Health professionals play a critical role in ensuring that their communities are able to utilize essential, quality health services. They are at the forefront of health education and promotion, and so ensuring that they are satisfied and promoting successful practices will enhance the contributions health professionals make to health systems. Continuous support provided to healthcare professionals is vital to ensure a strong and functioning health system that is high-quality and accessible. It is also important to instill confidence in healthcare professionals with continuous training to allow them to provide the best care possible.
The over-arching aim of this Research Topic is to provide an understanding of the experiences faced by healthcare professionals during their day-to-day duties, and to have a clear understanding of the challenges that they face. It will be beneficial to address these challenges, determine what can be done to ensure that healthcare professionals are content in their careers, and that there will be a sufficient number of individuals who take up roles in healthcare going forward.
Considering these points, this Research Topic should gather manuscripts covering, but not limited to:
• COVID-19 and the effects on frontline healthcare workers
• Frontline healthcare workers’ knowledge on COVID-19
• Occupational hazards experienced by healthcare professionals
• Motivations for healthcare workers in the profession and how the effects on their work
• Knowledge of specific therapies and treatments
• Support for healthcare workers – what is offered and what is required?
Health professionals play a critical role in ensuring that their communities are able to utilize essential, quality health services. They are at the forefront of health education and promotion, and so ensuring that they are satisfied and promoting successful practices will enhance the contributions health professionals make to health systems. Continuous support provided to healthcare professionals is vital to ensure a strong and functioning health system that is high-quality and accessible. It is also important to instill confidence in healthcare professionals with continuous training to allow them to provide the best care possible.
The over-arching aim of this Research Topic is to provide an understanding of the experiences faced by healthcare professionals during their day-to-day duties, and to have a clear understanding of the challenges that they face. It will be beneficial to address these challenges, determine what can be done to ensure that healthcare professionals are content in their careers, and that there will be a sufficient number of individuals who take up roles in healthcare going forward.
Considering these points, this Research Topic should gather manuscripts covering, but not limited to:
• COVID-19 and the effects on frontline healthcare workers
• Frontline healthcare workers’ knowledge on COVID-19
• Occupational hazards experienced by healthcare professionals
• Motivations for healthcare workers in the profession and how the effects on their work
• Knowledge of specific therapies and treatments
• Support for healthcare workers – what is offered and what is required?