Prehospital training and educational programs during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Saudi Red Crescent Authority experience
Authors:
Yousef M. Alsofayan
, Mohammad A. Alsuwayeh
, Ahmed M. Alazmi
, Hamoud I. Alrubaish
, Emgarab W. Alshakhs
, Ahmed F. Almuheisen
, Fahad S. Alhajjaj
, Jalal M. Alowais
Abstract
In the prehospital era, the provision of targeted educational and training programs for certain population sets was essential for maintaining healthcare services and ensuring favorable outcomes. During the coronavirus disease pandemic of 2019 (COVID-19), the prehospital educational and training programs for overcoming the challenges and reaching the targeted audience in the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA) differed significantly. In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, sharing the experiences and lessons learned in relation to the selection of priorities and the development of new strategies for implementing prehospital educational and training programs during pandemics will assist other educational and training entities in building their programs without compromising the learning outcomes. In this review, we discuss the types of educational and training programs, main learning outcomes, targeted audiences, and new strategies adopted by the SRCA during the COVID-19 pandemic. Preserving and advancing essential prehospital knowledge and skills for targeted population sets during pandemics are challenging, and the selection of educational and training programs should be approached differently to achieve best results.Keywords: Training programs, education program, coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19, Saudi Arabia
Pubmed Style
Yousef M. Alsofayan, Mohammad A. Alsuwayeh, Ahmed M. Alazmi, Hamoud I. Alrubaish, Emgarab W. Alshakhs, Ahmed F. Almuheisen, Fahad S. Alhajjaj, Jalal M. Alowais. Prehospital training and educational programs during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Saudi Red Crescent Authority experience. SJE Med. 2022; 27 (February 2022): 5-9. doi:10.24911/SJEMed/72-1639288139
Publication History
Received: December 12, 2021
Accepted: February 06, 2022
Published: February 27, 2022
Authors
Yousef M. Alsofayan
Executive Directorate of Medical Affairs, Saudi Red Crescent Authority, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Mohammad A. Alsuwayeh
General Administration of Academic Affairs and Training, Saudi Red Crescent Authority, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Ahmed M. Alazmi
General Administration of Academic Affairs and Training, Saudi Red Crescent Authority, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Hamoud I. Alrubaish
General Administration of Academic Affairs and Training, Saudi Red Crescent Authority, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Emgarab W. Alshakhs
General Administration of Academic Affairs and Training, Saudi Red Crescent Authority, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Ahmed F. Almuheisen
General Administration of Academic Affairs and Training, Saudi Red Crescent Authority, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Fahad S. Alhajjaj
Department of Emergency Medicine, Unaizah, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Qassim, Saudi Arabia
Jalal M. Alowais
Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.