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Program

 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.

Last Updated 10.07.2025