“Virtual Interdisciplinary COVID-19 Team”: A Hospital Pandemic Preparedness Approach
oleh: Abdullah Balkhair, Mahmoud Al Jufaili, Khalifa Al Wahaibi, Dawood Al Riyami, Faisal Al Azri, Shanoona Al Harthi, Mujahid Al Busaidi, Saif Al Mubaihsi, Zakaria Al Muharrmi, Nihal Al Riyami, Zainab Al Belushi, Raghad Abdawani, Amna Al Hashar, Abdulaziz Al Mahrezi, Khuloud Al Maamari, Ibrahim Al Busaidi, Zaid Al Hinai, Fatma Ba Alawi, Hashim Ba Taher, Mansour Al Jabri
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| Diterbitkan: | Oman Medical Specialty Board 2020-11-01 |
Deskripsi
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to move at record speed. Health systems and hospitals worldwide face unprecedented challenges to effectively prepare and respond to this extraordinary health crisis and anticipated surge. Hospitals should confront these unparalleled challenges with a comprehensive, multidisciplinary, coordinated, and organized strategy. We report our experience with the systematic application of the “4S” principle to guide our institutional preparedness plan for COVID-19. We used an innovative “virtual interdisciplinary COVID-19 team” approach to consolidate our hospital readiness.