AAPM&R Applauds New CDC Guidance on Caring for Patients with Long COVID, Calls for Comprehensive National Efforts to Support Execution of New Guidance News provided by Share this article Share this article WASHINGTON, June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) today applauds the new interim guidance that was release Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The guidance provides a framework for healthcare providers in their initial assessment, evaluation, management and follow-up of persons with possible post-COVID conditions. "Long COVID or Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC) is affecting millions of Americans. This new guidance for frontline providers will greatly improve the speed and quality of healthcare's response to people suffering from Long COVID. It will help them regain quality of life and become active members of our community once again," said AAPM&R Vice President Steven R. Flanagan, MD, FAAPMR. Dr. Flanagan is the chair and a professor at Rusk Rehabilitation at New York University Langone Health.