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Global Perspective on the Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Rheumatology and Health Equity
Hsieh E, Dey D, Grainger R, Li M, Machado P, Ugarte‐Gil M, Yazdany J. Global Perspective on the Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Rheumatology and Health Equity. Arthritis Care & Research 2023, 76: 22-31. PMID: 37277949, DOI: 10.1002/acr.25169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRheumatic diseasesRheumatology practiceHealth service useHealth care utilizationCOVID-19 morbidityHealth care accessCOVID-19 pandemicMental health outcomesUptake of telemedicinePublic health emergencyPublic health communicationAcute phaseVaccine uptakeCare utilizationVaccination practicesRapid guidelinesWorse diseaseCare accessService useHealth outcomesPatient careDiseaseHealth equityHealth emergencyPandemic wanes
2022
Experience with telemedicine among rheumatology clinicians during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international survey
Chock EY, Putman M, Conway R, Danila MI, Hoyer B, Hsieh E, Jayatilleke A, Kilian A, Leipe J, Liew JW, Machado PM, Robinson PC, Singh N, Ung N, Yeoh SA, Wallace ZS, Grainger R, Cappelli LC. Experience with telemedicine among rheumatology clinicians during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international survey. Rheumatology Advances In Practice 2022, 6: rkac039. PMID: 35669677, PMCID: PMC9154733, DOI: 10.1093/rap/rkac039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRheumatology cliniciansHalf of cliniciansCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicYears age groupPerception of telemedicineSpecific clinical situationsQuality of careDisease 2019 pandemicCross-sectional online surveyInflammatory arthritisPhysical examinationTelemedicine encountersClinicians' perceptionsClinical scenariosClinical situationsAge groupsAdequate careFree-text responsesCliniciansCrystalline arthritisArthritisCOVID-19 pandemicTwo-thirdsTelemedicineAcademic affiliation
2021
HIV care using differentiated service delivery during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a nationwide cohort study in the US Department of Veterans Affairs
McGinnis KA, Skanderson M, Justice AC, Akgün KM, Tate JP, King JT, Rentsch CT, Marconi VC, Hsieh E, Ruser C, Kidwai‐Khan F, Yousefzadeh R, Erdos J, Park LS. HIV care using differentiated service delivery during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a nationwide cohort study in the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Journal Of The International AIDS Society 2021, 24: e25810. PMID: 34713585, PMCID: PMC8554215, DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25810.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans AffairsClinic visitsCohort studyVL testARV coverageCOVID-19 pandemicVeterans Aging Cohort StudyHIV healthcare deliveryNationwide cohort studyAging Cohort StudyViral load testsDifferentiated service deliveryHealthcare deliveryHIV careMost patientsPharmacy recordsVL testingCalendar periodHealthcare encountersOverall healthARVVirtual healthcareVirtual visitsVisitsService deliveryA Broader View of Risk to Health Care Workers: Perspectives on Supporting Vulnerable Health Care Professional Households During COVID-19
Donroe JH, Rabin TL, Hsieh E, Schwartz JI. A Broader View of Risk to Health Care Workers: Perspectives on Supporting Vulnerable Health Care Professional Households During COVID-19. Academic Medicine 2021, 96: 1233-1235. PMID: 34039858, PMCID: PMC8378440, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000004175.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsVulnerable householdsHigh-risk family membersCOVID-19 pandemicState of emergencyFull-time workRange of concernsFamily responsibilitiesFamily safetyFrontline workersSupport networksChallenges of planningFamily membersHealth care workersHealth care providersHouseholdsHealth care professionalsCOVID-19Health care settingsUncertain timesBroad riskPersonal hazardWorkersCare settingsThreat of illnessCare providers