Breaking Bad News via Telemedicine: A New Challenge at Times of an Epidemic

Oncologist - Tập 25 Số 6 - Trang e879-e880 - 2020
Ido Wolf1,2, Barliz Waissengrin1, Sharon Pelles1,2
1Division of Oncology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
2Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

Tóm tắt

The COVID-19 epidemic is transforming the most basic component of communication between patients and physicians: the face-to-face meeting. This commentary addresses the challenges unique to the oncologist conducting appointments via telemedicine.

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