Multi-disciplinary Approach to Treating Pots/long COVID 1180

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Location: ROOM: Williford A >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Williford A is the first room on your right.

Corresponding Presenter(s)

Christina Kokorelis, MD

Assistant professor
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine/Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, MD, United States

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Presenter(s)

Ellen Henning, PhD (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor
Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Catonsville, MD, United States

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) has emerged as a significant and growing public health concern. POTS and Long COVID are debilitating conditions that have become an increasing focus in physiatry; in fact, on average 25% of POTS patients have such significant symptoms that they are unable to work or attend school. We describe our unique clinic model that combines physiatry and psychology to help these functionally impaired, complex patients.

Learning Objectives:

Define POTS and describe its clinical spectrum
Describe best, evidence-based treatment approach to POTS, including exercise interventions
Describe effective, evidence-based behavioral strategies to managing POTS
Understand outcomes of POTS patients