COVID-19 ONLINE CROSS-TRAINING PROGRAM

Background:The need for continuity in medical education with the advent of COVID -19, has been highlighted light current global pandemic situation. As risks posed by -19 must be balanced against to care patients and protect health workers, cross-training various professions is now more important than ever. In response line practice, Ministry National Security, King Abdul-Aziz Medical City-Jeddah, established a working task force comprising educational specialists from specialtiesto develop an platform that includes up-to-date learning resources provide healthcare professionals knowledge they treat critical, suspected, confirmed patients.The main objective this manuscript describe discuss implementation process modules. addition, aims address gap related management measuring perceptions students professionals. Methods:A qualitative, descriptive study was conducted City (KAMC) Guard using e-learning platform. The training participants were primarily physicians, then interns different universities (KSAU-HS) able areas. This equipped all necessary functions create courses. content material delivered two teaching methods: (1) Virtual modules consisting basic advanced (2) Simulation-based instruction, computer-based simulation manikin-based First, needs assessment survey distributed approximately 150 Then, another self-assessment 1000 participants. Results: survey, majority (22.3%) Department Internal Medicine. feedback Nursing (15.7%). Overall, consider Cross-Training Module/Unit Content & Structure adequate terms its purpose (P 0.908) results also indicate are satisfied provisions 0.374) relevant helpful circumscribed included 0.731). Conclusion: synthesis research, revealed regarding strategy as tool. Participants indicated program most because course materials strongly tailored their areas expertise.