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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Multidisciplinary Clinics: A High-Volume Pancreatic Cancer Center Experience.
Javed, Ammar A; Habib, Joseph R; Kinny-Köster, Benedict; Hodgin, Mary; Parish, Lindsay; Cunningham, Dea; Hacker-Prietz, Amy; Burkhart, Richard A; Burns, William R; Shubert, Christopher R; Cameron, John L; Zaheer, Atif; Chu, Linda C H; Kawamoto, Satomi; Thompson, Elizabeth D; Shin, Eun J; Narang, Amol; Zheng, Lei; Laheru, Daniel A; Hruban, Ralph H; He, Jin; Wolfgang, Christopher L; Fishman, Elliot K; Lafaro, Kelly.
  • Javed AA; Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Surgery, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
  • Habib JR; Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Kinny-Köster B; Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Hodgin M; Department of Medical Oncology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Parish L; Department of Medical Oncology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Cunningham D; Department of Medical Oncology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Hacker-Prietz A; Department of Radiation Oncology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Burkhart RA; Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Burns WR; Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Shubert CR; Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Cameron JL; Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Zaheer A; Department of Radiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Chu LCH; Department of Radiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Kawamoto S; Department of Radiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Thompson ED; Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Shin EJ; Department of Gastroenterology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Narang A; Department of Radiation Oncology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Zheng L; Department of Medical Oncology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Laheru DA; Department of Medical Oncology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Hruban RH; Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • He J; Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Wolfgang CL; Department of Surgery, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
  • Fishman EK; Department of Radiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: efishman@jhmi.edu.
  • Lafaro K; Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Curr Probl Diagn Radiol ; 51(5): 675-679, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1868092
ABSTRACT
The unprecedented impact of the Sars-CoV-2 pandemic (COVID-19) has strained the healthcare system worldwide. The impact is even more profound on diseases requiring timely complex multidisciplinary care such as pancreatic cancer. Multidisciplinary care teams have been affected significantly in multiple ways as healthcare teams collectively acclimate to significant space limitations and shortages of personnel and supplies. As a result, many patients are now receiving suboptimal remote imaging for diagnosis, staging, and surgical planning for pancreatic cancer. In addition, the lack of face-to-face interactions between the physician and patient and between multidisciplinary teams has challenged patient safety, research investigations, and house staff education. In this study, we discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed our high-volume pancreatic multidisciplinary clinic, the unique challenges faced, as well as the potential benefits that have arisen out of this situation. We also reflect on its implications for the future during and beyond the pandemic as we anticipate a hybrid model that includes a component of virtual multidisciplinary clinics as a means to provide accessible world-class healthcare for patients who require complex oncologic management.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pancreatic Neoplasms / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Curr Probl Diagn Radiol Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.cpradiol.2022.05.001

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pancreatic Neoplasms / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Curr Probl Diagn Radiol Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.cpradiol.2022.05.001