PossAbility: ME, Long COVID & Work @mypossability
Disability specialists with Long Covid & ME researching accommodations, job modifications, assistive devices & supports to help those who are able stay working. Canada Joined September 2022-
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🚨I'll be attending the * 3rd Canadian Symposium on Long COVID * St. John's NFLD🇨🇦 Oct 20/21 Edmonton 2024 was epic! Hoping for more on Work & #LC #LCandWork #RTWwithLongCOVID #LongCOVIDandwork #disability #RTWpwLC #pwLC longcovidweb.ca/events #LCWSymposium #LongCOVID
Join us for the 2025 International Forum on COVID Rehabilitation this Friday, April 25 - FREE @mypossability will be part of Panel Discussion 2 @ 3:40 pm ET Challenges, Tips and Strategies for Return to Work with #LongCovid Registration for FREE Virtual Forum still open!
Join us for the 2025 International Forum on COVID Rehabilitation this Friday, April 25 - FREE @mypossability will be part of Panel Discussion 2 @ 3:40 pm ET Challenges, Tips and Strategies for Return to Work with #LongCovid Registration for FREE Virtual Forum still open!
Guidelines for a Sustainable Return to Work with #LongCovid The Society of Occupational Medicine UK (SOM UK) has developed excellent resources for #returntowork See the latest from Occupational Medicine Specialists and #pwLC . Includes links to other resources. #RTWLC
Guidelines for a Sustainable Return to Work with #LongCovid The Society of Occupational Medicine UK (SOM UK) has developed excellent resources for #returntowork See the latest from Occupational Medicine Specialists and #pwLC . Includes links to other resources. #RTWLC
Coming up April 25, 2025 9 am - 5 pm * FREE Forum on Long COVID. Attend VIRTUALLY or in-person (Toronto) * See agenda for key COVID researchers, clinicians & people with lived experience. @mypossability will be participating in the afternoon panel. rehabcovidnetwork.med.utoronto.ca/2025-internati…
Patient-Led Research Collaborative (PLRC) launched a fact sheet with key stats re. Long COVID. At 2 yrs, only 40% of pwLC could work full time. 52% had reduced hours and lost an average of 25% of their monthly income. Work accommodations are needed. rehabcovidnetwork.med.utoronto.ca/news/patient-l…
Great to see universal masking return to @UHN hospitals in Toronto! Very important for patient visitor and HCW safety. @AHS_media , your turn. Source: uhn.ca/PatientsFamili…
Recently returned from representing the @CanCovSoc with @RougeMatisse and Marie-Michelle Bellon at the 2nd Annual Long COVID Symposium in Edmonton, hosted by @LongCOVIDWebCA. Thrilled to see so many caring docs and researchers in masks, many in respirator masks. 1/5
"There's an urgent need for evidence-based strategies or programs to promote Return to Work or Stay at Work for people with #Longcovid " Excellent poster presentation by Gagan Nagra at @LongCOVIDWebCA Symposium. Lots of folks working together on this priority! @AngelaMCheung
In Edmonton, Alberta, Canada for the 2nd Cdn Symposium on #LongCovid @LongCOVIDWebCA Will be participating in Friday mornings roundtable discussion on Long COVID & Work with Jessica DeMars @BreathewellPT Erin Branton Quentin Durand-Moreau #LongCovidandwork @JCeoltaSmith
In Edmonton, Alberta, Canada for the 2nd Cdn Symposium on #LongCovid @LongCOVIDWebCA Will be participating in Friday mornings roundtable discussion on Long COVID & Work with Jessica DeMars @BreathewellPT Erin Branton Quentin Durand-Moreau #LongCovidandwork @JCeoltaSmith
Join us in Edmonton on October 3-4 for the 2nd Canadian Symposium on Long COVID: Long COVID – Affecting One; Affecting All Find more info & register here: app.groupize.com/e/2nd-canadian…
If you are a researcher entering the LC or ME/CFS spaces: please have patients tear apart your study protocols beforehand. Otherwise you are bound to do things like expose someone with multiple chemical sensitivity to strong perfume, or send somebody fogged out too much to read.
Activity. Rest. Activity. Rest. Best advice I've got. Thanks Dr. Allison Bested of @NSU_INIM #mantra #MEcfs #pwME #ME #LongCovid #pwLC #energylimitingconditions #postviralillness
An oldie, but goodie!
Excellent BMJ Article: Work and rehabilitation for people living with Long COVID More important contributions from PossAbility team members & co-authors @JCeoltaSmith & Clare Rayner! bmj.com/content/385/bm… #longcovid #longcovidandwork #pwLC #returntowork #lc
🚨Resource: #LongCovid Manager's Guide #RTW 🚨 som.org.uk/sites/som.org.… "Often #pwLC need: - a very slow, gradual return to work - an individualized, regularly reviewed Return to Work Plan - Managers need information and advice..."
🚨Resource: #LongCovid Manager's Guide #RTW 🚨 som.org.uk/sites/som.org.… "Often #pwLC need: - a very slow, gradual return to work - an individualized, regularly reviewed Return to Work Plan - Managers need information and advice..."
@workaccommodations is the missing piece in #longcovid research. @AngelaMCheung @EzeugwuVictor @UofTCOVIDRehab @KellyOBrien25 @iwhresearch @herlifeinpixels @LisaAMcCorkell @ahandvanish @JCeoltaSmith @WorkingWithLC @OT_Skiff @SimonDecary @ScribblerPen @somceo @LongCOVIDWebCA
@workaccommodations is the missing piece in #longcovid research. @AngelaMCheung @EzeugwuVictor @UofTCOVIDRehab @KellyOBrien25 @iwhresearch @herlifeinpixels @LisaAMcCorkell @ahandvanish @JCeoltaSmith @WorkingWithLC @OT_Skiff @SimonDecary @ScribblerPen @somceo @LongCOVIDWebCA
🚨VERY important #LONGCOVID & WORK article! ACCOMMODATIONS for return to work/sustaining work #pwLC Quiet workplace "Spoon Planning" Ergonomic workstation Talk-to-text software Earplugs/noise cancelling headphones Anti-glare screen Scent-free Wheeled bag Scooter Mtg transcript
🚨VERY important #LONGCOVID & WORK article! ACCOMMODATIONS for return to work/sustaining work #pwLC Quiet workplace "Spoon Planning" Ergonomic workstation Talk-to-text software Earplugs/noise cancelling headphones Anti-glare screen Scent-free Wheeled bag Scooter Mtg transcript
"Promising Approaches to Enhancing WORK ABILITY" #longcovid - Extended gradual return to work process is CRITICAL "There's a gap in the the research. What does a 'phased return' mean?" Guidelines are needed. See slides✅ Thx Victor for your work. Can't wait for publication.
"Promising Approaches to Enhancing WORK ABILITY" #longcovid - Extended gradual return to work process is CRITICAL "There's a gap in the the research. What does a 'phased return' mean?" Guidelines are needed. See slides✅ Thx Victor for your work. Can't wait for publication.
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