Abstract
In many areas of the world, critical care providers caring for COVID-19 patients lacked specific knowledge and were exposed to the abundance of new and unfiltered information. With support from the World Health Organization, we created a multimodal tele-education intervention to rapidly share critical care knowledge related to COVID-19 targeting providers in a region of Southeastern Europe. We delivered 60-minute weekly interactive tele-education sessions over YouTube™ between March and May 2020, supplemented by a dedicated webpage. The intervention was reinforced using a secure social media platform (Viber™) providing continuous rapid knowledge exchange among faculty and learners. A high level of engagement was observed with over 2,000 clinicians participating and actively interacting over a six-week period. Surveyed participants were highly satisfied with the intervention. Tele-education interventions using social media platforms are feasible, low-cost, and effective methods to share knowledge during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 93-97 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Bosnian journal of basic medical sciences |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2021 |
Keywords
- COVID 19
- Critical illness
- Education
- Global health
- Intensive care unit
- Knowledge sharing
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine