Patient protection in the context of COVID-19
Resources from Iqbal Malik and his team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
The resources on this page are applicable to any healthcare service in the world, and are presented in English. The interviews are with a diverse range of cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, pulmonary hypertension and heart failure specialists. In addition, there are some public resources that have not been edited by Dr. Malik or PCR, but are linked for interest.
Protect the patient
From Us
Bringing the patient in safely to the hospital or point of care - London Ambulance Service (LAS) responds to the crisis by enlarging is fleet of ambulances rapidly in London, UK.
From The Environment
When is going to the hospital a bad idea?
Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary Hypertension: teleconsultation, lowering the bar before diagnostic tests, and more - interview with Luke Howard, Respiratory Physician and Pulmonary HT specialist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London.
Video embedded with the permission of Iqbal MalikElective surgery
Interview with Andy Chukwuemeka, Cardiac Surgeon, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, discussing why elective surgery is cancelled.
Video embedded with the permission of Iqbal MalikIT solutions
IT solutions to avoid hospitals- Dr Nijjer and Dr Arnold, Cardiologists at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London.
Video embedded with the permission of Iqbal MalikKeep them safe if they to need to come in to the hospital
If the patients do need to come in, then reduce outpatient visits, and keep RED (Dirty) and GREEN (clean) zones. Having a designated ‘clean’ and ‘dirty’ area is important in protecting both the patient AND the hospital.
RED and GREEN zone
Interview with Nick Linton, Electrophysiologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, about how to arrange RED and GREEN zones.
Video embedded with the permission of Iqbal MalikTAVI procedure
Video consent of a TAVI patient. Our patient kindly agreed to be filmed just before his TAVI procedure. He had a great outcome at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London.
Video embedded with the permission of Iqbal MalikEducation
Public information on why cardiac care is still important.
Heart attack
Interview with Ramzi Khamis, Cardiologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, rehearsing the arguments: "Please still come if you have a heart attack!"
Video embedded with the permission of Iqbal MalikTaking chest pain seriously
Video of patient that delayed his own care. Our patient kindly agreed to be filmed to share his concerns. Filmed at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London.
Video embedded with the permission of Iqbal MalikThis page was published on 20 April 2020.
The content of this page reflects the view of the authors/speakers at a given point in time and does not necessarily represent the view of PCR or PCRonline.