Using Digital Tools to Train Health Emergencies Personnel in Fragile Contexts

Melissa Attias, Heini Utunen, Ryan Crowder, Andrew Black, Elham Arabi, Katrina Litam, Anna Tokar

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Abstract

The Leadership in Emergencies learning programme, launched in 2019, was designed to strengthen the competencies of World Health Organization (WHO) and Member State staff in teamwork, decision-making and communication, key skills required to lead effectively in emergencies. While the programme was initially used to train 43 staff in a workshop setting, the COVID-19 pandemic required a new remote approach. An online learning environment was developed using a variety of digital tools including WHO's open learning platform, OpenWHO.org. The strategic use of these technologies enabled WHO to dramatically expand access to the programme for personnel responding to health emergencies in fragile contexts and increase participation among key groups that were previously underserved.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHealthcare Transformation with Informatics and Artificial Intelligence
EditorsJohn Mantas, Parisis Gallos, Emmanouil Zoulias, Arie Hasman, Mowafa S. Househ, Martha Charalampidou, Andriana Magdalinou
PublisherIOS Press
Pages28-31
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-64368-401-7
ISBN (Print)978-1-64368-400-0
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Jun 2023
Publication typeA3 Book chapter

Publication series

NameStudies in health technology and informatics
Number305
ISSN (Print)0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)1879-8365

Keywords

  • Humans
  • COVID-19/epidemiology
  • Emergencies
  • Pandemics
  • Health Personnel
  • Communication

Publication forum classification

  • Publication forum level 1

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