O-10 Caribbean Children and the COVID-19 pandemic: A call for data-driven planning Author(s): T Evans Gilbert , PM Lashley , E Lerebours , C Sin Quee , I Singh-Minott , M Fernandes , J Walter Thomas , B Nelson , J Braithwaite / Categories: COVID-19 Pandemic/Digital Health: Impact on Children / 0 8 Objective: There are few published reports concerning the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children in the Caribbean. The specific impacts of COVID-19 on Caribbean children aged 0–19 are examined. Read more
O-12 The use of Telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic – Practices and attitudes of Jamaican physicians who care for children and adolescents Author(s): V Julien-Pierre , M Gooden , A Garbutt , R MelbourneChambers , A Harrison / Categories: COVID-19 Pandemic/Digital Health: Impact on Children / 0 5 Objective: To determine the practices and attitudes of Jamaican physicians regarding the use of telehealth to deliver health care services to children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
O-12 Trends in respiratory diseases in the emergency room visits in children and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. A hospital-based retrospective study in Jamaica 2019–2022 Author(s): T Evans Gilbert1,, S Blagrove, M Muppuri, T Reid, K Chulani / Categories: COVID-19 Pandemic/Digital Health: Impact on Children / 0 7 Objective: Lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic may modify childhood respiratory disease. This study explores trends in emergency room (ER) respiratory visits among children. Read more
O-8 A comparative study of the spectrum of non-COVID-19 diagnosis among children visiting one of the pediatric primary health center during the COVID-19 pandemic and the immediate pre-pandemic period Author(s): A Kumar / Categories: COVID-19 Pandemic/Digital Health: Impact on Children / 0 5 Objective: In this study, we look at the impact of the pandemic from a different perspective. We compare the spectrum of non-COVID-19 illnesses which necessitated visit to a pediatric primary health facility during this pandemic and the pre-pandemic times. Read more
O-9 COVID-19 in Barbados – lessons from a paediatric perspective Author(s): PM Lashley , NP Sobers , GHE Gay / Categories: COVID-19 Pandemic/Digital Health: Impact on Children / 0 7 Objective: To describe the case frequency, incidence, and case fatality rate attributed to COVID-19 in children and adolescents in Barbados for the period March 2020-December 2021. Read more