Open AccessThese Are Still Good Days to Heal: Cancer Care and the Covid-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
L.I. Catedral
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of patient experience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2374-3743
pISSN - 2374-3735
DOI - 10.1177/2374373520937169
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , telemedicine , quarantine , medicine , health care , medical emergency , virology , political science , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , outbreak , law
In this article, I narrate my experiences with telemedicine in cancer care as a medical oncology fellow-in-training during the period of enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Telemedicine has not only helped me communicate with and coordinate treatments for my patients but also offered me a way to offer encouragement and hope.