Trends in COVID-Related Activity in Sentinel Family Medicine Practices: An Observational Study.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: During the COVID pandemic, data collected in family medicine were scarce. The COVID-FM project aimed to monitor trends of COVID-related activity in family medicine practices of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, during the year 2021. Methods: Practitioners were invited to join an ad hoc sentinel surveillance system. Online data collection was based on daily activity reports and monthly questionnaires. Participants categorized daily counts of consultations and phone calls into predefined categories. Data were reported and discussed on a weekly basis with public health authorities. Results: On the target of 50 physicians, 37 general physicians from 32 practices finally constituted the COVID-FM sentinel network, contributing to 901 practice-weeks of surve

SUBMITTER: Maeder M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9884669 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature