On October 28 and 29, the teams from the Epidemiology and Public Health area (CIBERESP) met in Zaragoza for their annual scientific conference. This forum brings together professionals from different fields to share the latest research advances and foster dialogue on current public health challenges. On this occasion, Mireia Utzet, a researcher at CiSAL, along with Vicky Serra Sutton (Aquas), presented the intramural project from the 2023 call for proposals: "Persistent COVID and job performance among healthcare workers: a qualitative approach," which analyzes the impact of long COVID on the job performance of healthcare personnel.