@article{ref1,
title="Utilization of the TRAIN learning network for online disaster medicine and public health training during the COVID-19 pandemic",
journal="Disaster medicine and public health preparedness",
year="2022",
author="Malcolm, Trent R. and Plotkin, Ilya and Quintanilla, Norma and Schuitema, Kelly and Schuler, Keke and Kirsch, Thomas D.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically accelerated a growing trend toward online and asynchronous education and professional training, including in the disaster medicine and public health sector. This study analyzed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the growth of the TRAIN Learning Network (TRAIN) for the year 2020 and evaluated pandemic-related changes in utilization patterns by disaster and public health professionals. <br><br>METHODS: The TRAIN database was queried to determine the change in the number of registered users, total courses completed and courses completed related to COVID-19 during 2020. <br><br>RESULTS: In 2020, 755,222 new users joined the platform - nearly three times the average added annually over the preceding five years (2015-2019). TRAIN users completed 3,259,074 training courses in 2020, more than double the average number of training courses that were completed annually from 2015-2019. In addition, 17.8% of all newly added disaster and public health training courses in 2020 were specifically related to COVID-19. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Online education provided by TRAIN is a critical tool for just-in-time disaster health training following a disaster event or public health emergency, including in a global health crisis such as a pandemic.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1935-7893",
doi="10.1017/dmp.2022.220",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2022.220"
}