In this undated photo, provided by Oregon Health & Science University, a sign points to where those suffering from Long COVID can get care from what is now called the Critical and Acute Illness Recovery and Engagement Program (CAIRE).
Courtesy OHSU
Oregon Health & Science University began its Long COVID-19 Clinic in 2021, a year into the pandemic as the first vaccines were just becoming widely available.
We talked with doctors in the clinic in 2022, and we wanted to check back in to see what clinicians have learned after treating thousands of long COVID patients. Aluko Hope is a professor in the Department of Medicine, a pulmonologist, critical care doctor and the medical director of what is now called the Critical and Acute Illness Recovery and Engagement Program (CAIRE) Jen Arnold is a lead nurse with the program.
They both join us to talk about what they’ve learned about caring for patients with long COVID in the last four years and what they hope to learn more about from the research that’s currently underway.
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