Strengthening health care research and academics during and after COVID19 pandemic- an Indian perspective

Chowdhry, Aman; Kapoor, Priyanka; Popli, Deepika Bablani

doi:10.1016/j.jobcr.2020.06.015

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“…The first reaction by many dental education institutions to the pandemic was complete shut down or restriction of education and service delivery to only emergency care [ 104 ]. When it became evident that the pandemic would probably be a long-lasting situation, the dental education institutions started to develop new and innovative strategies to continue their education, research and care delivery activities with the lowest possible infection risk for their staff, students and patients [ 105 – 107 ]. At the same time many of these institutions started to share their experiences and challenges in continuing their activities in the pandemic era.…”

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Impact of COVID-19 on dental education- a scoping review

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Background A new corona virus called COVID-19 and its epidemic has affected health care systems in many ways. There have also been significant changes in dental education. The present study summarizes the findings about dental education resulting from a scoping review of COVID-19 and dentistry. Methods First, a comprehensive search of five databases (Google Scholar, Medline through PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Cochrane Central) was conducted with the keywords: COVID-19 and its equivalent terms, dentistry, education, oral, students, curriculum, and academics. Articles related to oral health and COVID-19 were searched. Then articles on the subject of dental education were screened and reviewed. Results Of the 1389 articles investigating COVID-19 and dentistry, 135 articles were related to dental education and its relationship with COVID-19. The most articles in this field were from the United States, India, and Saudi Arabia. Most of the articles were cross-sectional and then review articles. Based on the review the articles were divided into two main categories of changes and concerns, and opportunities and solutions. Moreover, the following themes were extracted: teaching-learning quality and methods, study career and how students are prepared, infection control policies, theses, exams and assessments, financial and economic security, students and staff’s mental health, school’s policies and curricula, knowledge of students and staff about COVID-19. Conclusions Dental education now faces big challenges, some of which have never been experienced before. On the other hand, the epidemic has created opportunities for dental education as well. Most of these challenges and opportunities are the same around the world, and the findings of the present study can be a good help to overcome the challenges ahead as well as a good reference to find the right questions to be answered in future studies.

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“…2 Additional strain of CoV (seventh) affecting humans emerged in Wuhan (Hubei province), China from the Huanan seafood wholesale market on December 8, 2019. 3 , 6 This strain was named as “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2” (SARS-CoV-2) or coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses and World Health Organisation (WHO), who proclaimed it as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. 7 …”

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Exploring salivary diagnostics in COVID-19: a scoping review and research suggestions

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Introduction Molecular diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2 infection characteristically involves the sampling of the throat or nasopharyngeal swab (NPS). However, these procedures are invasive, require necessary skills for sample collection, cause patient discomfort, and are non-conducive for extensive scale testing. Saliva is increasingly being suggested as an alternate diagnostic sample in SARS‐CoV‐2 infection. Objectives This scoping review was done with the objective of exploring the evidence on the role of saliva as an alternate diagnostic sample in SARS‐CoV‐2 condition. Methods Thorough search of the literature in major databases was undertaken in June 2020 using free text and MESH terms, followed by PRISMA to identify 17 studies for data extraction. Results and conclusions Evidence was summarised for study characteristics, salivary sampling characteristics, viral load, and longevity of virus in saliva. The literature supports that saliva offers a simple sample collection method compared to technique-sensitive NPS and has the advantage of point-of-care testing for initial screening in community or hospital-based set-up. The additional highlights of this review are heterogeneity in the current literature and the gaps in methodology. Therefore, a robust study design to generate higher levels of evidence has been proposed.

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“…Strategies to promote or maintain research activity in the context of the current pandemic included the use of communication technologies and remote work. ese strategies have been proposed or implemented in various [16,23,28]. Moreover, these tools were found useful for healthcare activities and teaching [14].…”

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Research Activity among Academic Medical Staff during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Marrakesh

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Sebbani

Amine

2020

Education Research International

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Introduction. The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted the medical academic institutions and their activities. Our aim was to describe the research activity (COVID-19-related or preexisting research) of the academic staff at the medical school in Marrakesh, Morocco. Methodology. An online survey among faculty members explored the COVID-19-related research activity as well as the impact of the pandemic on preexisting research, related challenges, and coping strategies. The form was distributed via e-mail. Data analyses involved univariate and bivariate methods. Findings. We analyzed 55 responses. A proportion of 58.2% of respondents reported conducting COVID-19-related research, while 40% reported that routine research activities were suspended as a result of the pandemic. Major challenges to research in this context were the clinical activity workload, limited access to patients, and research personnel shortage. Coping strategies included adopting remote work and using communication technologies. Conclusion. Despite the many challenges facing the academic researchers to implement COVID-19-related research and to maintain preexisting research activity, there are opportunities to promote academic medical research in the developing world alongside at the global level. Our results should help in documenting and understanding the impact of this pandemic as well as framing appropriate strategies in the future to address similar situations.

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Strengthening health care research and academics during and after COVID19 pandemic- an Indian perspective

Cited by 15 publications

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Impact of COVID-19 on dental education- a scoping review

Impact of COVID-19 on dental education- a scoping review

Exploring salivary diagnostics in COVID-19: a scoping review and research suggestions

Research Activity among Academic Medical Staff during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Marrakesh

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