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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| author | Wang EHM Real I David-Wang A Rubio DA Gaston CL Quintos AJ Dimayuga C Dacanay E |
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| 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-839cf5d7d15f418c9d451b0b62b3b6682022-12-21T21:59:23ZengMalaysian Orthopaedic AssociationMalaysian Orthopaedic Journal1985-25332232-111X2021-03-01151121510.5704/MOJ.2103.002Lessons Learned: Patient Communication During the PandemicWang EHM0Real I1David-Wang A2Rubio DA3Gaston CL4Quintos AJ5Dimayuga C6Dacanay E7MDMDMDMDMDMDMDMDA 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.https://www.morthoj.org/2021/v15n1/patient-communication-pandemic.pdfpandemictumourpatientcommunicationtelemedicine |
| spellingShingle | Wang EHM Real I David-Wang A Rubio DA Gaston CL Quintos AJ Dimayuga C Dacanay E Lessons Learned: Patient Communication During the Pandemic Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal pandemic tumour patient communication telemedicine |
| title | 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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| title_short | Lessons Learned: Patient Communication During the Pandemic |
| title_sort | lessons learned patient communication during the pandemic |
| topic | pandemic tumour patient communication telemedicine |
| url | https://www.morthoj.org/2021/v15n1/patient-communication-pandemic.pdf |
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