National outreach of telepalliative medicine volunteers for a New York City safety net system COVID-19 pandemic response
The COVID-19 surge in New York City created an increased demand for palliative care (PC) services. In staff-limited settings such as safety net systems, and amid growing reports of healthcare worker illness, leveraging help from less-affected areas around the country may provide an untapped source of support. A national social media outreach effort recruited 413 telepalliative medicine volunteers (TPMV). After expedited credentialing and onboarding of 67 TPMV, a 2-week pilot was initiated in partnership with five public health hospitals without any previous existing telehealth structure.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Sigal Israilov, Mona Krouss, Milana Zaurova, Hillary S. Jalon, Georgia Conley, Pavel Shulman, Marina Ivanyuk, Elizabeth Jalkut, Carla Saladini-Aponte, Haseen Sharma-Cooper, Robert Smeltz, Robert T. Faillace, Eric K. Wei, Hyung J. Cho Tags: COVID-19 for Fast Track Publication Source Type: research
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