Impact of COVID-19 on a Tertiary Otolaryngology Practice in Singapore.
Ann Acad Med Singap
; 49(11): 897-901, 2020 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1001389
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact in healthcare systems across the world, with many hospitals having to come up with protocols and measures to contain the spread of the virus. This affects various specialties' clinical practices in many ways. Since early 2020 in Singapore, the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at Tan Tock Seng Hospital had to rapidly adapt to this pandemic as we provided services to the main healthcare facility combating the virus in our country. We had to design new workflows and also remain flexible in view of the ever-changing situation. There are 6 important domains for an otolaryngology department or any clinical department in general to consider when making adjustments to their practices in an outbreak (1) clinical work, (2) education, (3) research, (4) safety of patients and staff, (5) morale of medical staff and (6) pandemic frontline work. We hope that the sharing of our experiences and the lessons learnt will be useful for both our local and international colleagues.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Otolaryngology
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Delivery of Health Care
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Ann Acad Med Singap
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Singapore
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