The Role of Primary Care in a Pandemic: Reflections During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada.
The Role of Primary Care in a Pandemic: Reflections During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada.
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DOI：
10.1177/2150132720962871
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发表时间：
2020-01
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Risdon C
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作者：
Kearon J;Risdon C
随着2020年3月加拿大安大略省新冠肺炎病例开始上升，医院和重症监护病房容量激增成为准备工作的一大重点。作为这些准备的一部分，初级保健医生准备被重新部署到医院。然而，由于有效地实施了全社区的公共卫生措施，医院系统并没有不堪重负。随着安大略省现在为潜在的第二波新冠肺炎做准备，初级保健医生有机会考虑大流行期间初级保健的全面广度和深度。从规划到监测再到疫苗接种，初级保健医生能够在大流行中发挥独特和至关重要的作用。尽管如此，仍有一些具体的障碍需要克服。
As COVID-19 cases began to rise in Ontario, Canada, in March 2020, increasing surge capacity in hospitals and intensive care units became a large focus of preparations. As part of these preparations, primary care physicians were ready to be redeployed to the hospitals. However, due to the effective implementation of community-wide public health measures, the hospital system was not overwhelmed. As Ontario prepares now for a potential second wave of COVID-19, primary care physicians have an opportunity to consider the full breadth and depth of scope for primary care during a pandemic. From planning to surveillance to vaccination, primary care physicians are positioned to play a unique and vital role in a pandemic. Nevertheless, there are specific barriers that will need to be overcome.