Learning in times of stress: Lessons from COVID-19 that will last throughout this century

Eur J Intern Med. 2021 Nov 12:S0953-6205(21)00377-0. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2021.11.002. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSystems tend toward inertia until an external pressure pushes them toward change; thus, a situation of crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic represents an opportunity for technological innovation. The prevailing need for treatments and vaccines has impelled innovation in the world of randomized clinical trials (RCT), resorting to ideas that had been floating around for a while. Is this merely a circumstantial phenomenon or are new methods here to stay?PMID:34801401 | DOI:10.1016/j.ejim.2021.11.002

Source: European Journal of Internal Medicine - November 21, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Paula Jim énez-Fonseca Ram ón Salazar Vicent Valent í Alberto Carmona-Bayonas Giancarlo Agnelli Source Type: research