Clinicians and Professional Societies COVID-19 Impact Assessment: Lessons Learned and Compelling Needs
May 17, 2021 National Academy of Medicine
This discussion paper summarizes the experience of clinicians, primarily physicians and nurses, during the COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic needs. It focuses primarily on the challenges and lessons learned from the pandemic and the post-pandemic needs to address population health demands, care for clinicians and the response to future public health emergencies.
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