Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Medical Practices

Authors

  • Balbir Kumar Department of Onco-Anaesthesia & Palliative Medicine, Institute: National Cancer Institute (NCI) Jhajjar, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
  • Rakesh Garg Department of Onco-Anaesthesia & Palliative Medicine, Institute: National Cancer Institute (NCI) Jhajjar, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
  • Prashant Sirohyia Department of Onco-Anaesthesia & Palliative Medicine, Institute: National Cancer Institute (NCI) Jhajjar, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
  • Brajesh Kumar Ratre Department of Onco-Anaesthesia & Palliative Medicine, Institute: National Cancer Institute (NCI) Jhajjar, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
  • Ram Singh Department of Onco-Anaesthesia & Palliative Medicine, Institute: National Cancer Institute (NCI) Jhajjar, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31557/apjcc.2022.7.3.571-572

Keywords:

COVID-19, Pandemic, Telehealth, mental health, medical education

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected human life in all spheres. However, the medical and health practices seen changed a lot since the arrival of this pandemic. This article describes the positive and negative impact of covid in the medical field. The integration of telehealth needs to be emphasized and positive changes like hand hygiene, wearing a mask, and appropriate social distancing and online interactive learning may be useful in health care practices. Although, the negative effects of the pandemic like ignoring the patients with other comorbidity and deteriorating mental health of HCW must be kept in mind and should be properly addressed.

 

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Published

2022-09-03

How to Cite

Kumar, B., Garg, R., Sirohyia, P., Ratre, B. K., & Singh, R. (2022). Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Medical Practices. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care, 7(3), 571–572. https://doi.org/10.31557/apjcc.2022.7.3.571-572

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 3 (2022)

Section

Short Communication