Implementation of a coronavirus disease 2019 infection prevention and control training program in a low-middle income country

Perera, Niranjala; Haldane, Victoria; Ratnapalan, Savithiri; Samaraweera, Sudath; Karunathilake, Mahesh; Gunarathna, Chintha; Bandara, Pavithri; Kawirathne, Pandula; Wei, Xiaolin

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“…Different types of learning interventions are described across the studies. The majority of the studies used in-person training as an intervention [ 13 , 15 , 19 – 23 , 31 , 34 , 35 , 38 – 43 , 47 , 49 – 51 , 53 , 56 , 62 , 67 , 68 , 71 , 73 , 74 , 76 – 79 , 81 – 83 , 88 , 94 , 98 – 101 , 105 , 109 , 110 , 112 , 119 , 121 , 123 – 127 , 129 – 132 , 134 , 136 , 137 , 139 – 142 , 144 , 145 , 147 – 152 , 154 – 160 , 162 , 166 , 173 , 175 , 179 –…”

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“…For knowledge evaluation, 101 studies [ 18 , 19 , 34 , 42 , 43 , 49 , 66 , 80 , 91 , 95 , 96 , 98 , 100 , 101 , 104 , 108 , 110 , 112 , 117 , 156 , 164 , 169 , 170 , 173 , 176 , 178 – 181 , 183 , 186 – 188 , 190 , 195 – 199 , 201 , 203 , 206 – 208 , 212 , 213 , 215 , 217 , 218 , 220 , 222 , 224 – 229 , 231 – 236 , 238 , 240 , 244 – 246 , 249 , 250 , 253 , …”

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Learning interventions and training methods in health emergencies: A scoping review

Utunen,

Balaciano,

Arabi

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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Background Keeping the health workforce and the public informed about the latest evolving health information during a health emergency is critical to preventing, detecting and responding to infectious disease outbreaks or other health emergencies. Having a well-informed, ready, willing, and skilled workforce and an informed public can help save lives, reduce diseases and suffering, and minimize socio-economic loss in affected communities and countries. Providing “just in time” support and opportunities for learning in health emergencies is much needed for capacity building. In this paper, ‘learning intervention’ refers to the provision of ad-hoc, focused, or personalized training sessions with the goal of preparing the health workers for emergencies or filling specific knowledge or skill gaps. We refer to ‘training methods’ as instructional design strategies used to teach someone the necessary knowledge and skills to perform a task. Methods We conducted a scoping review to map and better understand what learning interventions and training methods have been used in different types of health emergencies and by whom. Studies were identified using six databases (Pubmed/Medline, Embase, Hinari, WorldCat, CABI and Web of Science) and by consulting with experts. Characteristics of studies were mapped and displayed and major topic areas were identified. Results Of the 319 records that were included, contexts most frequently covered were COVID-19, disasters in general, Ebola and wars. Four prominent topic areas were identified: 1) Knowledge acquisition, 2) Emergency plans, 3) Impact of the learning intervention, and 4) Training methods. Much of the evidence was based on observational methods with few trials, which likely reflects the unique context of each health emergency. Evolution of methods was apparent, particularly in virtual learning. Learning during health emergencies appeared to improve knowledge, general management of the situation, quality of life of both trainers and affected population, satisfaction and clinical outcomes. Conclusion This is the first scoping review to map the evidence, which serves as a first step in developing urgently needed global guidance to further improve the quality and reach of learning interventions and training methods in this context.

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Learning interventions and training methods in health emergencies: A scoping review

Utunen,

Balaciano,

Arabi

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PLoS ONE

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Learning interventions and training methods in health emergencies: A scoping review

Utunen,

Balaciano,

Arabi

et al. 2023

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BackgroundKeeping the health workforce and the public informed with the latest evolving knowledge is critical to preventing, detecting and responding to infectious disease outbreaks or other health emergencies. Having a well informed, ready, willing, and skilled workforce and an informed public can help save lives, reduce diseases and suffering, and minimize socio-economic loss in affected communities and countries. Providing support and opportunities for learning in health emergencies is much needed for capacity building. In this paper, ‘learning intervention’ refers to the provision of ad-hoc, focused, or personalized training sessions with the goal of preparing the health workers for emergencies or filling specific knowledge or skill gaps. We refer to ‘training methods’ as instructional design strategies used to teach someone the necessary knowledge and skills to perform a task.MethodsWe conducted a scoping review to map and better understand what learning interventions and training methods have been used in the different types of health emergencies and with whom. Studies were identified by searching Pubmed/Medline, Embase and consulting with experts.ResultsOf the 319 records that were included, contexts related to COVID-19, disasters in general, Ebola and wars were most frequently covered. Four topic areas were identified: Knowledge evaluation, Emergency Plans, Impact of the learning intervention, and training methods. Much of the evidence was based on observational methods with few trials, which likely reflects the unique context of each health emergency. Evolution of methods was apparent, particularly in virtual learning. Learning during health emergencies appeared to improve knowledge, management, quality of life, satisfaction and clinical outcomes.ConclusionThis is the first scoping review to map the evidence, which serves as a first step to develop urgently needed global guidance to further improve the quality and reach of learning interventions and training methods in this context.

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A seesaw of equilibrium, midwives’ experiences of infection prevention and control guideline adherence: A qualitative descriptive study

McCarthy,

Giltenane,

Doody

2024

Journal of Infection Prevention

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Background Infection prevention and control guidelines play a key role in preventing infections which can impact mothers and their newborn’s quality of life. Despite the presence of evidenced-based infection prevention and control guidelines, midwives’ adherence can be suboptimal internationally. The identification of facilitators and barriers to infection prevention and control guidelines can support practice and facilitate midwifery care. Aim To understand midwives’ experiences of the barriers and facilitators when adhering to infection prevention and control guidelines. Methods A qualitative descriptive study using semi-structured interviews with 10 midwives from February to March 2022. The interviews were audio recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analysed utilising Braun and Clarke’s thematic analysis framework involving the six steps of becoming familiar with the data, generating initial codes, generating themes, reviewing themes, defining and naming the themes, and presenting themes. Findings Two themes developed; seesaw for equilibrium and back to basics: learning on your feet. Midwives experienced conflicting emotional motivators in the need for professional integrity towards infection prevention and control guideline adherence. The work environment impacts on midwives’ ability to adhere to guidelines and communication and education have a vital role to play in infection prevention and control guideline adherence. Conclusions While midwives have a strong sense of protection of professional integrity, work conditions such as environment, organisational structures, and management systems affect midwives’ adherence to infection prevention and control guidelines. Effective education, training, and communication are required to promote infection prevention and control guideline adherence.

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Implementation of a coronavirus disease 2019 infection prevention and control training program in a low-middle income country

Cited by 4 publications

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Learning interventions and training methods in health emergencies: A scoping review

Learning interventions and training methods in health emergencies: A scoping review

Learning interventions and training methods in health emergencies: A scoping review

A seesaw of equilibrium, midwives’ experiences of infection prevention and control guideline adherence: A qualitative descriptive study

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