Treating long COVID- We can help: A Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Outpatient Rehabilitation Approach

Thursday, February 19, 2026

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM AST

Location: 203

Course Director(s)

Ava-Kathleen Rybicki, MA

Clinical Research Coordinator
University of Pennsylvania

Speaker(s)

Benjamin Abramoff, MD

Director of Spinal Cord Injury Services
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Timothy R. Dillingham, MD

Professor and Chair
University of Pennsylvania
Liliana E. Pezzin, PhD, JD (she/her/hers)

Professor and Director
Medical College of Wisconsin
William Niehaus, MD (he/him/his)

Physician
University of Colorado
Jacqueline D. Neal, MD (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center/Northwestern University
Monica Kuns, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS (she/her/hers)

Speech Language Pathologist
Penn Medicine Good Shepherd Outpatient Rehabilitation
John T. Barry, PT

Physical Therapist
University Orthopaedic Associates

Brief Session Description : This session will equip attendees with practical tools to recognize and diagnose Long COVID, identify treatable comorbidities, and provide equitable, patient-centered care. We will share protocols and findings from a randomized controlled trial that offers a novel path to improving physical and cognitive function, along with safe activity guidance to prevent PEM/PESE. Given the limited evidence-based rehabilitation options currently available, this session provides a rare opportunity to learn and observe effective interventions firsthand. Attendees will leave better prepared to support patients with Long COVID and address the challenges of this often disabling condition in their clinical practice.