Pre-course online cases for the world health organization's basic emergency care course in Uganda: A mixed methods analysis

Multimodal learning for emergency department triage implementation: experiences from Papua New Guinea during the COVID-19 pandemic

“… 33 , 34 The WHO, through its OpenWHO website, is also producing a variety of modules for acute care clinicians, as well as online case studies linked to its Basic Emergency Care course. 32 , 35 The evidence provided by this study adds to global experience in this area.…”

“…20 Similar to other settings, clinicians appear to support blended teaching methods, incorporating both online and in-person training. 30 , 31 , 32 …”

“…The use of digital learning in healthcare is not new, but application in resource-limited ED settings has been relatively limited. 19 , 20 , 32 A range of recent initiatives suggest that online learning concepts are gaining traction. For instance, multimodal training including e-learning modules is now being utilised in relation to disaster management, and Médecins Sans Frontières has developed a learning platform (Tembo) for a range of clinical applications, including emergency care.…”

Introduction of WHO BEC course for nurses at Bugando Medical Center in Mwanza, Tanzania

“…In rural areas, where more than 80% of the Tanzanian population live [5] , oftentimes nurses are the only provider available and become responsible for managing critically-ill patients while waiting for transport to a higher level of care. However, while nurses provide the majority of emergency care, most nurses are not properly trained in the management of EMDs [ 4 , 6 ]. Emergency medicine (EM) is a relatively new specialty in Tanzania and although EM projects are ongoing in varying scales throughout the country, currently EM residency training and specialized emergency nursing training programs are only available at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) in Dar es Salaam [7] .…”

“…The course targets a wide audience including students, nurses, physicians, pre-hospital providers, and other locally appropriate providers. The BEC course has been implemented in numerous SSA countries including Ethiopia [9] , Uganda [ 6 , 10 , 11 ], Tanzania [10] , [11] , [12] , Nigeria [13] , Zambia [ 11 , 14 ], and Sierra Leone [15] . Following course completion, participants endorsed increased confidence, preparedness, and skills in managing emergency conditions and demonstrated improvements in knowledge-based test performance [10] , [11] , [12] , [13] , [14] , [15] .…”