id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-355488-ajlmyjoe Ullrich, Sarah Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons From Global Surgery 2020-06-08 .txt text/plain 2157 123 44 This crisis has brought attention to the need to address the shortage of more broadly trained personnel and generalist physicians, which is largely attributed to the high costs Copyright © 2020 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited. The widespread, immediate implications of the acute shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the need for systems strengthening in both HIC and LMIC and haveforced us to re-examine our approach to healthcare delivery.Telemedicine is being optimized globally more than ever before to prevent surges through forward triage, minimize healthcare worker exposures and address workforce shortages. These lessonshave highlighted the need for long-term investment to build flexible, resilient health systems and are sure to help providers in both HIC and LMIC care for more patients safely and effectively both during this pandemic and long after it ends. Learning how LMIC providers manage resource limitations through global surgery collaborations can give surgeons working in HIC valuable perspective that has become increasingly relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic. ./cache/cord-355488-ajlmyjoe.txt ./txt/cord-355488-ajlmyjoe.txt