Open AccessRadioVolunteer, a novel combination of social, management and technological innovations by the Royal College of Radiologists of Thiland in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Author(s) -
Wiwatana Tanomkiat,
Adisorn Taprig,
Nitra Piyavisetpat
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the asean journal of radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2672-9393
DOI - 10.46475/aseanjr.v22i2.146
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , triage , government (linguistics) , medicine , pneumonia , private sector , teleradiology , business , medical emergency , infectious disease (medical specialty) , telemedicine , disease , virology , economic growth , pathology , health care , economics , linguistics , philosophy , outbreak
RadioVolunteer, a project launched by the Royal College of Radiologists of Thailand, combinedsocial, technological and management innovation, and integrated government, private and non-profit sectors, to overcome a complex task that only one sector could not seamlessly complete. Working on a digital platform which allowed radiologist volunteers from any part of Thailand to promptly read and report chest radiographs of patients with corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who resided in prisons across the country. Its digitized reporting format helped triage patients with Covid-19 pneumonia, and also screen for tuberculosis.