Educating Surgeons to Educate Patients About the COVID-19 Pandemic

Educating Surgeons to Educate Patients About the COVID-19 Pandemic

The spring of 2020 has been a trying time for the global medical community as it has faced the latest pandemic, COVID-19. This contagious and lethal virus has impacted patients and health care workers alike. Elective surgeries have been suspended, and the very core of our health care system is being...

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Published in:The Journal of arthroplasty Vol. 35; no. 7; pp. S65 - S67
Main Authors: Saxena, Arjun, Bullock, Matthew, Danoff, Jonathan R., Rodd, Denise Smith, Fischer, Stuart J., Stronach, Ben M., Levine, Brett R.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01-07-2020
Subjects:
Betacoronavirus
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control
COVID-19
Delivery of Health Care
Elective Surgical Procedures
Health Personnel
hip and knee arthroplasty
Humans
pandemic
Pandemics - prevention & control
patient education
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control
SARS-CoV-2
surgeon education
Surgeons - education
COVID-19
hip and knee arthroplasty
surgeon education
pandemic
patient education
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Summary:The spring of 2020 has been a trying time for the global medical community as it has faced the latest pandemic, COVID-19. This contagious and lethal virus has impacted patients and health care workers alike. Elective surgeries have been suspended, and the very core of our health care system is being strained. The following brief communication reviews pertinent details about the virus, delaying elective surgeries, and what patients can do during this time. The goal is to disseminate factual data that surgeons can then use to educate their patients.
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ISSN:0883-5403
1532-8406
1532-8406
DOI:10.1016/j.arth.2020.04.037