Collaborating to Advocate in Primary Care for Children During COVID-19

Abstract

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Communication during a global pandemic: The utility of a professional society listserv and journal

“…All but two of the 71 publications indicated that the professional society listserv had been used merely to distribute surveys, to recruit participants to studies, and to solicit data for studies. One publication 8 reported use of a professional listserv to discuss care, to organize webinars, to provide updates on local and national data, and to plan next steps in pediatric care during the pandemic. Another publication, 9 a letter to the editor, reported creation of an informal listserv to share opinions, practices, and procedures about autopsies on COVID decedents.…”

A COVID-19 primer for primary care clinicians

“…The role of pediatrician advocacy has been highlighted in numerous communities throughout the United States where collaboration with data collection and sharing, testing, treatment, and policy have been prioritized. 90 , 91 , 92 Exemplar communities have established pediatric collaboratives, with subsequent creation of listservs, accumulation of robust data sets, and crafting of local protocols designed to help inform local best practices and ultimately aid school groups in decision-making regarding safe school protocols. 90 Pediatricians have established learning networks across sectors and have built community partnerships with infrastructure designed to outlast the COVID-19 pandemic and ideally address public health needs in the years to come.…”