| Day 1 | September 17 |
| 09.00 – 15.00 | Registration |
| 11.30 – 12.30 | Lunch |
| 12.30 – 13.00 | Opening |
| 13.00 – 14.30 | Keynote presentations: |
| Theme 1: What is a symptom? | |
| Symptoms and the question of meaning: a Pandora's box? / Monica Greco | |
| Theme 2: Symptoms in society | |
| TO BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER DATE/ Kate Hunt | |
| 14.30 – 15.00 | Coffee, refreshments & networking |
| 15.00 – 17.30 | Workshops (parallel sessions and posters): |
| Parallel session 1 on “What is a symptom?” / Chaired by Marianne Rosendal and Monica Greco | |
| Parallel session 2 on “Symptoms in society” / Chaired by Tim olde Hartman and Sue Ziebland | |
| 19.00 – 22.00 | Symposium dinner |
| Day 2 | September 18 |
| 08.30 – 10.00 | Keynote presentations: |
| Theme 3: Understanding 'risk factors' and 'causes' in the development of symptom persistence | |
| CauseHealth: Rethinking causality, complexity and evidence for the unique patient/ Rani Lill Anjum (tbc.) | |
| Theme 4: Management and alleviation of symptoms | |
| Persistent symptoms in medical conditions: what can we do better? / Chris Burton | |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Coffee, refreshments & networking |
| 10.30 – 13.00 | Workshops (parallel sessions and posters): |
| Parallel session 3: "Risk factors for the development of symptom persistence” / Chaired by Tina Wisbech Carstensen and Monica Greco | |
| Parallel session 4: “Management and alleviation of symptoms” / Chaired by Chris Burton and Camilla Hoffmann Merrild | |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | Lunch |
| 14.00 – 15.00 | Key points of the four workshops and panel debate with keynote speakers |
| 15.00 – 16.00 | Keynote presentation: |
| Sensorial mediation of embodied sensations and experiences/ Marie Højlund | |
| Closing remarks | |
| 16.00 – 16.30 | Coffee and refreshments |
Parallel sessions continue from the topic presented by one of the keynote speakers but aim to broaden the theme and include presentations from different disciplines. The sessions will include oral presentations and brief poster presentations and invite to a more general discussions of the theme from different perspectives.