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Now, the new norm

"Serving Our Community During a Pandemic: A Sharing experience" by Sunita Kaur
A/P Manmohan Singh (RN)

PPE

Hospice service challenges during MCO: Roadblock, curfew and no interstate travel

Fear During Pandemic

We still stay connected to our medical team.

The pros and cons working from home.

Q&A Session

1. Do you think there is a need for us to assess the acceptance of our patients towards these new
norms in the healthcare system?

2. How are patients faring with virtual consultations? Are there any preparations needed, e.g.
training for both staff and patients?

3. How about vaccination for school children? How do we reschedule and redirect vaccination
for school programs to go back to (already busy) clinics?

4. Did the frequency of home visits / phone calls reduced during this pandemic? How far does
this pandemic affect hospice care, such as access to painkillers?

5. Do you think the "quality of death" is affected during this pandemic, since the provision of
palliative care is challenging?

6. Do you perform COVID-19 test for palliative care patients who would like to return home to
their family before their departure?

7. Dr. Tan, you have done a wonderful job in discussing liver diseases amongst COVID-19
patients. What is your advice to other specialists who care for patients with chronic diseases (ie.
stroke patients, chronic heart diseases, kidney diseases)?

8. Final Messages and Summaries by the panellists

Speakers’ Brief Bio