Implementation of a cascade training model to enhance emergency care capacity of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 outbreak in Uganda
There was a general lack of emergency unit protocols and a shortage of fixed staff at the emergency units. The cascade model facilitated the dissemination of emergency care knowledge to seven times more healthcare workers than the trainers trained. This demonstrates the efficiency of this approach in knowledge dissemination and its ability to be replicated in other low resource settings.
Authors
- Nathan Kenya‐Mugisha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2100-1833)
- Paska Apiyo
- Sylvia Natukunda
- Prisca Mary Kizito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5235-8141)
- Sulaiman Bugosera Wasukira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0783-2419)
- Jiwan Kinkar S (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1580-6301)
- Mohammed Larmode
- Peter Mukiibi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1914-1739)
- Annet Alenyo Ngabirano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2745-9722)
- Celine Jacobs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5286-3519)
- Cliff Asher Aliga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6889-8246)
- Oumo Joseph (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2796-215X)
- Marek Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5487-9087)
- Dathan M. Byonanebye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9862-4724)
- Emmanuel Candia
- Andrew Kwiringira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1458-9755)
- Kenneth Bagonza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0403-0130)
- John Baptist Waniaye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1628-113X)
- Rony Bahatungire
- Rose Muhindo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7128-4870)
- Bernard Opar
- Costance Murungi
- Afizi Kibuuka
- Carl Trevor Kambugu
- Wilson Etolu
- Stephen Emmanuel Aporu
- Patricia Ikwaru
- Racheal Kwagala
Institutions
- Walmart (United States) (US)
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology (UG)
- Soroti Hospital (UG)
- Jinja Hospital (UG)
- Society of Critical Care Medicine (US)
- Mbarara National Referral Hospital (UG)
- Ministry of Health (UG)
- Infectious Diseases Institute (UG)
- World Health Organization - Uganda (UG)
- Aga Khan University (TZ)
- Gulu Hospital (UG)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- African Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2025.01.001
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.51
Funders
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention