Grand Rounds Webinar Series: Pediatric Long COVID

Description:
This presentation provides a comprehensive, clinically grounded overview of pediatric Long COVID and related post-infectious conditions. Drawing on emerging research and years of clinical experience, Melanie Hoppers, MD, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, Bateman Horne Center of Excellence, reviews current definitions, prevalence, and risk factors for Long COVID and ME/CFS in children and adolescents, with particular attention to post-exertional malaise, orthostatic intolerance, and common comorbid conditions such as mast cell activation. The session emphasizes practical diagnostic frameworks, evidence-informed management strategies, and accommodations that can improve function-based outcomes and quality of life for affected patients in pediatric and primary care settings.

Earns: .75 CME Credits

Disclosures:
No one has any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. 

Statement of Accreditation: The Michigan State Medical Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement: The Michigan State Medical Society designates this enduring material for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Presenter(s):
Melanie Hoppers, MD, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, Bateman Horne Center of Excellence

Duration: 52 minutes

Release Date: March 16, 2026

Expiration Date: March 16, 2029