Rapid, multimodal, critical care knowledge-sharing platform for COVID-19 pandemic

Sakusic, Amra; Markotic, Dragana; Dong, Yue; Festic, Emir; Krajinovic, Vladimir; Todorovic, Zoran; Sustic, Alan; Milivojevic, Natasa; Jandric, Milka; Gavrilovic, Srdjan; Niven, Alexander S; Kovacevic, Pedja; Gajic, Ognjen

In many areas of the world, critical care providers caring for COVID-19 patients lacked specific knowledge and were exposed to the abundance of new and unfiltered information. With support from the World Health Organization, we created a multimodal tele-education intervention to rapidly share critical care knowledge related to COVID-19 targeting providers in a region of Southeastern Europe. We delivered 60-minute weekly interactive tele-education sessions over YouTubeâ„¢ between March and May 2020, supplemented by a dedicated webpage. The intervention was reinforced using a secure social media platform (Viberâ„¢) providing continuous rapid knowledge exchange among faculty and learners. A high level of engagement was observed with over 2,000 clinicians participating and actively interacting over a six-week period. Surveyed participants were highly satisfied with the intervention. Tele-education interventions using social media platforms are feasible, low-cost, and effective methods to share knowledge during the COVID-19 pandemic.