Chairs: Prof. Dr João Carlos Winck (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal), Dr Joan Serra Hoffman (Lisbon, Portugal)

Speakers: Dr David Systrom (Boston, United States), Dr Sarah Rhodes (Dunedin, New Zealand), Dr Melissa Jane Heightman (London, United Kingdom)

Fees: Free for ERS members / €10 for non-members
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This webinar is one of a series of activities linked to the upcoming ERS Congress theme 'Respiratory health around the globe'. The content of this webinar will complement the content of the congress programme.

Learn more about this year's ERS Congress theme.

Overview

Long COVID is a growing global health concern, with up to 10-30% of individuals experiencing persistent symptoms weeks to months after acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. Respiratory symptoms such as breathlessness, cough, chest discomfort, and exercise intolerance are among the most common and debilitating, significantly impacting quality of life, work capacity, and healthcare utilisation. Understanding and managing the respiratory manifestations of long COVID is essential for timely diagnosis, appropriate intervention, and effective rehabilitation. This webinar addresses an urgent need to translate emerging research into clinical practice, guide multidisciplinary care, and provide evidence-based strategies to improve patient outcomes across diverse populations.

Topics:

• Pathophysiology of exercise intolerance in long COVID

Format

One-hour webinar format: 45 minutes for presentation, followed by a 15-minute Q&A session.

Learning outcomes

Following this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Recognise the key respiratory manifestations of long COVID.
• Interpret appropriate diagnostic tests.
• Apply current evidence to guide individualised patient management.
• Be equipped to integrate multidisciplinary approaches including pulmonary rehabilitation and pharmacologic strategies into clinical care.
• Educate patients on symptom progression, optimise follow-up plans, and advocate for ongoing support and research into post-COVID respiratory syndromes.

Webinar series - Respiratory health around the globe

View all events in this series:

• Differences in ILD phenotypes, learnings from different ILD registries around the world - Respiratory health around the globe
  23 June, 2025 | 14:00-15:00 CEST
• Panel discussion on global application of the lung cancer screening programme
  28 August, 2025 | 14:00-15:00 CEST
• Panel discussion on the obesity epidemic - a worldwide problem: impact on respiratory health
  5 September, 2025 | 15:00-16:00 CEST
• Smoking, vaping and the impact on global young peoples' lungs
  18 September, 2025 | 12:00-13:00 CEST
• Tuberculosis across continents: regional challenges, shared solutions
  23 September, 2025 | 16:00-17:00 CEST

CME credit

An application for accreditation of this webinar has been made to the European Board for Accreditation in Pneumology (EBAP) for 1 CME credit per 1-hour attendance. If accredited, the CME credit will be granted upon attendance of at least 60 minutes during the live webinar only.

What is a webinar?

A webinar closely simulates a lecture-based teaching experience. The speaker can interact with the audience, just as in a classroom setting. During the webinar, you will be asked to share your opinion on issues related to the topic using interactive polls.

All participants will be able to hear the lecturer and see the slides throughout the presentation. As a participant you will be able to pose questions or discuss ideas with the other participants via the text chat facility and the speaker will respond to the questions via the microphone.

Login guidelines

More information will be communicated in due course.

• Please log in to the webinar 20 minutes before it is scheduled to commence. If you have any technical difficulties whilst trying to log in or during the session please contact e-learning@ersnet.org.
• Check Central European Time.
• To achieve the best quality, we recommend to avoid downloading anything from the internet during your connection to the lecture and stopping all other programmes.
• Please also ensure that your audio settings are not set to mute and adjust the volume to a comfortable level.