Open AccessIsolation and Education During a Pandemic: Novel Telehealth Approach to Family Education for a Child With New-Onset Type 1 Diabetes and Concomitant COVID-19
Author(s) -
Reem S Shawar,
Anna Cymbaluk,
Jennifer Bell,
Tracy Patel,
Christina W. Treybig,
Tara R. Poland,
Daniel J. DeSalvo,
Rona Sonabend,
Sarah K. Lyons,
Yuezhen Lin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical diabetes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.931
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1945-4953
pISSN - 0891-8929
DOI - 10.2337/cd20-0044
Subject(s) - medicine , telehealth , type 2 diabetes , type 1 diabetes , diabetes mellitus , pandemic , family medicine , patient education , isolation (microbiology) , pediatrics , health care , disease , telemedicine , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty) , endocrinology , economics , biology , economic growth , microbiology and biotechnology
Shawar et al discuss a novel telehealth approach to family education for a child with new-onset type 1 diabetes and concomitant COVID-19 A multidisciplinary team, including pediatric endocrinologists, certified diabetes care and education specialists (CDCESs), registered dietitians, psychologists, and social workers is recommended to provide comprehensive medical care and education for children with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes and their families A previously healthy, 10-year-old girl presented to a telehealth visit with her pediatrician with a 2-week history of cough, shortness of breath, abdominal pain, and vomiting in the setting of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) positivity in immediate family members She was immediately sent to the TCH Emergency Center because of concern that she had COVID-19 that would require a higher level of care
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