Conducting interdepartmental tele-joint clinic during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in a tertiary cancer care center

Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has posed numerous challenges to health care across the globe. Time is of the essence in cancer care to prevent disease progression. Materials and Methods: TrueConf ®, a local area network-based software, has been used for holding joint clinic meet...

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Published in:Journal of head & neck physicians and surgeons 2020-07, Vol.8 (2), p.134-136
Main Authors: Bhattacharya, Kajari, Kulkarni, Suyash, Janu, Amit, Jadhav, Anand, Nair, Sudhir, Joshi, Amit, Khattry, Navin, Gupta, Sudeep, Shetty, Nitin
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Language:English
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cancer care
coronavirus disease 2019
virtual joint clinic
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Summary:Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has posed numerous challenges to health care across the globe. Time is of the essence in cancer care to prevent disease progression. Materials and Methods: TrueConf ®, a local area network-based software, has been used for holding joint clinic meetings which are an essential part of cancer management at our hospital. Results: A total of 12 meetings were held over a period of 12 weeks where 42 patients were examined and their clinicoradiological evaluation was done. Further treatment decisions were made based on these joint clinics. Conclusion: TrueConf ® is an economical platform and easily implementable system, easing decision-making for critical cases, avoiding crowding in outpatient departments.
ISSN:2347-8128
2347-8128
DOI:10.4103/jhnps.jhnps_59_20