When a patient recovers from COVID-19, they and their families may feel like celebrating, but what many people don’t realize is that the longer a patient is in ICU, the greater the chance they have of suffering from what is known as post-intensive care syndrome.
It’s not just patients who could have cognitive and mental health issues, it also can affect their caregivers.
Dr. Sophia Wang, assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at Indiana University School of Medicine, will discuss the cognitive, psychological and physical impairments that those in the intensive care begin treated for COVID-19 could experience. Her talk is part of the Envision Lecture Series hosted by CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions.
The webinar is open to the public and will be from 9 to 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 30. Click here to register.
CICOA is hosting the webinar to help caregivers, health leaders and the community better understand the long-term cognitive and mental health effects COVID-19 can have on patients and their caregivers.
Dr. Wang, who also is Outreach and Recruitment Core Leader at the Indiana Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, will also discuss the impact caregivers can face both when the patient is in the hospital and after they return home and how younger people are impacted differently than older patients.
CICOA launched the Envision Lecture Series to bring to the forefront issues affecting seniors and people with disabilities.
About CICOA
CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions is a non-profit organization and the designated Aging and Disability Resource Center serving Central Indiana. CICOA provides a wide range of services for older adults, people with disabilities and family caregivers, including care management, home health care, home-delivered and neighborhood meals, transportation, home accessibility modifications, respite care and caregiver assistance. For more information, go to CICOA.org.