TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Utilization of the TRAIN learning network for online disaster medicine and public health training during the COVID-19 pandemic
JO  - Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
A1  - Malcolm, Trent R.
A1  - Plotkin, Ilya
A1  - Quintanilla, Norma
A1  - Schuitema, Kelly
A1  - Schuler, Keke
A1  - Kirsch, Thomas D.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1935-7893
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2022.220
ID  - ref1
ER  -