COVID-19 has led to a surge in complications and fatalities in patients with comorbidities. Medical Experts are now operating in unchartered territory and, as such, there is a desperate call for submissions of research, commentaries and original articles on COVID-19 in patients.

In order to stimulate collective thinking, assist in generating general, and specific, solutions to combat the disease, EXCEMED proudly present our newest video-interview series – The Voice of EXCEMED: COVID (r)Evolution. 

Medical Experts from a range of disciplines share solutions to widely felt issues, as well as those that are distinctive to their field. They will also address the scientific, logistic and healthcare needs that urgently require management. This series will expose Health Care Professionals, patients and the general public, to the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has placed on the healthcare system, as well as offer some practical solutions.

In Episode 13 of the Voice of EXCEMEDs Covid (r)Evolution series, Professor Paolo Durando,  Director of the Postgraduate School of Occupational Medicine at the University of Genoa, and the Occupational Medicine Unit, IRCCS Polyclinic Hospital San Martino, Italy, discusses the state of Occupational Therapy in the midst of Covid-19 and beyond. Professor Durando offers insight into the impact of Covid-19 in his field, and uses this in-depth discussion to provide patients, and professionals, with a future perspective, and food for thought on Covid-19 & Occupational Therapy