Poor quality research and clinical practice during COVID-19
Claudia C. Dobler
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned our lives upside down. Health services have adapted to the challenges posed by the pandemic at eye-watering speed. Telemedicine has seen a rapid uptake in order for patient–physician encounters to comply with social distancing regulations. Elective surgeries have been put on hold to make room in hospitals for patients with COVID-19 and save valuable personal protective equipment. Many pre-pandemic research projects have been put on hold, and legions of medical researchers are now dedicated to researching COVID-19. Breathe Chief Editor @ClaudiaCDobler on how #COVID19 amplifies flaws in clinical research and practice <https://bit.ly/3cX0jpO> The author would like to thank Prof. Christine Jenkins (The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, Australia), Prof. Guy Marks (University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia), Dr Zinta Harrington (Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, Australia) and Dr Hima Vedam (Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, Australia) for many lively discussions on the topic of poor quality research and clinical practice during COVID-19.