Open AccessProviding palliative home care during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India
Author(s) -
R. C. Sharma
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/ijpc.ijpc_148_20
Subject(s) - medicine , palliative care , covid-19 , pandemic , phone , medical emergency , telemedicine , family medicine , nursing , health care , disease , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , virology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , economic growth
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown in India affected all medical services including palliative care and most consultations were provided remotely through phone or video calls. During this period CanSupport also switched to tele-consultations for the safety of its patients and staff.