Conducting Interdepartmental Tele-Joint Clinic during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in a Tertiary Cancer Care Center

ABSTRACT

Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has posed numerous challenges to health care across the globe. Time is of the essence in cancer care to prevent disease progression. Materials and Methods: TrueConf (R), a local area network-based software, has been used for holding joint clinic meetings which are an essential part of cancer management at our hospital. Results: A total of 12 meetings were held over a period of 12 weeks where 42 patients were examined and their clinicoradiological evaluation was done. Further treatment decisions were made based on these joint clinics. Conclusion: TrueConf (R) is an economical platform and easily implementable system, easing decision-making for critical cases, avoiding crowding in outpatient departments.