Interprofessional Approach To Long Covid Through Telehealth

This study examines diverse perspectives with which each member of an interprofessional healthcare team approaches a telehealth based, clinical simulation with a standardized patient and collaborates to accomplish the best possible care for their patients. Healthcare professions represented are: Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Social Work, Physical Therapy, Allopathic Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine practitioner and Physician’s Assistant. The clinical case concerned a 40 year old female patient presenting with illness consistent with Long Haul Covid and is seeking treatment for her chronic fatigue, headaches, and overall restlessness. Team members met with the patient for two sessions. Each session consisted of a 20 min patient encounter followed by a 10 min team debrief and then another 20 min patient encounter. The team had time to meet before the first encounter and in between the two encounters to plan an IP approach to treatment. The team also debriefed afterwards regarding challenges and opportunities. Team interactions ultimately highlighted interprofessional interactions to efficiently and effectively care for the patient and her partner. The opportunities and challenges of working as an interprofessional team using a telehealth platform will also be discussed.https://dune.une.edu/cecefall2021/1003/thumbnail.jp