Changes to Outpatient Clinics in a COVID-19 era

The COVID-19 pandemic will have a very significant impact on surgical practice. Surgical Team will face many challenging situations across every aspect of their practice.

RCSI have developed series of resources for surgeons in practice, trainees and other professional involved in front line patient care during the current COVID-19 epidemic which are available. These resources can be accessed HERE

an additional resource the RCSI has developed as the Coronavirus Crisis unfolds, BFFF has stepped up to address member concerns.

In addition the RCSI will be hosting weekly, roughly a 60 minute webinars to update surgical team on the latest developments and what it means for them. These webinars will take place EVERY Wednesday at 6pm.

• RCSI supporting you during COVID-19
  Mr Kenneth Mealy, MD FRCSI, President, RCSI
• The necessary changes for outpatient to reopen
  Prof. Colm Bergin, Consultant Physician in Infectious Diseases
• The role of the advance nurse practitioner when outpatients reopen
  Ms Ger O’Boyle, ANP in Prostate Radiotherapy
• Virtually Perfect? Telemedicine for Covid-19
  Mr Tony Moloney, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Limerick
• Necessary communications skills in the Telemedicine
  Prof. Peter Gillen Associate Professor of Surgery and advisor to the National Healthcare Communication Programme
• Referral pathways from primary care in the COVID-19 era
  Dr Tony Cox , Medical Director of ICGP
• Q&A session with panel