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Perspectives on the COVID-19 pandemic impact on cardio-oncology: results from the COVID-19 International Collaborative Network survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Re-allocation of resources during the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in delays in care delivery to patients with cardiovascular disease and cancer. The ability of health care providers to provide optimal care in this setting has not been formally evaluated.

Objectives

To assess the impact of COVID-19 resource re-allocation on scheduling, testing, elective procedures, telemedicine access, use of new COVID-19 therapies, and providers' opinions on healthcare policies among oncology and cardiology practitioners.

Methods

An electronic survey was conducted by a cardio-oncology collaborative network through regional and state chapters of the American College of Cardiology, American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the International Cardio-Oncology Society. Descriptive statistics were reported by frequency and proportion for analyses, and stratified categorically by geographic region and specialty.

Results

One thousand four hundred fifteen providers (43 countries) participated: 986 cardiologists, 306 oncologists, and 118 trainees/internal medicine. 63% (195/306) of oncologists vs 92% (896/976) of cardiologists reported cancellations of treatments/elective procedures (p?=?0.01). 46% (442/970) of cardiologists and 25% (76/303) of oncologists modified the scope of their practice (p?=?ConclusionsThese results support initiatives to promote expanded coverage for telemedicine, increased access to PPE, better testing availability and involvement of medical professional societies to help with preparedness for future health care crisis.

SUBMITTER: Sadler D

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7691954 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Perspectives on the COVID-19 pandemic impact on cardio-oncology: results from the COVID-19 International Collaborative Network survey.

Sadler Diego D DeCara Jeanne M JM Herrmann Joerg J Arnold Anita A Ghosh Arjun K AK Abdel-Qadir Husam H Yang Eric H EH Szmit Sebastian S Akhter Nausheen N Leja Monika M Silva Carolina Maria Pinto Domingues Carvalho CMPDC Raikhelkar Jayant J Brown Sherry-Ann SA Dent Susan S O'Quinn Rupal R Thuny Franck F Moudgil Rohit R Raez Luis E LE Okwuosa Tochukwu T Daniele Andres A Bauer Brenton B Kondapalli Lavanya L Ismail-Khan Roohi R Lax Jorge J Blaes Anne A Nahleh Zeina Z Elson Leah L Baldassarre Lauren A LA Zaha Vlad V Rao Vijay V Lara Daniel Sierra DS Skurka Kerry K

Cardio-oncology (London, England) 20201127 1

<h4>Background</h4>Re-allocation of resources during the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in delays in care delivery to patients with cardiovascular disease and cancer. The ability of health care providers to provide optimal care in this setting has not been formally evaluated.<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess the impact of COVID-19 resource re-allocation on scheduling, testing, elective procedures, telemedicine access, use of new COVID-19 therapies, and providers' opinions on healthcare policies among ...[more]

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