Healthcare workers’ preparedness and response during COVID-19 pandemic

Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare

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Jianbang Chiang¹  Valerie Yang¹  Shuting Han¹  Qingyuan Zhuang³  Siqin Zhou⁴  Sachin Mathur⁵  Mei Ling Kang⁶  Joanne Ngeow¹  Swee Peng Yap⁷  Chee Kian Tham¹ 

[1] Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore;Translational Precision Oncology Laboratory, Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology;Division of Supportive and Palliative Care, National Cancer Centre Singapore;Division of Clinical Trials and Epidemiological Sciences, National Cancer Centre Singapore;Division of Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Singapore General Hospital;Department of Internal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital;Division of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore

关键词: Singapore;    COVID-19;    workload;    oncology;    internal medicine;    surgery;   

DOI  :  10.1177/20101058211051118

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Introduction Workload in oncology during a pandemic is expected to increase as manpower is shunted to other areas of need in combating the pandemic. This increased workload, coupled with the high care needs of cancer patients, can have negative effects on both healthcare providers and their patients.

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