Providing a broad, global view of all aspects related to preparation for and management ofSARS-CoV2, COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons from the Frontlineexplores and challengesthe basis of knowledge, the transmission of information, and the preparation and epidemiology tactics of healthcare systems worldwide. This timely and provocative volume presents real-world viewpoints from leaders in different areas of health management, who address questions such as: What will we do differently if another pandemic comes? Have we learned from our mistakes? Can we do better? This practical, wide-ranging approach also coversthe problem of contrasting sources, health system preparedness, effective preparation of and protection offered to individual healthcare professionals, and the human tragedy surrounding the pandemic.

Offers a global perspective on how theCOVID-19pandemic was handled, things that went wrong, and things that could be done differently in the future.
Covers multiple aspects of the pandemic, including disaster preparedness; perspectives from patients, families, and healthcare providers; inequity of medical resources; risk exposure on the frontline; government decision making; lockdowns; the role of politics; the burden of COVID-19 in various countries worldwide; and future directions.
Reflects on the role of professional societies and NGOs in advising governments and supranational organizations.
Features a diverse list of contributors, including health decision makers and frontline healthcare personnel.

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Publisher

Elsevier

Year

2021

ISBN

9780323828611

Topic

Medicina

Subtopic

Malattie infettive

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication
Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: The sudden appearance of SARS-CoV-2
Chapter 2: COVID-19 disaster preparedness
Chapter 3: My experience with the novel coronavirus: As doctor and patient
Chapter 4: COVID-19: A family’s perspective
Chapter 5: COVID-19: A health-care worker’s perspective
Chapter 6: Allocating scarce medical resources: Inequity in the face of crisis (in pursuit of PPE)
Chapter 7: COVID-19 and risk exposure of the front line: Heroes or martyrs?
Chapter 8: COVID-19 and social media
Chapter 9: COVID-19 and the role of medical professional societies
Chapter 10: Novel treatments and trials in COVID-19
Chapter 11: COVID-19: Lessons from the frontline
Chapter 12: Lockdown as a public health measure
Chapter 13: Politics and the pandemic
Chapter 14: The effects of the pandemic on oil services and shipping industry
Chapter 15: Millennials and COVID-19
Chapter 16: COVID-19: Data collection and transparency among countries
Chapter 17: Brazilian battle against COVID-19
Chapter 18: The disproportionate burden of COVID-19 in Africa
Chapter 19: How the Middle East is facing COVID-19
Chapter 20: COVID-19 pandemic in India
Chapter 21: Life after COVID-19: Future directions?
Index