort and Biobank consortium)
17:50
70 min
Welcome Reception
H’Art Museum Grand Café