Prioritizing people and rapid learning in times of crisis: A virtual learning initiative to support health workers during the COVID‐19 pandemic

dc.contributor.authorEngelbrecht, Beth
dc.contributor.authorGilson, Lucy
dc.contributor.authorLehmann, Uta
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-18T08:05:15Z
dc.date.available2022-01-18T08:05:15Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThe Western Cape province was the early epicentre of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in South Africa and on the African continent. In this short article we report on an initiative set up within the provincial Department of Health early in the pandemic to facilitate collective learning and support for health workers and managers across the health system, emphasising the importance of leadership, systems resilience, nonhierarchical learning and connectedness. These strategies included regular and systematic engagement with organised labour, different ways of gauging and responding to staff morale, and daily ‘huddles’ for raid learning and responsive action.en_US
dc.identifier.citationEngelbrecht, B. et al. (2021). Prioritizing people and rapid learning in times of crisis: A virtual learning initiative to support health workers during the COVID‐19 pandemic. International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 36(S1),168–173. 10.1002/hpm.3149en_US
dc.identifier.issn1099-1751
dc.identifier.uri10.1002/hpm.3149
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/7112
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.subjectCovid-19en_US
dc.subjectHealth workforce supporten_US
dc.subjectLeadershipen_US
dc.subjectResilienceen_US
dc.subjectWestern Cape provinceen_US
dc.titlePrioritizing people and rapid learning in times of crisis: A virtual learning initiative to support health workers during the COVID‐19 pandemicen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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