Open AccessUsing a Collaborative, Virtual Discussion Platform to Mobilize Oncologic Expertise for the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Anthony Bejjani,
Lindsay Burt,
Christina Washington,
Michael Terao,
Samir Housri,
Nadine Housri
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jco clinical cancer informatics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.188
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2473-4276
DOI - 10.1200/cci.20.00073
Subject(s) - pandemic , radiation oncology , medicine , gynecologic oncology , covid-19 , clinical oncology , oncology , family medicine , disease , cancer , radiation therapy , infectious disease (medical specialty)
COVID-19 is a rapidly emerging worldwide pandemic that has drastically changed health care across the United States. Oncology patients are especially vulnerable. Novel point-of-care resources may be useful to rapidly disseminate peer-reviewed information from oncology experts nationwide. We describe our initial experience with distributing this information through a private, curated, virtual collaboration question-and-answer (Q&A) platform for oncologists.