In this webinar, the heads of different cardiology societies within LATAM will discuss COVID-19 status in each country and the strategies to communicate to patients the importance of cardiovascular disease and ensuring safety conditions during interventions. You will learn facts such as:
- 76% of the specialists participating on the Webinar are conducting teleconsultation
- More than the 50% of the participants are using WhatsApp as a tool of Teleconsultation, Zoom ranking as the second used tool
- About 60% of participants, are actively communicating to the patients the risk of late consultation in cardiovascular disease
- Cases of patients with dyspnea going to the ER assuming they had COVID-19 but they were suffering a heart attack
- Regulations of Telemedicine
- A major factor of why patients with cardiovascular disease are not going to consultation is because they are afraid of getting infected with COVID-19
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Dr. Ana Salvati (Argentina) Former President of the Argentinian Society of Cardiology |
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Dr. Marcelo Queiroga (Brasil) President of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology |
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Dr. Marco Alcocer (Mexico) President of the Mexican Society of Cardiology |
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Dr. Cesar Hernandez (Colombia) President of the Colombian Society of Cardiology |
- Current Status of COVID-19 impact in each country within LATAM
- COVID-19: Number of deceased, infection and drop in number of cardiology procedures
- Security Protocols for patients and Staff in no interventional environments
- Cases of patients with dyspnea going to the ER assuming they had COVID-19 but they were suffering a heart attack.
- Screening of patients before intervention (Covid Test, PPEs)
- Telemedicine
- Communication Strategy for patients
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