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Adaptation of the stomatherapy service during the COVID-19 pandemic: an experience report
Ana Karina Silva da Rocha Tanaka1, Rosaura Soares Paczek2,3, Bruna Noschang de Brum1
1Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
Objective:
To report the experience of adapting the stomatherapy service during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Method:
Experience report related to adaptations in the work routine in times of COVID-19 pandemic, from March to May 2020, in a specialized stomatherapy center in a city in the South of Brazil.
Results:
The work routines were adapted to suit the protection measures for workers and users who used stomatherapy services. Some assistance processes were implemented to make users' access to care more flexible, and to modify routines to increase the safety of health professionals and users.
Conclusion:
The need to adapt the physical area, rethink the dynamics of care, use personal protective equipment, and guidance for servers and patients were of fundamental importance to continue attending the population safely in times of pandemic.
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