Section: Optional Module: Lesson 1: A Global Perspective on COVID-19 | COVID-19 Orientation for Frontline Healthcare Providers in the Acute Care Setting | NextGenU.org

  • Learning objectives
    • Understand conceptual aspects of different public health responses and its implications for healthcare systems.
    Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 35 mins

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    • In this lesson, learners will gain a global perspective on COVID-19 by understanding the trajectory of the disease and the need to learn from colleagues in other countries who have already experienced the surge of cases.

    • Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Classify different responses to the pandemic and its implications

    • This article communicates and contrasts the COVID-19 responses of five countries. 

      Read the entire article.

    • Read the entire document
    • Select the countries of your interest and explore the projections based on mandates easing and universal masks use

    • Read the entire webpage.

    • To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the "Preview quiz now" button to view the case studies and respond to the questions.

    • Additional Resources for Optional Learning
    • This podcast includes a conversation with Dr. Cheng, who shares strategies that emergency departments and healthcare systems around the world can implement to prepare for COVID-19 patient surges. Dr. Cheng's recommendations are based on his experiences combating the virus in Wuhan, China.

      Listen to the entire podcast.