The COVID-19 BreastScreen Department - beyond the pandemic.
J Med Radiat Sci
; 67(4): 352-355, 2020 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-833893
ABSTRACT
The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia forced a temporary closure of BreastScreen Australia services. Now reopened, the BreastScreen experience has been redefined for both staff and clients and the journey to the 'new BreastScreen normal' is continually evolving in response to the ongoing threat of COVID-19 and government directives on health policy. Many changes mirror those undertaken in the wider community and emphasise wellness to attend, hygiene and social distancing. Importantly, radiographers have been identified as having a high-risk role and have had to modify positioning techniques and cleaning regimes accordingly. Beyond the pandemic, the 'new normal' needs to be one which enables well women to continue screening with a visible sense of reassurance that all that can be done is being done to ensure the safe and continued early detection of breast cancer.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Breast Neoplasms
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Mammography
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Practice Guidelines as Topic
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Early Detection of Cancer
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Oceania
Language:
English
Journal:
J Med Radiat Sci
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jmrs.430
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