Interprofessional/interdisciplinary teamwork during the early COVID-19 pandemic: experience from a children's hospital within an academic health center.

JoAnne E Natale; Judie Boehmer; Dean A Blumberg; Constantine Dimitriades; Shinjiro Hirose; Laura R Kair; J. Douglas Kirk; Stephanie N Mateev; Heather McKnight; Jennifer Plant; Leah S Tzimenatos; Jean T Wiedeman; Jessica Witkowski; Mark A Underwood; Satyan Lakshminrusimha

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Interprofessional/interdisciplinary teamwork during the early COVID-19 pandemic: experience from a children's hospital within an academic health center.

August 12, 2020

Natale JAE, Boehmer J, Blumberg DA, et al. J Interprof Care. 2020;34(5):682-686.

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This article describes COVID-19-related surge planning in an academic medical center encompassing a children’s hospital. The article describes interdisciplinary and interprofessional teamwork to identify innovative approaches to COVID-19 response, and highlights the importance of leadership, broad inclusion, transparent decision-making and continuous communication.

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