id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-283927-683mzwga Jette, Alan M Responding to the Coronavirus Pandemic 2020-07-18 .txt text/plain 1126 50 39 In a second Point of View article, Dr Vanessa Alpalhão and Dr Miguel Alpalhão 4 discuss some of the adaptations being made in physical therapist practice in Portugal in an effort to respond to the COVID-19 crisis and the needs of their patients. They emphasize the importance of providing patient and family education; coordinating community resources; including referring to other health care team members and community-based rehabilitation service options; and discuss current challenges for optimizing outcomes for people with PICS, including future directions for research and practice. The last area of essential need noted by the authors is the ability to respond to a second crisis looming-that is, to provide rehabilitation care for the projected surge of patients who have recovered from the acute effects of COVID-19. The essential role of home-and community-based physical therapists during the COVID-19 pandemic ./cache/cord-283927-683mzwga.txt ./txt/cord-283927-683mzwga.txt