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. 2021 Mar;15(1):12-15.
doi: 10.5704/MOJ.2103.002.

Lessons Learned: Patient Communication During the Pandemic

Ehm Wang  1 , I Real  2 , A David-Wang  3 , D A Rubio  1 , C L Gaston  1 , A J Quintos  1 , C Dimayuga  1 , E Dacanay  1
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Lessons Learned: Patient Communication During the Pandemic

Ehm Wang et al. Malays Orthop J. 2021 Mar.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: communication; pandemic; patient; telemedicine; tumour.

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