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Transition to a virtual multidisciplinary tumor board during the COVID ‐19 pandemic: University of Pittsburgh experience
Author(s) -
Dharmarajan Harish,
Anderson Jennifer L.,
Kim Seungwon,
Sridharan Shaum,
Duvvuri Umamaheswar,
Ferris Robert L.,
Solari Mario G.,
Clump David A.,
Skinner Heath D.,
Ohr James P.,
Zandberg Dan P.,
Branstetter Barton,
Hughes Marion A.,
Traylor Katie S.,
Seethala Raja,
Chiosea Simion I.,
Nilsen Marci L.,
Johnson Jonas T.,
Kubik Mark W.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
head and neck
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.012
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1097-0347
pISSN - 1043-3074
DOI - 10.1002/hed.26195
Subject(s) - multidisciplinary approach , pandemic , covid-19 , survivorship curve , health care , center (category theory) , head and neck , medicine , medical education , library science , medical emergency , computer science , political science , cancer , virology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , chemistry , outbreak , law , crystallography , surgery
Multidisciplinary conferences (MDC) are an important component of head and neck oncologic care including diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship. Virtual MDC allows for improved collaboration between providers at distant sites and proper allocation of health care resources in a time of crisis. When approached systematically, a virtual MDC is feasible to design and implement in a large academic medical center with multiple satellite hospitals.