Open AccessImprovise, Adapt, Overcome: How COVID-19 Transformed Inpatient Pediatric Gastroenterology
Author(s) -
Daphne S. Say,
Sabina Ali,
Arvind I. Srinath,
B U K Li,
Rajitha D. Venkatesh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1938-2707
pISSN - 0009-9228
DOI - 10.1177/00099228211044854
Subject(s) - telehealth , medicine , pediatric gastroenterology , covid-19 , pandemic , hepatology , multidisciplinary approach , public health , family medicine , medline , telemedicine , health care , medical emergency , nursing , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , social science , political science , law , economic growth , sociology , outbreak , economics
The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted inpatient pediatric services across the United States, creating opportunities for innovation. A recent Webinar organized by the Telehealth for Pediatric GI Care Now working group and sponsored by the North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition provided insights into how inpatient pediatric gastroenterology services were affected and how physicians adapted during the crisis. These findings suggest the use of telehealth technologies may augment family communication and facilitate multidisciplinary care in the future. We anticipate that these innovative applications of telehealth will comprise a part of a toolkit for gastroenterologists to be used during this public health emergency and beyond.