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STILL IN THE GAME: CU Medicine vs COVID-19 9 The COVID-19 pandemic has severely disrupted the delivery of health care globally. Resources have been prioritized to manage COVID-19 patients, while elective healthcare services are often delayed to minimize risk of infection. Dr. Jeremy Teoh of the Department of Surgery undertook the first global survey to examine the impact of the pandemic on urological care. He surveyed more than 1,000 urology professionals on six continents, and found that the degree of reduction in urological services corresponded to the degree of COVID-19 outbreak worldwide. Dr. Teoh found that 30% of outpatient investi- gations and procedures, and 31% of urological surgeries had a delay of more than eight weeks. COVID-19 presents an unprecedented challenge to urologists, who must balance between providing optimal urological care to patients and mitigating the risks of infection among patients and healthcare workers. Drips, Drops, Disrupts, Delays Jeremy Teoh studies COVID-19’s impact on urological care Dr. Teoh also carried out the first systematic review to investigate the effects of COVID-19 on the urinary tract. The team studied 25 reports, highlighting the clinical manifestations of this novel coronavirus from a urologist’s perspective.