{"id":3846,"date":"2020-04-14T08:44:10","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T12:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/radisci\/?p=3846"},"modified":"2020-04-14T08:44:48","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T12:44:48","slug":"culp-supports-world-health-organization-response-to-covid-19-through-rad-aid-international","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/radisci\/2020\/04\/culp-supports-world-health-organization-response-to-covid-19-through-rad-aid-international\/","title":{"rendered":"Culp Supports World Health Organization Response to COVID-19 Through RAD-AID International"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Melissa Culp, a clinical assistant professor in the Division of Radiologic Science, is consulting on World Health Organization country support goals during the COVID-19 pandemic through her work as chief operating officer at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rad-aid.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RAD-AID International.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>RAD-AID is a nonprofit that brings radiology to low-resource areas by delivering education, promoting local procurement of equipment, strengthening local economies, and supporting human capacity development.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2682\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 210px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/radisci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/589\/2018\/06\/melissa_culp-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Melissa Culp\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Melissa Culp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Radiology services are not accessible everywhere to the same extent,&#8221; Culp explained. \u201cRAD-AID seeks to promote health equity and to increase access to medical imaging globally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>RAD-AID, which is designated as a non-state actor in official relations with the World Health Organization (WHO), has a mission that promotes the WHO\u2019s global health targets.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, RAD-AID is assisting with the WHO country support goals of promoting the appropriate use of radiology in COVID-19 clinical management, of providing guidance on safe management of patients\u2014including infection control and prevention, and of sharing guidance on radiological equipment procurement and best practice donation processes.<\/p>\n<p>Culp noted that COVID-19 should be diagnosed with a clinical laboratory test. Medical imaging is not recommended to screen for the disease.<\/p>\n<p>Culp said radiology is part of the clinical management for patients with many health conditions so it is important to ensure that correct and accurate information is shared globally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melissa Culp, a clinical assistant professor in the Division of Radiologic Science, is consulting on World Health Organization country support goals during the COVID-19 pandemic through her work as chief operating officer at RAD-AID International. 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