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Living with Post-COVID Symptoms

Are you a B.C. resident struggling with post-COVID symptoms and looking for help?

The Post-COVID-19 Interdisciplinary Clinical Care Network offers research, education and care, to support you in your recovery.

"Post COVID" is an umbrella term for any symptoms that remain after you are initially sick with COVID-19. 


Post-COVID condition (commonly called “long COVID”) occur in people with a history of probable or confirmed COVID-19 infection who are experiencing symptoms for at least three (3) months from their initial illness that cannot be explained by an alternative diagnosis or other causes.


Symptoms generally have an impact on everyday functioning.


(Videos courtesy of  Long COVID Physio)
 

Below, you will find two tabs:
  • Under the "Self-Care Info" tab, you will find information about  long-COVID  and links to resources to help you care for yourself. These materials have been prepared by health-care professionals.
  • The "Clinical Care" tab describes the services offered at the provincial virtual Post-COVID Recovery Clinic and outlines the referral process.

For a visual of what your recovery journey might look like, see our Patient Recovery Pathway infographic (PDF)

Self-care info


There’s still no single medical treatment or medications for long COVID. Most people follow a self-guided recovery path and use a combination of educational resources, tools, and symptom management strategies.
PC-ICCN has developed resources and tools to help you care for yourself. All materials have been prepared or reviewed by health care professionals.

If you’re newly diagnosed with long COVID, or if you’ve just been referred to the Post-COVID Recovery Clinic, you may want to start by watching these videos:


MyGuide Long COVID

To support people living with long COVID, PC-ICCN developed MyGuide Long COVID, an online tool that helps people living with symptoms of long COVID and their caregivers find best-practice information to self-manage long COVID symptoms. 

MyGuide Long COVID was developed in collaboration with patient partners, clinicians, and PHSA’s Provincial Digital Solutions team. It customizes symptom-specific care plans and resources based on information entered by the user. It provides personalized post-COVID-19 care recommendations and is available online at any time, from any device. 

MyGuide Long COVID is available in six languages: English, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Punjabi, Tagalog and French. It also includes a dark mode for improved accessibility.  

Please note: MyGuide Long COVID doesn’t replace the advice of your family doctor or nurse practitioner. If you haven’t already been diagnosed, please visit your family doctor or nurse practitioner for formal diagnosis.
Visit MyGuide Long COVID


MyGuide Long COVID and CAN-PCC: Your opportunity for input
PC-ICCN has been awarded a grant from McMaster University and the Canadian Guidelines for Post COVID-19 Condition (CAN-PCC) project to incorporate their national guidelines into MyGuide Long COVID. This means MyGuide Long COVID will continue to evolve and incorporate the best available evidence.

CAN-PCC would like to hear from you! From now until January, they are seeking feedback from the public on draft recommendations related to long COVID. 

Surveys are available on the 15th of every month on canpcc.ca/public-comment. Sign up for our newsletter here to receive the survey and draft recommendations!








Clinical care

The Post-COVID-19 Interdisciplinary Clinical Care Network’s model of care for people living with post-COVID symptoms takes an education-first approach. Patients have access to group education sessions and rehabilitation support. The network also offers online resources to help those affected to support their recovery and supports for primary care providers.

The network offers care and support to patients across B.C. who meet clinical referral criteria through a province-wide virtual Post-COVID Recovery Clinic. The clinic is managed by Providence Health Care.

Your primary care provider (e.g. family doctor or nurse practitioner) can refer you to the Post-COVID-19 Interdisciplinary Care Network (the Network) by completing the referral form (PDF). To be referred, you must be experiencing symptoms that limit your daily activities and that have been affecting you for at least three (3) months following your presumed or confirmed COVID-19 illness.


Before referring you, your primary care provider must have investigated your symptoms to rule out any other potential causes. The Network does not provide investigations and diagnostics.


Once your referral is received, a nursing case manager will contact you and review your case to determine the appropriate level of resources and services required to support your recovery.

The virtual Post-COVID Recovery Clinic (based at Providence Health Care) is available to patients across B.C. who meet clinical eligibility criteria. Once accepted into the Network, you will be assigned a nursing case manager to oversee your care and assess your recovery. As needed, they will connect you with physicians or other specialists.


Through the Clinic, you will have access to group education sessions, led by social workers, physiotherapists or occupational therapists, that will give you techniques and strategies to support your recovery from long COVID.


As a participant in our Post-COVID Recovery Clinic, you will be presented with opportunities to get involved in research. If you are interested, more information can be found on our PC-ICCN Research page.

Learn how we're taking care of your Personal Health Information with our Notice of Collection (PDF).

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