id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-349838-p6vfzbla Algwaiz, Ghada Real-world issues and potential solutions in HCT during the COVID-19 pandemic: Perspectives from the WBMT and the CIBMTR's Health Services and International Studies Committee 2020-07-24 .txt text/plain 4060 229 44 Realizing the challenges as a result of this pandemic affecting the daily practice of the HCT centers, and the recognition of the variability in practice worldwide, the Worldwide Network for Blood & Marrow Transplantation (WBMT) and the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) Health Services and International Studies Committee have jointly produced an expert opinion statement as a general guide to deal with certain aspects of HCT including diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2 in HCT patients, pre-and-post-HCT management, donor issues, medical tourism and facilities management. While acknowledging all aforementioned challenges and taking into account current recommendations or guidelines issued by the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) and the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) (which are WBMT members), herein, we aim at providing a consensus among the authors from WBMT and CIBMTR's HSIS committee and other HCT experts who represent multiple continents and allude to the current worldwide threat to HCT patient from the COVID-19 pandemic (7, 8) . ./cache/cord-349838-p6vfzbla.txt ./txt/cord-349838-p6vfzbla.txt