Pam Smith, M.D., MPH, MS

Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome (PACS)

Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome (PACS) is a range of signs and symptoms that can last weeks, months, or even years after first being infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. One study found that PACS was detected in one-half of COVID-19 survivors. This practical, interactive, seminar conducted by internationally known physician, author, and educator, Dr. Pamela W. Smith will explore this new disease process at length along with provide new Personalized Medicine therapies that will help benefit your patients the next day.

Objectives
1. Learn the signs and symptoms of post-acute COVID-19 syndrome
2. Review the pathophysiology of PACS
3. Know the incidence and risk factors for post-acute COVID-19 syndrome
4. Examine conventional treatments for PACS
5. Explore new Personalized Medicine therapies for post-acute COVID-19 syndrome

About Dr. Smith:

Pamela Wartian Smith, M.D., MPH, MS spent her first twenty years of practice as an emergency room physician with the Detroit Medical Center and then 26-years as an Anti-Aging/Functional Medicine specialist.  She is a diplomat of the Board of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Physicians and is an internationally known speaker and author on the subject of Personalized Medicine. She also holds a Master’s in Public Health Degree along with a Master’s Degree in Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine. She has been featured on CNN, PBS, and many other television networks, has been interviewed in numerous consumer magazines, and has hosted two of her own radio shows. Dr. Smith was one of the featured physicians on the PBS series “The Embrace of Aging” as well as the on-line medical series “Awakening from Alzheimer’s” and “Regain Your Brain”. Dr. Pamela Smith is the founder of The Fellowship in Anti-Aging, Regenerative, and Functional Medicine and is professor emeritus from the Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida. She is the author of eleven best-selling books. Her book: “What You Must Know About Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs, and So Much More” was published last year. Her newest book: “Max Your Immunity,” has just been released.

Q&A

Why you are passionate about studying the microbiome and/or what motivated you to begin studying microbiome therapeutics:
”When I was 25 years old, I delivered by first child. Ten days postpartum I had a volvulus and infarcted off my ileum all the way to the ileocecal valve. Consequently, as an adult, I have never had a normal GI function until now. This life-changing experience has made me a much better and more empathetic physician. In addition, it has also motivated me to become passionate about studying the GI tract.“

What are 3 tips you would share with fellow healthcare professionals if asked how to support a consistent healthcare journey for the patients who struggle with staying on the road to success through a tough healing process?
1. Meet the patient where they are if you want to be successful in helping them be healthy.
2. Remember it is all about balance.
3. Always show the patient charity, grace, and mercy.