COVID-19 and Chronic Conditions: What’s next?

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Join us as we critically examine the impact and implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on chronic conditions worldwide. What have we learned and how can we improve?

Our two-day, four-part symposium featuring distinguished speakers including academics, clinicians, decision-makers, funders, and journalists, will provide an epidemiological perspective on this pressing issue, as well as exploring impact and innovation in health care services, ways to strengthen health systems, and global health research and policy.

Programme Day 1 - 2 November 2021

11.00-12.30: Session 1 - The epidemiological perspective

Chair: Professor David Leon, LSHTM

11.00-11.05: Welcome and introduction
- Speaker: Dr Rohini Mathur, LSHTM
11.05-11.20: Factors associated with excess all-cause mortality in the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the UK
- Speaker: Dr Helen Strongman, LSHTM
11.20-11.35: New perspectives on international variations in seasonal excess deaths
- Speaker: Vladimir Shkolnikov, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
11.35-11.50: Communicating numbers and risks during the pandemic: what are the lessons for the future?
- Speaker: Pamela Duncan, The Guardian
11.50-12.30: Panel discussion

14.00-15.30: Session 2 - Impact and innovation in health care services

Chair: Professor Ellen Nolte, LSHTM

14.00-14.15: Acute cardiac care during COVID-19: how services may change in the future
- Speaker: Professor Jamil Mayet, Imperial College London
14.15-14.30: Creating Fast Track Surgical Hubs during the COVID-19 pandemic and what this means for the future
- Speaker: Sir David Sloman, NHS
14.35-14.50: Indirect acute effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical and mental health in the UK: a population-based study
- Speakers: Professor Sinéad Langan and Dr Alasdair Henderson, LSHTM
14.50-15.30: Panel discussion

Programme Day 2 – 3 November 2021

11.00-12.30: Session 3 - Strengthening health systems

Chair: Professor Tolib Mirzoev, LSHTM

11.00-11.05: Welcome and introduction
- Speaker: Dr Melanie Morris, LSHTM
11.05-11.20: Primary healthcare adaptations to NCD care in the COVID-19 era
- Speaker: Dr Mamsallah Faal-Omisore, Primary Care International
11.20-11.35: Impact of COVID-19 on health financing: implications for essential healthcare service delivery in Kenya
- Speaker: Professor Edwine Barasa, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust
11.35-11.50: The novel contribution of the private sector in a multi-sector response to COVID-19 in Nigeria, the challenges of coordination and transparency in managing financial and material resources and implications for vulnerable urban dwellers
- Speaker: Dr Chinyere Mbachu, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Nigeria
11.50-12.30: Panel discussion

14.00-15.30: Session 4 - Global health research and policy

Chair: Professor Martin McKee, LSHTM

14.00-14.20: Has COVID-19 changed global research funding strategies? National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and Global Alliance for Chronic Disease (GACD) strategies to support equity in global health funding
- Speakers: Dr Val Snewin, DHSC and Dr Morven Roberts, GACD
14.20-14.35: How COVID-19 brought intellectual property regimes and access to medicines to the global health discussion
- Speaker: Dr Els Torreele, Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, UCL
14.35-15.15: Panel discussion
15.15-15.30: Final words with Professor Liam Smeeth, LSHTM

Recording links

Watch the symposium: Day 1

Watch the symposium: Day 2

LSHTM's response to COVID-19

LSHTM experts are involved in many different aspects of COVID-19 research as well as providing guidance to those responding around the globe every day. Find out about our latest research, news, events and free online courses on the outbreak.

Subscribe to LSHTM Viral podcast to hear the latest science behind the coronavirus outbreak and the global response to COVID-19. You can listen to LSHTM Viral wherever you get your podcasts: Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, Spotify, Stitcher.

There cannot be any complacency as to the need for global action. With your help, we can plug critical gaps in the understanding of COVID-19. This will support global response efforts and help to save lives around the world. Support LSHTM's COVID-19 Response Fund.

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Where and when

Date

Tuesday 2 November 2021 - Wednesday 3 November 2021

Time

11:00 - 15:30

Date and time zone is UK

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Add to Calendar 2021-11-02 11:00:00 2021-11-03 15:30:00 COVID-19 and Chronic Conditions: What’s next? Our two-day, four-part symposium featuring distinguished speakers including academics, clinicians, decision-makers, funders, and journalists, will provide an epidemiological perspective on this pressing issue, as well as exploring impact and innovation in health care services, ways to strengthen health systems, and global health research and policy. Programme Day 1 - 2 November 2021 11.00-12.30: Session 1 - The epidemiological perspective Chair: Professor David Leon, LSHTM 11.00-11.05: Welcome and introduction Speaker: Dr Rohini Mathur, LSHTM 11.05-11.20: Factors associated with excess all-cause mortality in the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the UK Speaker: Dr Helen Strongman, LSHTM 11.20-11.35: New perspectives on international variations in seasonal excess deaths Speaker: Vladimir Shkolnikov, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 11.35-11.50: Communicating numbers and risks during the pandemic: what are the lessons for the future? Speaker: Pamela Duncan, The Guardian 11.50-12.30: Panel discussion 14.00-15.30: Session 2 - Impact and innovation in health care services Chair: Professor Ellen Nolte, LSHTM 14.00-14.15: Acute cardiac care during COVID-19: how services may change in the future Speaker: Professor Jamil Mayet, Imperial College London 14.15-14.30: Creating Fast Track Surgical Hubs during the COVID-19 pandemic and what this means for the future Speaker: Sir David Sloman, NHS 14.35-14.50: Indirect acute effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical and mental health in the UK: a population-based study Speakers: Professor Sinéad Langan and Dr Alasdair Henderson, LSHTM 14.50-15.30: Panel discussion Programme Day 2 – 3 November 2021 11.00-12.30: Session 3 - Strengthening health systems Chair: Professor Tolib Mirzoev, LSHTM 11.00-11.05: Welcome and introduction Speaker: Dr Melanie Morris, LSHTM 11.05-11.20: Primary healthcare adaptations to NCD care in the COVID-19 era Speaker: Dr Mamsallah Faal-Omisore, Primary Care International 11.20-11.35: Impact of COVID-19 on health financing: implications for essential healthcare service delivery in Kenya Speaker: Professor Edwine Barasa, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust 11.35-11.50: The novel contribution of the private sector in a multi-sector response to COVID-19 in Nigeria, the challenges of coordination and transparency in managing financial and material resources and implications for vulnerable urban dwellers Speaker: Dr Chinyere Mbachu, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Nigeria 11.50-12.30: Panel discussion 14.00-15.30: Session 4 - Global health research and policy Chair: Professor Martin McKee, LSHTM 14.00-14.20: Has COVID-19 changed global research funding strategies? National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and Global Alliance for Chronic Disease (GACD) strategies to support equity in global health funding Speakers: Dr Val Snewin, DHSC and Dr Morven Roberts, GACD 14.20-14.35: How COVID-19 brought intellectual property regimes and access to medicines to the global health discussion Speaker: Dr Els Torreele, Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, UCL 14.35-15.15: Panel discussion 15.15-15.30: Final words with Professor Liam Smeeth, LSHTM Recording links Watch the symposium: Day 1 Watch the symposium: Day 2 LSHTM's response to COVID-19 LSHTM experts are involved in many different aspects of COVID-19 research as well as providing guidance to those responding around the globe every day. Find out about our latest research, news, events and free online courses on the outbreak. Subscribe to LSHTM Viral podcast to hear the latest science behind the coronavirus outbreak and the global response to COVID-19. You can listen to LSHTM Viral wherever you get your podcasts: Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, Spotify, Stitcher. There cannot be any complacency as to the need for global action. With your help, we can plug critical gaps in the understanding of COVID-19. This will support global response efforts and help to save lives around the world. Support LSHTM's COVID-19 Response Fund. Events team Europe/London public

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