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Much-needed health personnel represent one of the most vulnerable populations in terms of contracting the highly virulent disease.

Standard infection-control practices have been effective, including vigilant hand hygiene, wearing surgical masks and using protective equipment.

Mitigation strategies will become increasingly important as healthcare organizations look to protect their staff members from contracting the disease.

Dr. Khatoon Shubbar, who is with Bahrain's ministry of health, says telemedicine has many challenges including access and workforce, but is being deployed in the country to help reduce the burden on secondary care.

The emergency request is in addition to the other funding being considered by Congress for COVID-19 preparedness and response efforts.

Ekaraj Panjavinin, managing director of digital solutions at True Digital Group, says the creation of the HIMSS Digital Health Center at True Digital Park will help build digital capabilities for Thailand's healthcare workforce.

Moral distress has been correlated with traumatic stress, burnout, depression and even intent to leave a position or profession.

Reducing clinician burnout can be supported by uPerform, which can help hospitals maximize the potential of their EPR, says Johnathan Pascall, EMEA healthcare sales director at ANCILE Solutions.

Dr. Şuayip Birinci, Turkey's deputy minister of health, says artificial intelligence is the next priority in the country's drive to improve patient care, support clinical staff and pursue digital maturity.

Such physicians also can be used to fill in when healthcare facilities experience turnover on their medical staffs.