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countries were included in the scope of the project: Australia and all ASEAN countries
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healthcare professionals shared their experiences in the COVID-19 pandemic
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key responses and learnings for facing the COVID-19 pandemic were identified
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key fronts of development are proposed for building preparedness
The project in numbers
THE PROJECT
COVID-19 has placed many pressures on national hospital systems in the ASEAN countries and each has responded in different ways. This project collects the response learnings of each ASEAN country and compares them to Australia’s approaches to identify opportunities for shared learning, collaboration, exchange, and trade to improve the region’s capability to respond to future pandemics. Videoconferences, interviews, and surveys were conducted between teams of hospital sector representatives from each ASEAN country and Australian hospital sector representatives from Australia. The identified key earnings are distributed through a report and this website. The project concluded with an international workshop. The report includes a five-year plan for ongoing collaborative development across the region. The five-year plan will be underpinned by a collaborative Australian ASEAN-Hospital Development Centre which will be established to continue the project’s work.
THE PROCESS
The study adopted a five-step research process: thematising, research design, data collection, analysis, and reporting. The aim of this project was to identify and compare the practices employed by ASEAN Member States in responding to Covid-19.
REPORTING
Developed a report that provides the overview and best practices employed by the ASEAN State Members during the pandemic
ANALYSIS
Employed content analysis to identify best practices employed by the ASEAN State Members during the pandemic
DATA COLLECTION
Conducted videoconferences, interviews and surveys with the Healthcare Professionals of the ASEAN State Members
RESEARCH DESIGN
Developed questionnaire, obtained ethics approval, and identified and contacted potential study participants
THEMATISING
Decided the scope and objective of the project
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THE QUESTIONNAIRE
The videoconferences, interviews and surveys were scripted by using a set of 15 questions related to the following areas of interest:
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