id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-276592-dsilwfl1 Chou, Calvin L How COVID-19 Disrupts—and Enhances—My Clinical Work 2020-04-08 .txt text/plain 1381 72 61 Now, in this new era of attention to hand hygiene and social distancing, I paranoically and abashedly attempt to reproduce the sterile technique I learned from my days in the basic science lab, expanding my alcohol wiping to doorknobs and surfaces throughout the medical center-indeed, to any possible hideout of renegade coronavirus. I have to remind myself to begin each virtual encounter with a warm hello, an explicitly stated wish that we could be meeting in person, a sound and lighting check, and a brief check-in with the patient about how they are coping with current public health recommendations. With this intentional centering, which takes a bit more effort than usual, I can hear that most of my patients describe anxiety about what they could or should do, and this response leads to prioritizing that concern on the list of topics that we collaboratively generate. He assents, and I ask, "What do you know of social distancing?" He says, "To tell you the truth, it doesn't make a lot of sense. ./cache/cord-276592-dsilwfl1.txt ./txt/cord-276592-dsilwfl1.txt