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Review
. 2020 Oct 20;35(6):e190.
doi: 10.5001/omj.2020.131. eCollection 2020 Nov.

"Virtual Interdisciplinary COVID-19 Team": A Hospital Pandemic Preparedness Approach

Abdullah Balkhair  1 , Mahmoud Al Jufaili  2 , Khalifa Al Wahaibi  3 , Dawood Al Riyami  4 , Faisal Al Azri  5 , Shanoona Al Harthi  6 , Mujahid Al Busaidi  7 , Saif Al Mubaihsi  8 , Zakaria Al Muharrmi  9 , Nihal Al Riyami  10 , Zainab Al Belushi  3 , Raghad Abdawani  11 , Amna Al Hashar  12 , Abdulaziz Al Mahrezi  13 , Khuloud Al Maamari  9 , Ibrahim Al Busaidi  1 , Zaid Al Hinai  11 , Fatma Ba Alawi  9 , Hashim Ba Taher  1 , Mansour Al Jabri  14
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Review

"Virtual Interdisciplinary COVID-19 Team": A Hospital Pandemic Preparedness Approach

Abdullah Balkhair et al. Oman Med J. .

Abstract

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.

Keywords: COVID-19; Health Facilities; Hospitals; Oman; Pandemics.

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