Dartmouth Medical Center Post Acute COVID Syndrome Clinic
PI: DR. JEFFREY PARSONNET, MDINFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALISTDARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTERFounder of the Post-Acute COVID Syndrome (PACS) Clinic at Dartmouth, Dr. Jeffrey Parsonnet’s efforts are centered around their effort to mitigate the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as those that may occur in the future.
The needs of PACS patients are different from those of patients with other conditions; for example, exercise to the point of fatigue in PACS patients often results in setbacks. Proper positioning and pacing are key to patient progress. An area of focus will be the outreach, engagement, and enhancement of rehabilitation services, including physical therapy and occupational therapy, to supply therapists with specific knowledge and training in therapy for PACS patients and to offer tailored rehabilitation services to patients suffering with Long COVID.
In partnership with the Creative Arts Program in the Department of Arts & Humanities, the Office of Patient Experience and Community & Population Health, they will also continue offering facilitated, peer-to-peer, virtual discussion groups and a creative writing group.
Dr. Parsonnet and his team will continue in their efforts to enhance the physical and mental health of people from Vermont and New Hampshire suffering from PACS and will collect data for research and publication to advance what we know about Long COVID.
