COVID-19 Pandemic - E-Book
eBook - ePub

COVID-19 Pandemic - E-Book

Lessons from the Frontline

  1. 252 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

COVID-19 Pandemic - E-Book

Lessons from the Frontline

About this book

Providing a broad, global view of all aspects related to preparation for and management of SARS-CoV2, COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons from the Frontline explores and challenges the 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 covers the 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 the COVID-19 pandemic 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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Information

Publisher
Elsevier
Year
2021
Print ISBN
9780323828604
eBook ISBN
9780323828611
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Infectious Diseases

Table of contents

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

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