Módulos autoinstrucionais sobre covid-19 no ambiente virtual de aprendizagem do sistema único de saúde: contribuições para profissionais de saúde

Abstract

The contribution of the self-instructional modules on covid-19 made available in the Virtual Learning Environment of the Unified Health System (AVASUS), for the improvement of health professionals in coping with the covid-19 pandemic, can be understood from the evaluation of the most searched and the progress of the contents presented. The study will answer the following question: What is the contribution of the AVASUS modules on covid-19 for professionals in coping with the pandemic? This is a methodological study, developed on the AVASUS platform. A questionnaire was applied whose data were tabulated in spreadsheets and presented in tables. As a result, 21 modules on covid-19 aimed at health professionals available on AVASUS, launched on this platform from 03/11/2020 to 01/18/2021, from the first to the last module available, they were analyzed. About the characterization of the course, they were presented in a table: Title of the module; course load; date of availability in AVASUS; number of enrolled students; number of reviews. Contributions to the teaching/learning process were analyzed based on the module’s thematic axis and resources. The study concluded that distance learning was fundamental for training professionals to face the pandemic and that the speed of launching modules reduced the number of media resources used, despite the variety of themes