COVID-19: the impetus for change-sustaining healthcare team communication in times of social distancing.

Autor: Khincha PP; Department of Plastic Surgery, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Preston Hospital, Sharoe Green Lane, Preston, PR2 9HT UK., Chauhan V; Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, UK., Ekwobi CC; Department of Plastic Surgery, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Preston Hospital, Sharoe Green Lane, Preston, PR2 9HT UK.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: European journal of plastic surgery [Eur J Plast Surg] 2020; Vol. 43 (5), pp. 523-526. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jul 13.
DOI: 10.1007/s00238-020-01702-3
Abstrakt: The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged existing healthcare systems and has made prevention of healthcare personnel exposure a high priority. Essential healthcare services, including multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings that make medical decisions, are expected to continue uninterrupted in this time of social distancing. There are a multitude of virtual platforms available to enable remote MDT meetings, and the pandemic has accelerated their arrival into daily healthcare practice. While we deal with a pandemic crisis, we have comprehensively reviewed and reported on the popular platforms and services available for this purpose. While each platform has its own unique features and drawbacks, it is essential to liaise with information technology departments and data governance teams to understand the optimal platforms for use within each healthcare setting. Level of evidence: Not ratable.
Competing Interests: Conflict of interestPriyatma P. Khincha, Varun Chauhan and Chidi C. Ekwobi declare no conflict of interest.
(© Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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