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Henrieke Prins1, Ineke Knijp2, Gonneke Hermanides3
1Internal Medicine dept of Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Objectives:
Global spread of COVID-19 at an unprecedented speed has heavily strained healthcare systems worldwide, and reliable alternatives to analogue healthcare are urgently needed.
Methods:
During the first COVID-19 wave in the Netherlands, we launched six regional online networks and analysed the activity and content in a qualitative mixed-methods manner.
Results:
We observed continued activity and collaboration on the platform between healthcare professionals at the different levels of care.
Conclusion:
The networks described here were launched successfully and have the potential to optimise the COVID-19 response.
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