Biosafety course to combat the COVID-19 pandemic: An experience report
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https://doi.org/10.34019/2446-5739.2025.v11.46303Keywords:
Trainig Activities, Biosafety, Personal Protective Equipment, Pandemic, Knowledge TranslationAbstract
Objetivo: Relatar a experiência da oferta de curso online e presencial sobre biossegurança no enfrentamento à COVID-19. Desenvolvimento: O curso foi uma estratégia dos pesquisadores para operacionalizar a translação do conhecimento da pesquisa “Uso de equipamentos de proteção individual pelos profissionais de saúde no combate à COVID-19”. O conteúdo elaborado em três módulos: 1) Biossegurança, 2) Tipos de precaução e Equipamento de Proteção Individual e 3) Boas práticas no serviço de saúde. O curso online foi autoinstrucional, com carga horária total de 15 horas sendo certificados 215 profissionais de saúde no primeiro módulo, 208 no módulo 2 e 205 no módulo 3. No presencial, 82 pessoas participaram do conteúdo ministrado em três módulos: aula expositiva-dialogada com carga horária de quatro ou de oito horas, a qual incluiu a prática de higienização das mãos, paramentação e desparamentação. Conclusão: A oferta das atividades de capacitação baseadas em evidências científicas favoreceu a atualização do conhecimento dos participantes sobre biossegurança.
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Objective: To report the experience of offering online and in-person courses on biosafety in combating COVID-19. Development: The course was a strategy developed by researchers to operationalize knowledge translation from the research study entitled “Uso de equipamentos de proteção individual pelos profissionais de saúde no combate a COVID-19” (Personal Protective Equipment use among health professionals in the combat against COVID-19). The content was divided into three modules: 1) Biosafety, 2) Types of precautions and Personal Protective Equipment, and 3) Good practices in health services. The online course was self-instructional, lasting a total of 15 hours and certifying 215 health professionals in Module 1, 208 in Module 2, and 205 in Module 3. In the in-person course, 82 people participated in the content taught across three modules: a lecture-discussion with a course load of either four or eight hours, which included hand hygiene practice and Personal Protective Equipment donning and doffing. Conclusion: TPproviding training activities based on scientific evidence favored updating the participants' knowledge on biosafety.
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