Department of Medicine, Division of General, Geriatric, Hospital & Palliative Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2020 Jul;21(7):939-942. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.05.044. Epub 2020 May 25.
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.
COVID-19 大流行对急性后期和长期护理（PA/LTC）造成了严重破坏。作为在 PA/LTC 中执业的老年病医生和地区学术医疗中心，我们为学术医疗中心和地区 PA/LTC 设施之间的合作创建了这个项目。老年参与和资源整合在急性后期和长期护理设施（GERI-PaL）项目的使命是在 COVID-19 大流行期间支持 PA/LTC 设施中居民的最佳护理。我们的计划有 5 个主要组成部分：（1）项目 ECHO；（2）护理联络人；（3）感染咨询咨询；（4）远程医疗咨询；（5）居民社会联系远程连接。该计划在我们当地的 PA/LTC 设施中得到了积极响应。我们计划的一个关键组成部分是我们的跨专业团队，其中包括医生和护理、应急响应和公共卫生专家。我们的团队成员拥有不同的专业背景，为学术医疗中心与当地 PA/LTC 设施合作创造了新模式。
