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Ensuring continuity of care by small family practices and clinics in the primary care setting during COVID 19 pandemic 2020 - A position paper by the Academy of Family Physicians of India
- Source :
- Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Vol 9, Iss 4, Pp 1798-1800 (2020), Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020.
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Abstract
- The world is passing through a global pandemic of COVID 19. The number of positive cases has crossed over twenty thousand as of April 2020. Like everyone else, it is indeed a very challenging situation for family physicians and primary care providers as most of the guidelines presently have focused on screening, quarantine, isolation, and hospital-based management. Limited information or clarity is available on running small private clinics during pandemic times. The key concern is professional obligation versus risks of community transmission. Family physicians see routine flu-like illnesses throughout the year with seasonal variation within their practices. This document is intended to develop consensus and standard practices for the family physicians and other primary care providers during the pandemic, ensuring optimal continuity of care. This document was reviewed by the national executive of the Academy of Family Physicians of India and approved for dissemination among members. However, due to the dynamic status of the pandemic, all practitioners are advised to closely follow the instructions, guidelines, and advisories of national, state and local health authorities as well.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Isolation (health care)
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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030209 endocrinology & metabolism
Primary care
law.invention
03 medical and health sciences
primary care
0302 clinical medicine
law
Pandemic
Medicine
academy of family physicians of india
030212 general & internal medicine
Obligation
business.industry
lcsh:R
family physicians
Family medicine
CLARITY
Position paper
Continuity of care
Position Paper
covid 19 in india
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22494863
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....9d42eb325d008cb256b69e796092e9e1