COVID-19 Collaborative Model for an Academic Hospital and Long-Term Care Facilities |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Medicine, Division of General, Geriatric, Hospital & Palliative Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA;2. Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA;3. Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA;4. Project ECHO, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA;5. Karen S. Rheuban Center for Telehealth at the University of Virginia, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA;6. Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA |
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| Abstract: | The COVID-19 pandemic is devastating post-acute and long-term care (PA/LTC). As geriatricians practicing in PA/LTC and a regional academic medical center, we created this program for collaboration between academic medical centers and regional PA/LTC facilities. The mission of the Geriatric Engagement and Resource Integration in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Facilities (GERI-PaL) program is to support optimal care of residents in PA/LTC facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. There are 5 main components of our program: (1) Project ECHO; (2) nursing liaisons; (3) infection advisory consultation; (4) telemedicine consultation; and (5) resident social contact remote connections. Implementation of this program has had positive response from our local PA/LTC facilities. A key component of our program is our interprofessional team, which includes physicians and nursing, emergency response, and public health experts. With diverse professional backgrounds, our team members have created a new model for academic medical centers to collaborate with local PA/LTC facilities. |
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| Keywords: | COVID-19 interprofessional infection control Project ECHO nurse educator telemedicine subspecialty consultation |
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