Lessons Learned: Patient Communication During the Pandemic

Lessons Learned: Patient Communication During the Pandemic

A series of mortalities among musculoskeletal tumour patients secondary to medical illnesses during the first few months of the pandemic highlighted the need to review our methods of communication with patients. Prominent among patients’ concerns had been a fear of consulting at hospitals and a lack...

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Main Authors: Wang EHM, Real I, David-Wang A, Rubio DA, Gaston CL, Quintos AJ, Dimayuga C, Dacanay E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Orthopaedic Association 2021-03-01
Series:Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
Subjects:
pandemic
tumour
patient
communication
telemedicine
Online Access:https://www.morthoj.org/2021/v15n1/patient-communication-pandemic.pdf
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Quintos AJ
Dimayuga C
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Lessons Learned: Patient Communication During the Pandemic
Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
pandemic
tumour
patient
communication
telemedicine
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Real I
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Quintos AJ
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Dacanay E
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title Lessons Learned: Patient Communication During the Pandemic
title_short Lessons Learned: Patient Communication During the Pandemic
title_full Lessons Learned: Patient Communication During the Pandemic
title_fullStr Lessons Learned: Patient Communication During the Pandemic
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series Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
issn 1985-2533
2232-111X
publishDate 2021-03-01
description A series of mortalities among musculoskeletal tumour patients secondary to medical illnesses during the first few months of the pandemic highlighted the need to review our methods of communication with patients. Prominent among patients’ concerns had been a fear of consulting at hospitals and a lack of ready access to health care. Recommendations are made for proactive consultation and patient education, identifying at-risk patients for follow-up and probing for possible co-morbidities. Telemedicine use is encouraged bearing in mind its inherent limitations. A network of physicians and pharmaceutical representatives is an added help we can offer our patients who may be isolated by community quarantine.
topic pandemic
tumour
patient
communication
telemedicine
url https://www.morthoj.org/2021/v15n1/patient-communication-pandemic.pdf
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