PossAbility: ME, Long COVID & Work (@mypossability) 's Twitter Profile
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.

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UniteToFight (@u2fight_world) 's Twitter Profile Photo

๐Ÿ“Œ Pinned Tweet 2.0 (meant to be shared) #UniteToFight2024 Largest global #LongCovid & #MECFS Conference โœ… Free access โœ… 100% online โœ… Inclusive and interactive ๐Ÿ“… Date: 15th-16th of May 2024 9:00 am-7:15 pm (CEST) More than 35 speakers from all over the world ๐ŸŒ More

PossAbility: ME, Long COVID & Work (@mypossability) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"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 slidesโœ… Thx Victor for your work. Can't wait for publication.

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๐ŸšจVERY 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

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๐ŸšจResource: #LongCovid Manager's Guide #RTW ๐Ÿšจ som.org.uk/sites/som.org.โ€ฆ "Often #pwLC need: - a very slow, gradual return to work - an individualized, regularly reviewed Return to Work Plan - Managers need information and advice..."

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Excellent BMJ Article: Work and rehabilitation for people living with Long COVID More important contributions from PossAbility team members & co-authors @Dr Jenny Ceolta-Smith PhD RetiredOT ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’› & Clare Rayner! bmj.com/content/385/bmโ€ฆ #longcovid #longcovidandwork #pwLC #returntowork #lc

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Activity. Rest. Activity. Rest. Best advice I've got. Thanks Dr. Allison Bested of NSU INIM #mantra #mecfs #pwME #ME #LongCovid #pwLC #energylimitingconditions #postviralillness

Daniel Missailidis, PhD (@danmissailidis) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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.

Long COVID Web (@longcovidwebca) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Join us in Edmonton on October 3-4 for the 2nd Canadian Symposium on Long COVID: Long COVID โ€“ย Affecting One; Affecting All Find more info & register here: app.groupize.com/e/2nd-canadianโ€ฆ

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In Edmonton, Alberta, Canada for the 2nd Cdn Symposium on #LongCovid Long COVID Web Will be participating in Friday mornings roundtable discussion on Long COVID & Work with Jessica DeMars @BreathewellPT Erin Branton Quentin Durand-Moreau #longcovidandwork @Dr Jenny Ceolta-Smith PhD RetiredOT ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›

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"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 Long COVID Web Symposium. Lots of folks working together on this priority! Angela M. Cheung

"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 <a href="/LongCOVIDWebCA/">Long COVID Web</a> Symposium.

Lots of folks working together on this priority!

<a href="/AngelaMCheung/">Angela M. Cheung</a>
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Patient-Led Research Collaborative (PLRC) launched a fact sheetย 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-lโ€ฆ

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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. PossAbility: ME, Long COVID & Work will be participating in the afternoon panel. rehabcovidnetwork.med.utoronto.ca/2025-internatiโ€ฆ

PossAbility: ME, Long COVID & Work (@mypossability) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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

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Join us for the 2025 International Forum on COVID Rehabilitation this Friday, April 25 - FREE PossAbility: ME, Long COVID & Work 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!

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๐ŸšจI'll be attending the * 3rd Canadian Symposium on Long COVID * St. John's NFLD๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Oct 20/21 Edmonton 2024 was epic! Hoping for more on Work & #LC #LCandWork #RTWwithLongCOVID #longcovidandwork #disability #RTWpwLC #pwLC longcovidweb.ca/events #LCWSymposium #LongCOVID