Long COVID & Post Infectious Syndrome ECHO sessions (University of Utah)

[ahimsa]

I don't see a thread for the Long COVID & Post Infectious Syndrome ECHO sessions. If I missed it then please move this post - thanks!

The website showing the schedule for monthly sessions - first Tuesday of every month - is here:

Long COVID & Post Infectious Syndrome ECHO

physicians.utah.edu

The University of Utah Project ECHO team will provide training, mentorship, and support to learners on the current best practices and evidence-based care management of patients with PASC (Long COVID) and Post Infectious Syndromes. The CDC and AAPM&R predict between ten to thirty percent of people who had COVID-19 will go on to develop Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), also known as Long COVID. Currently, between 3 - 10 million Americans are experiencing symptoms associated with post-viral syndrome.

This series aims to equip healthcare professionals, of varying skill levels and specialties, with adequate knowledge and tools to effectively approach and manage the care of patients with Long COVID without relying solely on Post-COVID Care Clinics. Applying what we know from other post-viral syndromes such as ME/CFS, early and informed interventions ensure disease manageability and improved patient outcomes.

The ECHO learning model features case-based learning. Case presentations allow for a collaborative learning environment where everyone has an opportunity to learn, and everyone has an opportunity to teach. Anyone can submit a case.

Sessions are recorded but there appears to be a bit of a delay before the recording is posted.

The next session is "CPET & Metabolic Dysfunction with Long COVID" on Tuesday, April 7, noon - 1 pm Mountain Time.
Speakers are Todd Davenport and Staci Stevens.

Registration link
(this should show the time in your time zone)

 

[Trish]

It looks like this is just for clinicians and is a collaboration between University of Utah staff and Bateman Horne Center.

ABOUT PROJECT ECHO
Salt Lake City, UT

Connecting community providers with health care resources
It all began in 2003 in New Mexico, with a mission to improve health care in rural and underserved populations, by connecting community providers and specialists to eliminate barriers to access to specialty care. With limited-to-no specialty care available in most rural areas, patients can wait for months and travel hundreds of miles to be seen by specialists in a tertiary care center. A lack of access to affordable, quality care can lead to inappropriate and costly utilization of the health system (e.g., frequent ER visits) and, more importantly, to poor health outcomes for individuals.

Project ECHO addresses these issues by training community providers through HIPAA-compliant, technology-enabled collaborative learning to address specialty care-level health concerns in the primary care setting. Multi-disciplinary specialist teams use videoconferencing technology to conduct weekly or bi-weekly sessions with community providers to discuss specialized health care topics. During these clinics, community providers present patient cases to determine the best treatment options. This case-based learning has shown to improve patient health outcomes and provider confidence in treating both common and complex conditions in their communities.

There is no cost associated with participating, and the only requirements to join an ECHO session are access to a computer or mobile device with connection to the internet. Additionally, there are free Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits available for those who participate. Full instructions for claiming CME are available in the CME Learner Information Packet.

The University of Utah was the third site in the world to replicate the ECHO model™ – in 2011 – in an effort to better serve patients in the Mountain West.