2020
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-020-03499-2
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Teleconsultations and Shared Care in Pediatric Oncology During COVID-19

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“…Practice guidelines for teleconsultation were proposed by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), Government of India for local use [11]. Many other subspecialties have also resorted to the use of teleservices for outpatient care [12][13][14]. By following teleconsultation, many children could be taken care of, which would have suffered otherwise.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Practice guidelines for teleconsultation were proposed by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), Government of India for local use [11]. Many other subspecialties have also resorted to the use of teleservices for outpatient care [12][13][14]. By following teleconsultation, many children could be taken care of, which would have suffered otherwise.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To achieve a balance between providing vital cancer‐directed and supportive treatment and ensuring that the risk of acquiring the SARS‐CoV‐2 infection was minimum, individual centers adopted several strategies including modifications to treatment protocols and increased use of growth factors. Although not addressed in this study, we know that individual centers in India have also widely used teleconsultation and deferred non‐urgent clinical assessments 24‐27 . What has not previously been reported is the increased need and use of support from social organizations with 79% of the centers reported seeking more support than usual.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 82%
“…Although not addressed in this study, we know that individual centers in India have also widely used teleconsultation and deferred non-urgent clinical assessments. [24][25][26][27] What has not previously been reported is the increased need and use of support from social organizations with 79% of the centers reported seeking more support than usual. Not surprisingly, the demand and support were greater for nonmedical aspects of care like transport, patient navigation, and accommodation thus reflecting the social impact of the pandemic and lockdown.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 87%
“…We are preparing to amalgamate digital health systems and telemedicine into routine care, which has been shown to be valuable in resource-poor settings, bringing in expert help through virtual tumor boards and delivering outreach services without physical presence. 13,14 The National Cancer Grid tumor board run out of Tata Memorial and Max Hospitals, Mumbai, India, illustrates such an initiative (https:// tmc.gov.in/ncg/index.php/activities-ncg/vrtual-tumorboard). Tapping into a larger Global Cancer Alliance 2 would be of major strategic and logistic advantage, particularly in pandemic and post-pandemic eras and help in complex clinical decision-making.…”
Section: Current Perspectivesmentioning
confidence: 99%