World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Stud Health Technol Inform. 2021 Nov 18;287:163-164. doi: 10.3233/SHTI210838.
OpenWHO provides open access, online, free and real time learning responses to health emergencies. Before the pandemic, courses on 18 diseases were provided. The increase to 38 courses in response to COVID-19 have led to a massive increase in the number of new learners. As a result, the COVID-19 pandemic affected learners' trends. This paper presents initial findings of changes perceived in the use and user groups' attendance to the World Health Organization's (WHO) health emergency learning platform OpenWHO. Enrolment statistics were based on data collected in December 2019 and March 2021. A descriptive analysis was conducted to explore changes in the usage pattern of the platform. Several user characteristics shifted between before and during the pandemic. More women, younger and older learners joined the learning during the pandemic. Public health education leaned toward a more equitable reach including previously underrepresented groups.
世界卫生组织开放获取在线实时学习平台（OpenWHO）为应对突发卫生事件提供免费的在线学习资源。在大流行之前，平台提供了 18 种疾病的课程。为应对 COVID-19，平台课程增加到 38 门，新学习者数量大幅增加。因此，COVID-19 大流行影响了学习者的学习趋势。本文介绍了对世界卫生组织（WHO）卫生应急学习平台 OpenWHO 的使用情况和用户群体参与情况变化的初步发现。注册统计数据基于 2019 年 12 月和 2021 年 3 月收集的数据。采用描述性分析方法，探讨平台使用模式的变化。在大流行前后，用户特征发生了一些变化。更多的女性、年轻人和老年人在大流行期间加入了学习。公共卫生教育倾向于更公平的覆盖范围，包括以前代表性不足的群体。
