Overview
The ISLC-PAIS Conference 2026 runs 26–29 August 2026 at the H'ART Museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands — a new international conference dedicated to Long COVID and other Post-Acute Infection Syndromes (PAIS), delivered in a deliberately COVID-safe environment.
Post-acute infection syndromes, including Long COVID, are among the most complex and urgent health challenges of our time. Their impact extends far beyond healthcare, affecting work, education, social participation and long-term wellbeing, with growing economic consequences. Despite rapidly expanding scientific insight, knowledge remains fragmented across disciplines, countries and care systems — the gap this conference is built to close.
The meeting also marks the launch of the International Society for Long COVID and Post-Acute Infection Syndromes (ISLC), an international, interdisciplinary platform bringing together researchers, clinicians, policymakers and patient representatives to accelerate knowledge exchange and real-world impact.
Why attend
- Structured interdisciplinary cross-pollination — a format intentionally built to connect disciplines, career stages and perspectives in direct dialogue, in one venue
- Shaping what comes next in PAIS research and care — 100% driven by scientists, clinicians and lived experience, featuring world-leading experts
- Launch of a new international society for PAIS research and care
- Patient Recap — an accessible walkthrough of the key themes and findings for people with lived experience, without working through 100+ scientific presentations
- PAIS Summer School for early-career researchers
Scientific program
Four days of scientific sessions spanning pathophysiology and biomarkers of Long COVID and PAIS, immune dysregulation and viral persistence, post-exertional malaise and ME/CFS overlap, dysautonomia, paediatric Long COVID, diagnostics, clinical trials and therapeutics, rehabilitation and care models, and health policy. More than 100 presentations make up the scientific programme, complemented by abstract sessions and posters.
Video on Demand — attend from anywhere
Full on-demand access to the recorded scientific programme is available for those who cannot travel to Amsterdam:
| Access tier | Fee |
|---|
| Early-career (students, trainees, early-career professionals) | € 195 |
| Professional (medical and scientific professionals) | € 295 |
| Industry and commercial organisations | € 495 |
Every tier includes the full scientific programme (100+ sessions), a personal login, AI-generated subtitles in English, Dutch and German, presentation slides where speakers have given permission, and no fixed expiry date. Purchases help fund the next ISLC-PAIS conference and early-career opportunities.
Who should attend
Infectious disease physicians, internists, general practitioners, rehabilitation and rheumatology specialists, paediatricians, neurologists, immunologists, occupational health physicians, researchers, policymakers and patient representatives.
Venue and access
H'ART Museum, Amsterdam — with partner hotel rates and accessibility information published on the conference website. Organisers operate a COVID-safe environment policy and a published code of conduct.
