scholarly journals BT04: A new virtual inpatient dermatology electronic referral service: a timely answer to reducing cross‐contamination during the COVID‐19 pandemic?

2021 ◽  
Vol 185 (S1) ◽  
pp. 177-177



2021 ◽  
pp. 175114372110221
Author(s):  
Rachel Jooste ◽  
Kathryn M Rowan ◽  
Nicola Symes ◽  
Alain Vuylsteke

The National ECMO Service for patients in acute severe respiratory failure in England responded to the challenge of the coronavirus pandemic by implementing a central electronic referral system within days. Prior to this, each ECMO centre managed independently around 20 ECMO referrals per month. Early during the pandemic, we recognised the need for a referral system to co-ordinate the anticipated increased number of referrals. We implemented rapidly a referral system with universal access across England. This allowed the five National ECMO centres to manage over 1000 referrals in the first seven weeks of the pandemic. Key benefits of the new system included facilitated communication and collaboration between centres; data on demand; and capacity shared in real-time. We believe this was instrumental in allowing us to continue to provide for the whole country, respond at scale, and facilitate our collaborative work as a multidisciplinary team.



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2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sajjad Nadeem ◽  
Waseem Aslam ◽  
Helen Cave ◽  
Ragini C Bhake ◽  
Miles Levy ◽  
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Author(s):  
Robson de Lima GOMES ◽  
Marlus da Silva PEDROSA ◽  
Claudio Heliomar Vicente da SILVA

ABSTRACT Since the outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), numerous restrictive measures have been adopted by governments of different countries. The return to elective dental care in Brazil is a reality even during the COVID-19 pandemic. During restorative dental procedures, the dental professional requires close contact with the patient, being exposed to contaminated saliva and fluids. In addition, transmission of COVID-19 by the generation of aerosol produced by dental handipieces may be possible. Thus, the dental staff must know how to act during restorative dental procedures, putting into practice the correct clinical protocols to avoid cross-contamination and COVID-19 spread. The purpose of this article is to review the literature on the biosafety practices especially in the context of restorative dental procedures in times of COVID-19.



Diabetes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 16-LB
Author(s):  
SELINA L. LIU ◽  
ANDREW ROSA ◽  
SHANNON L. SIBBALD ◽  
JEFFREY MAHON ◽  
DUSTIN R. CARTER ◽  
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