Impact of Covid-19 on the urology service in United States: perspectives and strategies to face a Pandemic.
Int Braz J Urol
; 46(suppl.1): 207-214, 2020 07.
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ABSTRACT
Over the course of several weeks following the first diagnosed case of COVID-19 in the U.S., the virus rapidly spread across our communities. It became evident that the pandemic was going to place a severe strain on all components of the U.S. healthcare system, and we needed to adapt our daily practices, training and education. In the present paper we discuss four pillars to face a pandemic surgical and outpatients service, tele-medicine and tele-education. In the face of unprecedented risks in providing adequate health care to our patients during this current, evolving public health crisis of COVID-19, alternative patient management tools such as telemedicine services, allow clinicians to maintain necessary patient rapport with their healthcare provider when required. As a subspecialty, urology should take full advantage of telehealth and tele-education at this juncture. As tele-urology and tele-education can obviate the potential drawbacks of "social distancing" as it pertains to healthcare, the platform can also reduce the risk of COVID-19 spread, without compromising quality urological care and educational efforts. Telehealth can bring urologists and their patients together, perhaps closer than ever.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neumonía Viral
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Urología
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Infecciones por Coronavirus
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Coronavirus
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Pandemias
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Urólogos
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int Braz J Urol
Asunto de la revista:
UROLOGIA
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos