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Long COVID remains a significant and evolving challenge in Australian primary care. Patients may present with various persistent symptoms, often alongside overlapping medical and psychological conditions.

Join leading primary care, respiratory and psychology faculty for a practical masterclass exploring the ongoing challenge of long COVID in general practice. Through expert insights, case-based discussion and multidisciplinary perspectives, examine how to recognise and assess persistent symptoms, navigate diagnostic uncertainty and overlapping conditions, and provide pragmatic, patient-centred management that supports recovery, function and quality of life.

Learning Outcomes

1. Describe the current clinical significance of long COVID and identify patients at increased risk of persistent symptoms
2. Apply practical prevention and early-intervention strategies, including vaccination considerations, rapid diagnosis and appropriate antiviral use
3. Recognise common long COVID symptom clusters and distinguish them from alternative or co-existing respiratory, cardiac, psychological, sleep and inflammatory conditions
4. Identify red flags and select appropriate investigations, escalation pathways and referrals for patients with persistent post-COVID symptoms
5. Develop an individualised, patient-centred management plan incorporating treatable traits, reassurance, pacing, functional recovery, return-to-work planning, psychological support and multidisciplinary care
6. Evaluate current practice through structured reflection and patient review, identifying opportunities to improve the recognition, assessment and management of long COVID.

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