Our team brings together researchers, clinical and allied health practitioners, industry and community partners, and people with lived experience who are dedicated to understanding the long-term impacts of long COVID and creating more equitable and compassionate healthcare responses.
The interdisciplinary research team represents a collaboration across multiple institutions, including Northern Health, Victorian Virtual Emergency Department, Australian POTS Foundation, Launceston General Hospital, Westmead Hospital, University of Leeds, Charles Sturt University and Adelaide University. The team has strong expertise across a diverse range of fields, demonstrating the interdisciplinary nature of the project. The expertise extends to qualitative and quantitative research approaches and includes:
The research team also has strong experience working with marginalised groups and communities with lived experience, adopting ethically and culturally sensitive practices.
The project is also shaped and guided by a lived experience advisory network (LEAN) and a clinical advisory group consisting of medical and allied health practitioners working with people with long COVID in their everyday practice. Both of these groups help to shape and inform our project at every stage.
Joel Chan: Joel is a practising physician trainee with a passionate commitment to patient outcomes and their journey to health. His involvement in the LEAN-LAMP project is informed and motivated by his first-hand experience navigating post COVID-19 illnesses, the healthcare system, the associated life changes; and his hope for evidence-based advocacy, policy development, clinical translation and real-life impact on the much needed care for patients affected by long COVID.
Ilan Ivory: Ilan is a disability-inclusion and health consumer policy advocate for the Queensland Disability Reforms Framework's co-design strategy implementation and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome advocacy. Ilan was the former Executive Director of Customer and Market Insights, Queensland Department of Science, IT, Innovation and the Arts and led customer experience strategy in the IT industry.
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Bethany Wormald: Bethany developed long COVID and POTS in 2022, which left her largely housebound despite being a former Guinness World Record holder for fastest marathon dressed as a TV character (2019). Through careful pacing and POTS medication, she has improved to working part-time and occasionally running again.
Louisa: Louisa became unwell after contracting glandular fever, experiencing post viral conditions (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and undiagnosed POTS) for many years after.
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