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cord-321651-7e8dwcur	Jazieh, Abdul-Rahman	Managing Oncology Services During a Major Coronavirus Outbreak: Lessons From the Saudi Arabia Experience	2020-03-27		.txt	text/plain	2728	144	47	This article describes the approach used to manage patients with cancer during a large-scale Middle East respiratory syndrome–coronavirus hospital outbreak in Saudi Arabia to ensure continuity of care and minimize harm from treatment interruption or acquiring infection. With recent outbreaks of the new coronavirus in China and other countries, the factors related to oncology patients' care and corresponding outcomes are a major concern for the oncology community; therefore, this article describes the approach used to manage oncology services in response to the MERS-CoV outbreak and the implications of hospital closure. In coordination with the organizational leadership, the oncology service leaders developed a plan to manage the crisis with 3 main objectives: to treat affected patients, prevent further infection to patients and staff, and deliver timely, safe cancer care for all patients. In response to the 2015 coronavirus outbreak in our country, we developed a detailed plan to help manage oncology services to prevent harm to our patients or staff.	./cache/cord-321651-7e8dwcur.txt	./txt/cord-321651-7e8dwcur.txt