Open AccessCoping with the COVID-19 Pandemic’s Unique Challenges Associated with Medical Research: A Saudi Institution Approach
Author(s) -
Amani Almeharish,
Abdullah M. Assiri,
Areej AlFattani,
Edward DeVol
Publication year - 2020
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.s283582
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , coping (psychology) , medical research , research centre , flexibility (engineering) , public health , political science , public relations , medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , library science , nursing , management , virology , disease , computer science , economics , pathology , psychiatry , outbreak
The spread of COVID-19 has become a significant threat to economic activity throughout the world, and it has made life particularly difficult for research institutions. According to a report published by Spain's largest public research body, Cybermetrics Labs, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC) is ranked first among the leading hospitals in the Arab world, and it has instituted a wide range of policy changes to accommodate researchers by providing them with additional flexibility. The aim of this project was to highlight the most prevalent COVID-related global challenges facing research institutions and describe how research protocol at KFSH&RC has been adjusted to minimize the disruption experienced by its researchers.