Pandemic Ethics—How We Ought to Respond
Pandemic Ethics—How We Ought to Respond In this chapter, I plan to focus on four fundamental ethical questions that can apply not only to ethics during the COVID Era but…
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Psychological Impact of COVID-19 in Children, Young Adults, and Caregivers
Psychological Impact of COVID-19 in Children, Young Adults, and Caregivers This country has been a beacon to the world when it comes to their protection, and our society has always…
Psychosocial and Economic Impact of COVID-19—A Nation Under Siege
Psychosocial and Economic Impact of COVID-19—A Nation Under Siege SARS-CoV-2 has radically transformed our society not only because of widespread infections among people all over the globe but also due…
Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2—The Long Haulers
Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2—The Long Haulers The previous chapter focused on the pathology and symptomology of COVID-19 but purposely neglected to mention many of the neuropsychiatric symptoms…
Pathology—What We Knew and What We Know
Pathology—What We Knew and What We Know The pathology of COVID-19 has been the most perplexing aspect of the pandemic. In early 2020, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)…
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 This chapter includes an overview of the viral transmission and the phases of infection before providing specifics about SARS-CoV-2. Following the description of SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics, the…
History, Origin, Spread, and Virology of SARS-CoV-2
History, Origin, Spread, and Virology of SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) first emerged in China’s Hubei Province at the end of 2019. It quickly spread throughout the…
Moving Forward—How to Prepare for the Next Pandemic
Moving Forward—How to Prepare for the Next Pandemic Though the COVID-19 has been cataclysmic and led to an unthinkable number of deaths and created widespread havoc, we will have to…
Professional Didactic Framework: Planning for the Future
Professional Didactic Framework: Planning for the Future No doubt, changes to medical professionals’ didactic framework may incorporate some forms of virtual learning that were developed out of necessity during the…
Implications for Clinicians—Telemedicine and the Virtual Clinic
Implications for Clinicians—Telemedicine and the Virtual Clinic As the COVID-19 pandemic struck in the spring of 2020, most hospitals, outpatient facilities, doctor’s offices, and many other facilities that offer medical…
