Patient Recap Session Livestream
PATIENT RECAP SESSION | 2026 AMSTERDAM ISLC-PAIS CONFERENCE
Key Findings | Expert Insight
Patient Questions
Join us live on Saturday August 29th afternoon for a dedicated Patient Recap Session bringing together leading researchers, clinicians and patient voices to reflect on the most important developments from the ISLC-PAIS Conference.
Watch Live. Ask Questions.
For many people living with Long COVID, ME/CFS and other Post-Acute Infection Syndromes, following almost four full days of a scientific conference is simply not realistic. The program is intensive, highly specialised and medically complex. That is why the Patient Recap Session is designed to bring the most important developments together in a clear and accessible way.
Join the Patient Recap Session livestream, submit your questions and upvote the ones that matter most to you. Hear directly from leading researchers and clinicians about what the latest findings could mean for patients.
Who is this Livestream for?
People living with Long COVID, ME/CFS and related PAIS, as well as family members, carers and anyone who wants an accessible overview of the latest research.
When does it take place?
Saturday 29 August 2026, 15:00 – 17:30 CEST. Join live or watch the recording afterwards. There is no in-person audience access and no tickets will be sold at the venue.
What does it cost?
A Patient Recap Livestream ticket costs € 15 and includes access to the recording afterwards.
How can I register?
Click Get Livestream Access, complete your payment and create your account password. You’ll then receive a confirmation email and can log in to watch the livestream on the protected Patient Recap page.
PATIENT RECAP LIVESTREAM
For patients who want a clear, accessible summary of the key conference developments.
– 2.5-hour live Patient Recap Session
– Submit and upvote questions
– Recording available afterwards
– Watch via your protected account page
PATIENT VIDEO ON DEMAND ACCESS
For patients who want to explore the full scientific conference in depth.
– Full scientific programme (100+ sessions)
– Watch at your own pace
– English, Dutch & German AI subtitles
– Presentation slides where available
– No fixed expiry date (for as long as the Conference Foundation is active)
Patient Recap Themes & Topics
Six key conversations will help translate the conference’s most important developments into what they could mean for patients.
Breakthroughs
What is genuinely new, promising or emerging from the conference? Explore the findings and developments that could change our understanding of Long COVID, ME/CFS and PAIS.
Changing Patients’ Lives Today
What have we learned that can already make a practical difference? Hear how current knowledge is influencing care, rehabilitation and symptom management today.
From Lab to Clinic to Scale
How do promising discoveries become tests, treatments or strategies that patients can actually access? A short talk on the journey from research and clinical validation to implementation at scale.
Filling The Gaps
What are patients still missing or needing? Identify the unanswered questions, unmet clinical needs and areas where research and care still need to move forward.
Cross-Conditions
What can Long COVID, ME/CFS and other PAIS learn from one another? A discussion where shared mechanisms and approaches can help, and where differences must remain visible.
What Happens Next
Of everything we have learned, what should be prioritised now? Hear what researchers and clinicians believe needs to happen next to move towards treatments and better care for patients.
Meet the Patient Recap Panel
From researchers investigating the underlying biology, to clinicians treating patients and specialists working to translate scientific findings into better care.
What they share is a commitment to understanding these conditions and to making the latest research meaningful for the people living with them.
Alba
Azola
Assistant Professor Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Michelle
Bull
Frailty Academy PM + Co-founder Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Odilia
Corneth
Principal Investigator Department of Pulmonology Erasmus MC Rotterdam
Caroline
Dalton
Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Genetics Sheffield Hallam University
Jeroen
den Dunnen
Ass. Prof. Head Center for Infection Molecular Medicine Amsterdam UMC
Rae
Duncan
Consultant Cardiologist Cardiothoracic Department Newcastle Hospitals NHS
Mark
Faghy
Professor of Clinical Exercise Physiology Loughborough University
David
Joffe
Senior Staff Physician
Royal North Shore Hospital
Michael
Peluso
Assistant Professor of Medicine University of California
Resia
Pretorius
Vice-Dean Research and Postgraduate Studies Stellenbosch University
David
Putrino
Director of Rehabilitation Innovation Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai
Michele
van Vugt
Professor of Infectious Diseases
Amsterdam UMC
Rob
Wüst
Ass. Prof. Human Movement Sciences
VU University Amsterdam