Reorganisation of medical oncology departments during the novel coronavirus disease-19 pandemic: a nationwide Italian survey

ABSTRACT: The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 pandemic is a global health problem, which started to affect China by the end of 2019. In Europe, Italy has faced this novel disease entity (named novel coronavirus disease [COVID-19]) first and severely. COVID-19 represents a significant hurdle for public health services and a potential harm for patients with cancer. The Collegio Italiano dei Primari Oncologi Medici (CIPOMO) is an Italian association of head physicians in oncology departments, which promotes working and research activities in oncology on a national basis. In the midst of the epidemic in Italy, the CIPOMO promoted a national survey aiming to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on clinical activity of oncologists and the implementation of containment measures of COVID-19

SUBMITTER: Indini A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7136865 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature