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Restructuring an academic dermatology practice during the COVID ‐19 pandemic
Author(s) -
Sheriff Tabrez,
Murrell Oliver G. C.,
Murrell Dédée F.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
dermatologic therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1529-8019
pISSN - 1396-0296
DOI - 10.1111/dth.13684
Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , covid-19 , coronavirus , restructuring , intensive care medicine , disease , dermatology , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , finance , economics
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is a highly virulent positive‐sense single stranded RNA virus that spreads rapidly via respiratory droplets, causing severe acute respiratory syndromes with significant mortality and morbidity. Currently 210 countries and territories are affected around the world with a reported 2.6 million confirmed cases. The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has changed the way patients attend their specialist appointments and receive medical care. While some specialist clinics have closed we have implemented strategies and restructured our academic practice in Australia to minimize the spread of disease while treating patients who need urgent care. We hope to share these strategies in the hope they may be useful to the dermatology community.