COVID-19
An Introduction to COVID-19
On March 11th 2020 the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. The impact on the medical community has been huge, not only on the front-line but also those navigating patient treatment during this unprecedented situation.
The touchOPHTHALMOLOGY expert faculty have been sharing their experiences and advice during this challenging time through video interviews and short articles
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In this episode, we explore the future of continuing medical education (CME) with the team behind touchIME. Hannah Fisher and Matthew Goodwin share insights into global and US trends, the importance of patient inclusivity and how educational outcomes are evolving to better measure the direct impact of learning on clinical practice and patient care.
The common definition of telemedicine in general is the ability to remotely gain information about patients’ health by means of technological devices in order to determine the need for medical intervention.1 Publications regarding the possible role of telemedicine in diagnosis ...
The changing healthcare landscape COVID-19 has changed many things about the world we live in, including the options we have in delivering healthcare to our valued patients. As we work to adapt to the new business landscape following shutdowns and ...
Epidemiology According to data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of December 2020, there have been over 16 million cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the USA alone, resulting in over 300,000 reported deaths. Worldwide case numbers stand ...
The coronavirus pandemic has swept the globe, exposing healthcare systems trying to deal with this formidable public health crisis. Since the beginning of the outbreak, ophthalmologists have played a pivotal role. In China, they were among the first to recognize ...
“It is difficult to evaluate what did not happen.” – Academician, LV Gromashevsky The COVID-19 pandemic may be considered the first global health catastrophe in the past 100 years, since it has affected not only economic, political and medical paradigms, but also ...
I work in a semi-rural practice in South-West Scotland, in one of three practices based in a purpose-built medical centre. As with most NHS general practices we are furnished with relatively outdated computer hardware and old software. Our practice, however, ...
Cynthia Matossian is the founder and medical director of Matossian Eye Associates, a practice with three offices in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. She is a consultant to numerous pharmaceutical and medical device companies and is on the leadership team of ...
In December 2019, authorities in Wuhan, China reported the first case of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).1 Although coronaviruses are common pathogens in humans, the SARS-CoV-2 variant is particularly virulent. Disease transmission occurs ...
COVID-19 has become one of the greatest challenges in medical history, and the rapid development and approval of effective and safe treatments is essential to minimise the loss of lives during the pandemic. Given the urgency of finding effective strategies, ...
Introduction: Since the end of 2019 the world is battling one of the most fearsome pandemics of modern history. Almost all regions of the world are reporting cases of coronavirus infection. This article takes a look at how the condition may ...
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