Long COVID Definition
Read "A Long COVID Definition: A Chronic, Systemic Disease State with Profound Consequences" by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2024Long COVID Provider Facts & Resources
ECHO Colorado (Extension for Community Health Outcomes), part of The Care Collaborative at CU Anschutz, offers programs that enable providers and specialists to connect in virtual sessions to discuss real cases, share best practices and build practical skills. Online and virtual ECHOs cover a variety of clinical and public health topics, including:
ECHO On-Demand
Adolescent Reproductive Health in Primary Care
Adolescent Reproductive Health for Nurses, Educators and People who Work with Youth
Breastfeeding for Providers
Screening and Management of Early Stage Type 1 Diabetes in Colorado
Live ECHOs
Endocrine Explained
Pediatric Suicide Prevention in Primary Care
Colorado Updates in Public Health
Primary Palliative Care in Primary Care Settings
Autism Case Conference
Community of Practice on Adolescent Reproductive Health
Visit The Care Collaborative to learn more about ECHO:
ECHO is partnering with Colorado Multidisciplinary Translation Network (CO-MTN) to provide Long COVID education via case-based examples and collaborative learning to healthcare professionals. This is offered in both an asychronous and "live" virtual format for healthcare professionals and offers free continuing education credit.
Interested in learning more?
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The resources below were compiled from the ECHO Live Series sessions. They include educational resources on:
- General Provider Resources
- Autonomic Dysfunction and Neurological Sequalae
- Cognitive Impairment and Brain Fog
- Post-Exertional Malaise and Fatigue
- Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Manifestations
Quick Long COVID Website Links for Patients & Providers
General Provider Resources
Post-Exertional Malaise and Fatigue Provider Resources
Autonomic Dysfunction & Neurologic Sequalae Provider Resources
Cognitive Impairment & Brain Fog Provider Resources
Cognitive Impairment
Read "Mild Cognitive Impairment" by UCI Mind
Cognitive Function
Read "Long COVID, the Brain, Nerves, and Cognitive Function" by Reiss et al., 2023
Inflammation & BBB Disruption
Read "Blood-brain barrier disruption and sustained systemic inflammation in individuals with long COVID-associated cognitive impairment" by Greene et al., 2024Diagnoses of Cognitive Impairment &
Dementia
Read "Essentials of the Proper Diagmoses of Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia, and Major Subtypes of Dementia" by Knopman et al.,2003
Cognitive Symptom Interventions
Read "Evaluation of Interventions for Cognitive Symptoms in Long COVID A Randomized Clinical Trial" by Knopman et al., 2025
Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Manifestation Provider Resources
Use of CT Scans in COVID-19
Read "Assessment of Small Pulmonary Blood Vessels in COVID-19 Patients Using HRCT" by Lins et al., 2020.Pulmonary Function
Read "Pulmonary function and COVID-19" by Thomas et al., 2021Pulmonary Sequelae of Long COVID
Read "Respiratory sequelae of COVID-19: pulmonary and extrapulmonary origins, and approaches to clinical care and rehabilitation" in the series "Post-acute Sequelae of COVID-19" by Singh et al.,2023COVID-19 Symptoms After 6-12 months
Read "Post-acute sequelae of covid-19 six to 12 months after infection: population based study" by Peter et al., 2022