Clinical Research in Hepatology in the COVID‐19 Pandemic and Post‐Pandemic Era: Challenges and the Need for Innovation

• Published in: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) Vol. 72; no. 5; pp. 1819 - 1837
• Main Authors: Verna, Elizabeth C., Serper, Marina, Chu, Jaime, Corey, Kathleen, Fix, Oren K., Hoyt, Karen, Page, Kimberly A., Loomba, Rohit, Li, Ming, Everson, Gregory T., Fried, Michael W., Garcia‐Tsao, Guadalupe, Terrault, Norah, Lok, Anna S., Chung, Raymond T., Reddy, K. Rajender
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc 01.11.2020; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Biomedical Research - organization & administration; Coronaviridae; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Delivery of Health Care; Female; Forecasting; Gastroenterology - methods; Hepatitis B; Hepatology; Humans; Innovations; Liver diseases; Male; Needs Assessment; Pandemics; Pandemics - prevention & control; Pandemics - statistics & numerical data; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control; Program Development; Program Evaluation; Research Design; Severe acute respiratory syndrome; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Special; Telemedicine; Telemedicine - organization & administration; United States; United States

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic has drastically altered all facets of clinical care and research. Clinical research in hepatology has had a rich tradition in several domains, including the discovery and therapeutic development for diseases such as hepatitis B and C and s...