From Symptoms to Solutions: Global Mental Health and Cognitive Strategies for Long COVID

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Location: ROOM: Private Dining Room #2 >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left past Williford and Astoria. PDR #2 is located to the left in the small corridor.

Corresponding Presenter(s)

William Tsang, PsyD (he/him/his)

Neuropsychologist
Hackensack University Medical Center
Paramus, NJ, United States

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Presenter(s)

Judith M. Burnfield, PhD, PT

Vice President of Research
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Natalie A. Williams, PhD (she/her/hers)

Translational Research Director of Health Psychology
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Corresponding Presenter(s)

Maria Loizidou, MSc (she/her/hers)

PhD student
University of Cyprus
Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus

Non-Presenting Contributor(s)

Fofi Constantinidou, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CBIS, FACRM, FASHA (she/her/hers)

Professor of Psychology & Director, Center for Applied Neuroscience
University of CYprus
Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus

Presenter(s)

Amanda A. Sacks-Zimmerman, Board Certified Neuropsychologist

Associate Professor
Weill Cornell Medicine
Brooklyn, NY, United States

Non-Presenting Contributor(s)

Fransiska M. Bossuyt, PhD (she/her/hers)

Oberassistentin
ETH Zurich
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

This symposium brings together clinicians and researchers from diverse international medical centers and clinics to share their experiences and expertise in delivering psychosocial, behavioral, and cognitive interventions for individuals with Long COVID. Presenters will discuss the unique challenges and opportunities presented by this complex condition, showcase innovative treatment approaches, and offer evidence-based recommendations for future practice and research.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will be able to describe the common psychosocial and behavioral challenges faced by individuals with Long COVID.
Upon completion, participants will be able to identify evidence-based psychosocial, behavioral, and cognitive interventions for managing Long COVID symptoms.
Upon completion, participants will be able to compare and contrast different treatment approaches utilized in various international settings.
Upon completion, participants will be able to develop strategies for integrating psychosocial, behavioral, and cognitive rehabilitation care into multidisciplinary Long COVID treatment programs.
Upon completion, participants will be able to discuss future directions for research and clinical practice in the field of Long COVID interventions.