Abstract
Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery is an official Journal of The Association of Paediatric Surgeons of Pakistan (APSP). This is a peer reviewed and open access hybrid medium journal and is published both as an electronic and print versions. The journal is launched in June 2020 with a mission statement “Improving patient care by publishing quality research”. The journal has a unique objective to not only focus Pediatric Surgery but also Adolescent Surgery, which is a transition of care from Pediatric Surgeons to General surgeons. Only few journals are being published on Adolescent Surgery and not a single journal aims at Pediatric Surgery with Adolescent context, which justifies need of a new journal on this subject.
Highlights
The outbreak of COVID-19 has led to enormous challenges in the medical field in all specialties
The COVID-19 outbreak led to almost complete postponement of elective operations as well as minimally invasive and endoscopic surgeries
This results a huge back log of cases waiting for their surgery. This calls for a leadership role of pediatric surgeons to organize the waiting lists by prioritizing the cases based on need or urgency and ensuring safety of healthcare workforce and patients
Summary
Sameh Shehata Emeritus Professor of Pediatric Surgery, University of Alexandria Children's Hospital President World Federation of Associations of Pediatric Surgeons (WOFAPS) Leadership role of pediatric surgeon during COVID-19 Pandemic.
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