Open AccessImpact of COVID-19 on Urology Practice in Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Meshari A. Alzahrani,
Mohammad Alkhamees,
Sulaiman Almutairi,
Ahmed Aljuhayman,
Sultan Alkhateeb
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s277135
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , telemedicine , medicine , health care , family medicine , urology , medical emergency , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , political science , pathology , outbreak , law
From the moment the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic disease, COVID-19 began to affect the lives of many healthcare providers worldwide. In response to this pandemic, urology departments and training residency programs implemented urgent measures to reduce outpatient clinics, adopted the use of telemedicine, regulated emergency and outpatient urological procedures, promoted the use of operating theatres, and developed the use of sustainable e-learning alternatives to traditional urology educational activities. We reviewed the response of urologists in Saudi Arabia to the COVID-19 pandemic and how they react to the emerging pandemic both for patients and for healthcare of urologist personnel.