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Kelly O'Brien @kellyobrien25.bsky.social · 3d

@sunsopeningband.bsky.social @uoftmedicine.bsky.social @longcovidphysio.bsky.social @apresj20.bsky.social @longcovidsupport.bsky.social @longcovidkids.bsky.social @breathewellphysio.bsky.social

Rehabilitation Science Research Network for COVID @uoftcovidrehab.bsky.social · 3d

New Event: Join us for the Fireside Chat: Deep dive into activity, movement, PESE and PEM in the context of Long COVID and Infection-Associated Chronic Conditions. Visit our website for more information and to register! tinyurl.com/33hd3r2a
@drjillcameron.bsky.social @kellyobrien25.bsky.social

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Rehabilitation Science Research Network for COVID @uoftcovidrehab.bsky.social · 3d

New Event: Join us for the Fireside Chat: Deep dive into activity, movement, PESE and PEM in the context of Long COVID and Infection-Associated Chronic Conditions. Visit our website for more information and to register! tinyurl.com/33hd3r2a
@drjillcameron.bsky.social @kellyobrien25.bsky.social

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Kelly O'Brien @kellyobrien25.bsky.social · 12d

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Temerty Medicine @uoftmedicine.bsky.social · 17d

5 years ago, we announced a landmark $250M gift from James and Louise Temerty and the Temerty Foundation. It launched a new era for medicine at @UofT – strengthening discovery, collaboration, innovation, equity and learner well-being across #TemertyMed bit.ly/4nkri2J

In recognition of the Temerty’s transformational gift, U of T’s Faculty of Medicine was renamed in their honour.

Five years ago, a landmark $250-million gift from James and Louise Temerty and the Temerty Foundation launched a new era for medicine at the University of Toronto — empowering what is now known as…

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Temerty Medicine @uoftmedicine.bsky.social · 17d

5 years ago, we announced a landmark $250M gift from James and Louise Temerty and the Temerty Foundation. It launched a new era for medicine at @UofT – strengthening discovery, collaboration, innovation, equity and learner well-being across #TemertyMed bit.ly/4nkri2J

In recognition of the Temerty’s transformational gift, U of T’s Faculty of Medicine was renamed in their honour.

Five years ago, a landmark $250-million gift from James and Louise Temerty and the Temerty Foundation launched a new era for medicine at the University of Toronto — empowering what is now known as…

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Temerty Medicine @uoftmedicine.bsky.social · 16d

Before COVID-19 had a name, #TemertyMed's high containment lab mobilized to study it. Backed by the Temertys' gift, the lab helped Canada isolate the virus, test treatments, and safely reuse PPE, working around the clock to support the national response. bit.ly/4pFseA2

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CAHR - ACRV @cahr-acrv.bsky.social · 16d

CAHR is proud to support this exciting KTE event on HIV, Aging, and Rehabilitation.

CIHRRC @cihrrc.bsky.social · 17d

📅Save the date:

CIHHRC, @cahr-acrv.bsky.social, and HIV in Motion are hosting a Café Scientifique on November 27th at 12pm EST.

This free, virtual event will feature research and practice updates on HIV, Aging, and Rehabilitation.

Registration is now open! forms.office.com/r/sRmnWpSLGx

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CIHRRC @cihrrc.bsky.social · 17d

📅Save the date:

CIHHRC, @cahr-acrv.bsky.social, and HIV in Motion are hosting a Café Scientifique on November 27th at 12pm EST.

This free, virtual event will feature research and practice updates on HIV, Aging, and Rehabilitation.

Registration is now open! forms.office.com/r/sRmnWpSLGx

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Kelly O'Brien @kellyobrien25.bsky.social · 16d

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CIHRRC @cihrrc.bsky.social · 17d

📅Save the date:

CIHHRC, @cahr-acrv.bsky.social, and HIV in Motion are hosting a Café Scientifique on November 27th at 12pm EST.

This free, virtual event will feature research and practice updates on HIV, Aging, and Rehabilitation.

Registration is now open! forms.office.com/r/sRmnWpSLGx

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Long Covid Support @longcovidsupport.bsky.social · Sep 12

✨ Fireside Chat Ep 24 ✨
📅 Wed 17 Sept | 18:00 BST | YouTube Live

'Muscle & Movement: Rethinking Long Covid & ME/CFS'

Dr Rob Wust and @binitakane.bsky.social on why PEM is nothing like deconditioning and what research reveals about muscle changes in these conditons.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i4i...

Fireside Chat Series | Episode 24 | #Mitochondria & #Muscle: Rethinking Long COVID and #ME/CFS

YouTube video by The Long Covid Clinic: What You CAN Do

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Rehabilitation Science Research Network for COVID @uoftcovidrehab.bsky.social · Sep 2

New publication: Establishing a framework of measurement for use in Long COVID research and practice: protocol for a scoping review involving evidence review and consultation
@longcovidweb.bsky.social

Read it below:

bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/9...

Establishing a framework of measurement for use in Long COVID research and practice: protocol for a scoping review involving evidence review and consultation

Introduction Our aim is to develop a Framework of Measurement for people living with Long COVID and their caregivers for use in Long COVID research and clinical practice. Specifically, we will charact...

bmjopen.bmj.com

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CIHRRC @cihrrc.bsky.social · Aug 25

Congratulations to Dr. Francisco Ibáñez-Carrasco for the publication of the paper "Qualitative insights from an online community-based exercise intervention for persons living with HIV"

Read it here:
www.frontiersin.org/journals/reh...

Frontiers | Qualitative insights from an online community-based exercise intervention for persons living with HIV

IntroductionOnline community-based exercise (CBE) is a rehabilitation strategy that can promote health outcomes among people living with HIV. We aimed to des...

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Rehabilitation Science Research Network for COVID @uoftcovidrehab.bsky.social · Aug 19

Congratulations to Dr. Chavon Niles, 2025-2026 Catalyst Grant recipient for the project ‘Untold Stories of Long COVID: A Photovoice and Narrative Study Among Black and Racialized Communities in Ontario’.
@drjillcameron.bsky.social @kellyobrien25.bsky.social

Rehabilitation Science Research Network for COVID

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Rehabilitation Science Research Network for COVID @uoftcovidrehab.bsky.social · Aug 19

Congratulations to Dr. Euson Yeung, 2025-2026 Catalyst Grant recipient for the project 'Defining Entry-Level Competencies for Safe Rehabilitation of Individuals with Post-Exertional Malaise: A Delphi Study’. @drjillcameron.bsky.social @kellyobrien25.bsky.social

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Darren Brown OBE @darrenabrown.bsky.social · Aug 10

Published today 📣

Community Engagement in #LongCOVID Research: Process, Evaluation and Recommendations From the Long COVID and Episodic Disability Study onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Community Engagement in Long Covid Research: Process, Evaluation and Recommendations From the Long COVID and Episodic Disability Study

Introduction Long Covid and other infection-associated chronic condition communities have been integral in advocating for patient engagement in all stages of research, from design and conduct, and i.....

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Kelly O'Brien @kellyobrien25.bsky.social · Jul 31

CIHRRC @cihrrc.bsky.social · Jul 31

Congratulations to Dr. Tai-Te Su on the publication "Goals in motion: exploring goal setting among adults living with
HIV who participated in an online community-based exercise intervention".
Read it here: t.co/yRT0EVfxsa

https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2025.1644139

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Kelly O'Brien @kellyobrien25.bsky.social · Jul 31

CIHRRC @cihrrc.bsky.social · Jul 31

Congratulations to Dr. Tai-Te Su on the publication "Goals in motion: exploring goal setting among adults living with
HIV who participated in an online community-based exercise intervention".
Read it here: t.co/yRT0EVfxsa

https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2025.1644139

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CIHRRC @cihrrc.bsky.social · Jul 31

The Symposium "Innovating futures with digital technology: Rehabilitation and healthy ageing with complex chronic conditions" will be held October 3rd, 2025 at the University of Manchester (in-person). Registration & further info can be found here: rehabcovidnetwork.med.utoronto.ca/event/2025-d...

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Patient-Led Research Collaborative @patientled.bsky.social · Jun 24

We're hosting a Patient-Led Research Fund (PLRF) webinar on July 9, 1–4:30PM ET!

Hear results from 10 PLRF-funded biomedical studies (on microclots, T cell exhaustion, trials, & more), all selected by a panel of patient-researchers.

🗓️ Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#LongCOVID

infographic on the PLRF with an address to register at bit.ly/PLRF-2025

list of researchers presenting, including on T cell responses, foraminal stenosis in ME/CFS patients, and more

list of researchers presenting, including on microclots, PEM pathophysiology, clinical trial results, and more

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Patient-Led Research Collaborative @patientled.bsky.social · May 7

New PLRC-funded work out from Rob Wust & team!

Skeletal muscles in #LongCovid and ME *differ* from skeletal muscles induced by bedrest.

LC and ME is not deconditioning! 1/
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Skeletal muscle properties in long COVID and ME/CFS differ from those induced by bed rest

Patients with long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) suffer from a reduced exercise capacity, skeletal muscle abnormalities and post-exertional malaise (PEM), where...

www.medrxiv.org

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Long Covid Kids @longcovidkids.bsky.social · May 23

"Children should be included in ongoing and future clinical trials for Long Covid

Age-related protections & regulations must be incorporated, including obtaining institutional review board/research ethics approval along with paediatric assent & parental

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Rehabilitation Science Research Network for COVID @uoftcovidrehab.bsky.social · Apr 25

Todd Davenport’s #KeyMessages from the #COVIDRehab forum:
📌 Long COVID symptoms have a basis in bioenergetic impairment, which can be demonstrated using 2-day CPET

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Rehabilitation Science Research Network for COVID @uoftcovidrehab.bsky.social · Apr 25

Todd Davenport discusses Abnormal Post-Exertional Recovery in People Living with Long COVID: Insights from Two-Day Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing at #COVIDRehab forum with @sunsopeningband.bsky.social

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Rehabilitation Science Research Network for COVID @uoftcovidrehab.bsky.social · Apr 25

Can automated language analyses identify cognitive deficits in Long COVID? Tijana Simic & Kathleen Fraser present research at the #COVIDRehab forum:

📌Long COVID affects >1 million Canadians, causing long-term symptoms not well-captured by standard cognitive testing

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Carrie Anna McGinn @carriemcginn.bsky.social · Apr 25

This was an excellent keynote by @julialmv.bsky.social from @patientled.bsky.social.💙

Thank you so much for using both research and personal experience to further the discussion on wearable technology and #LongCovid rehabilitation. #CovidForum

Rehabilitation Science Research Network for COVID @uoftcovidrehab.bsky.social · Apr 25

3 key points from #COVIDForum Keynote speaker Julia Moore Vogel: @julialmv.bsky.social

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Rehabilitation Science Research Network for COVID @uoftcovidrehab.bsky.social · Apr 25

Alice MacLean discusses people's experiences of attempts to return to work and school with Long COVID.

Key message at #COVIDRehab forum:
📌 Existing policies are not well-designed for episodic disabilities like Long COVID

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