2023 MERC Report

In 2023, the MERC program has achieved notable progress by extending its reach to healthcare professionals globally and establishing a presence within influential academic and medical institutions. 

Program Overview

MERC Outlets

●       Long COVID & Fatiguing Illness Recovery Program ECHO (CDC-funded)

●       UMass Chan Medical School Grand Rounds

●       Association for Utah Community Health (AUCH)

●       MEAction & Patient-Led Research Collaborative Panel

●       Medical Education Seminar (Israel Ministry of Health)

●       University of Utah Health CEO & Medical Director Forum

●       National Nurse Practitioner Symposium

●       Annual Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Conference

●       Home Health & Hospice Association of Utah, Idaho, Nevada

●       Long COVID & Post-Viral Syndrome ECHO (BHC & University of Utah Health)

●       Central America Long COVID ECHO

●       California Physical Therapy Association Conference

●       ILC Foundation: Ehler’s Danlos Conference (Canada)

●       Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Grand Rounds

●       San Diego Health Centers (CDC-funded LC&FIRP ECHO)

●       UMass Chan Medical School Annual Neuroimmunology Conference

●       Medscape

●       VuMedi

Specialties Reached: Cardiology, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Neuropsychiatry, Pediatrics, Pharmacology, Pain Medicine, Psychiatry, Rheumatology, Epidemiology, Infectious Disease, Virology, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Genetics, Microbiology, Home Health, Skilled Nursing, Public Health.

17 Countries Reached: United States, Ghana, Ireland, Brazil, Australia, Mexico, Chile, Israel, Guatemala, Panama, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Canada, Honduras, Peru, and Germany.

34 States Reached: Utah, Iowa, Florida, Tennessee, Illinois, Oregon, Indiana, Idaho California, Connecticut, Vermont, Montana, Michigan, South Carolina, Washington, Nevada, Alaska, Massachusetts, Nevada, Virginia, Delaware, Minnesota, North Carolina, Wyoming, New York, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Texas, Colorado, Arizona, Maryland, Missouri, Georgia, and Ohio.

Vu Medi (July 2023-December 2023)

●      Impressions: 41,166

●      BHC page views: 1,935

●      Unique page viewers: 953

●      Unique video starts: 852

●      Played time: 442 minutes; 7.37 hours

●      Provider locations: Virginia, Illinois, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, California, Connecticut, Nevada, South Carolina, Vermont, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Delaware, Arizona, Texas, New York, and Peru.

Medscape

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Diagnosis and Management in the Age of COVID-19: Expert Insight

●      1,075 primary care physicians

○      36% improved their knowledge/competence

○      75% answered all questions correctly after education

○      44% confidence increase

○      21% reported mostly or very confident after education

●      117 emergency medicine physicians

○      41% improved their knowledge/competence

○      61% answers all questions correctly after education

○      47% confidence increase

○      19% reported mostly or very confident after education

 Clinical Rotations

University of Utah Health Doctorate of Nursing Practice – 330 hours

2023 Long COVID & Post-Viral Syndromes ECHO Report

Session Attendance

●      October 5, 2023: 48 attendees

●      October 19, 2023: 55 attendees

●      November 2, 2023: 55 attendees

●      December 7, 2023: 60 attendees

Return attendees

98 unique professionals reached

●      14 individuals have attended all four sessions

●      25 individuals have attended 3 out of 4 sessions

●      19 individuals have attended 2 out of 4 sessions

●      40 individuals have attended 1 out of 4 sessions

Discipline: Family Medicine, Epidemiology, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Pulmonology, Gerontology, Electrophysiology, Pediatrics, Internal medicine, Psychiatry, Pharmacology, Nursing, Pain Medicine, Epidemiology, and Neurology.

Credentials: MD, DO, MEd, BMBCh, CCFP, FAAP, PA-C, FNP-C, CNM, DNP, APRN, RD, MPAS PhD, CSW, LCSW, PT, MSPT, DPT, SCLB OTLR, CAN, MA, RN, BSN, BScN, MSN, NCSN, MPH, MPA, MPH, CPM, and LDEM.

24 States Reached: Utah, Idaho, Washington, Minnesota, Colorado, Iowa, California, Nevada, North Carolina, Arizona, Florida, Connecticut, Alaska, Wyoming, Maryland, Tennessee, Vermont, Massachusetts, New York, Missouri, Illinois, Montana, Nevada, and New Hampshire.

7 Countries Reached: United States, Chile, United Kingdom, Ghana, Israel, Canada, and Ireland.