Rapid Reorganization of an Academic Infectious Diseases Program During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Detroit: A Novel Unit-Based Group Rounding Model

Amit Vahia; Zohra S Chaudhry; Linda Kaljee; Tommy Parraga-Acosta; Smitha Gudipati; Gina Maki; Zain Tariq; Anita Shallal; Varidhi Nauriyal; Jonathan D Williams; Geehan Suleyman; Odaliz Abreu-Lanfranco; Anne Chen; Nicholas Yared; Erica Herc; John E McKinnon; Indira Brar; Pallavi Bhargava; Marcus Zervos; Mayur Ramesh; George Alangaden

doi:10.1093/cid/ciaa903

. 2020 Jul 1:ciaa903. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa903

Rapid Reorganization of an Academic Infectious Diseases Program During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Detroit: A Novel Unit-Based Group Rounding Model

Amit Vahia ^1,^✉, Zohra S Chaudhry ¹, Linda Kaljee ¹, Tommy Parraga-Acosta ¹, Smitha Gudipati ¹, Gina Maki ¹, Zain Tariq ¹, Anita Shallal ¹, Varidhi Nauriyal ¹, Jonathan D Williams ¹, Geehan Suleyman ¹, Odaliz Abreu-Lanfranco ¹, Anne Chen ¹, Nicholas Yared ¹, Erica Herc ¹, John E McKinnon ¹, Indira Brar ¹, Pallavi Bhargava ¹, Marcus Zervos ¹, Mayur Ramesh ^1,², George Alangaden ^1,²

PMCID: PMC7337671 PMID: 32604415

Abstract

The surge of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) hospitalizations at our 877-bed quaternary care hospital in Detroit led to an emergent demand for Infectious Diseases (ID) consultations. The traditional one-on-one consultation model was untenable. Therefore, we rapidly restructured our ID division to provide effective consultative services. We implemented a novel unit-based group rounds model that focused on delivering key updates to teams and providing unit-wide consultations simultaneously to all team members. Effectiveness of the program was studied using Likert-scale survey data. The survey captured data from the first month of the Detroit COVID-19 pandemic. During this period there were approximately 950 patients hospitalized for treatment of COVID-19. The survey of trainees and faculty reported an overall 95% positive response to delivery of information, new knowledge acquisition, and provider confidence in the care of COVID-19 patients. This showed that the unit-based consult model is a sustainable effort to provide care during epidemics.

Keywords: COVID-19, Medical Education, Unit-Based Consultation, Epidemic Response, Detroit

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Rapid Reorganization of an Academic Infectious Diseases Program During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Detroit: A Novel Unit-Based Group Rounding Model

Amit Vahia, MD MPH

Zohra S Chaudhry, MD

Linda Kaljee, PhD

Tommy Parraga-Acosta, MD

Smitha Gudipati, MD

Gina Maki, DO

Zain Tariq, MD

Anita Shallal, MD

Varidhi Nauriyal, MD

Jonathan D Williams, MD

Geehan Suleyman, MD

Odaliz Abreu-Lanfranco, MD

Anne Chen, MD

Nicholas Yared, MD

Erica Herc, MD

John E McKinnon, MD, MSc

Indira Brar, MD

Pallavi Bhargava, MD

Marcus Zervos, MD

Mayur Ramesh, MD

George Alangaden, MD

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Rapid Reorganization of an Academic Infectious Diseases Program During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Detroit: A Novel Unit-Based Group Rounding Model

Amit Vahia, MD MPH

Zohra S Chaudhry, MD

Linda Kaljee, PhD

Tommy Parraga-Acosta, MD

Smitha Gudipati, MD

Gina Maki, DO

Zain Tariq, MD

Anita Shallal, MD

Varidhi Nauriyal, MD

Jonathan D Williams, MD

Geehan Suleyman, MD

Odaliz Abreu-Lanfranco, MD

Anne Chen, MD

Nicholas Yared, MD

Erica Herc, MD

John E McKinnon, MD, MSc

Indira Brar, MD

Pallavi Bhargava, MD

Marcus Zervos, MD

Mayur Ramesh, MD

George Alangaden, MD

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