Browsing by Author "Lands, LC"

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    Virtual International Pediatric Pulmonology Research Academy (VIPPRA): An International Methodology Course Experience
    Yilmaz, O; Gochicoa-Rangel, LG; Lombardi, E; Adhikari, N; Beydon, N; Lands, LC; Masekela, R; Nasr, SZ; Rubin, BK; Sly, PD; Levine, H; Sadeghi, H; De Souza, AL; Kul, S; Buist, A
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    Brief report: International perspectives on the pediatric COVID-19 experience
    Yilmaz, O; Gochicoa-Rangel, L; Blau, H; Epaud, R; Lands, LC; Lombardi, E; Moore, PE; Stein, RT; Wong, GWK; Zar, HJ
    The 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is endangering human health worldwide; scarcity of published pediatric cases and current literature and the absence of evidence-based guidelines necessitate international sharing of experience and personal communication. On 31 March 2020 the International Committee of the American Thoracic Society Pediatrics Assembly recorded an online podcast, during which pediatric pulmonologists worldwide shared their experience on the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in children. The aim was to share personal experience in organizing pediatric care in different health care settings globally, protecting health care workers, and isolation practices. This manuscript summarizes the common themes of the podcast which centered around three main topics: more benign clinical disease and progression in pediatric cases compared to adults, a strong need for strategies to protect health care workers, and social or economic disparities as a barrier to successful pandemic control.
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    Pediatric lung function testing during a pandemic: An international perspective
    Beydon, N; Gochicoa, L; Jones, MJ; Lands, LC; Lombardi, E; Rosenfeld, M; Sly, PD; Weiner, DJ; Yilmaz, O
    The COVID pandemic has passed its first peak for now in many countries while some are still on the rise, with some facing a second wave of cases. Precautions and infection control measures for both pediatric and adult pulmonary function testing (PFT) have been a topic of debate during the pandemic. Many centers had to close their PFT laboratories during the initial periods of the pandemic and are reopening as the numbers of new cases are decreasing. This review aims to summarize different practices of PFT laboratory management in different countries, including patient appointments, personal protective equipment, testing room requirements and telemedicine during and immediately following the COVID pandemic. (c) 2020 Published by Elsevier Ltd.