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

COVID-19 MDT Multi-disciplinary team meetings Remote working Telemedicine

Journal

European journal of plastic surgery
ISSN: 0930-343X
Titre abrégé: Eur J Plast Surg
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 8700891

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2020
Historique:
received: 30 04 2020
accepted: 30 06 2020
pubmed: 25 8 2020
medline: 25 8 2020
entrez: 25 8 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

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.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32836890
doi: 10.1007/s00238-020-01702-3
pii: 1702
pmc: PMC7357444
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

523-526

Informations de copyright

© Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Conflict of interestPriyatma P. Khincha, Varun Chauhan and Chidi C. Ekwobi declare no conflict of interest.

Auteurs

Priyatma P Khincha (PP)

Department of Plastic Surgery, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Preston Hospital, Sharoe Green Lane, Preston, PR2 9HT UK.

Varun Chauhan (V)

Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, UK.

Chidi C Ekwobi (CC)

Department of Plastic Surgery, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Preston Hospital, Sharoe Green Lane, Preston, PR2 9HT UK.

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