Table 2

Search strings used in a systematic review on training and education of healthcare workers during viral epidemics

PubMed(training OR educat* OR teach*) AND (coronavirus OR SARS OR H1N1 OR MERS OR EBOLA OR COVID-19)
CochraneID Search
#1 TRAINING
#2 educat*
#3 teach*
#4 coronavirus
#5 SARS
#6 H1N1
#7 MERS
#8 EBOLA
#9 COVID-19
#10 #1 OR #2 OR #3
#11 #4 OR #5 OR #6 OR #7 or #8 OR #9
#12 #10 AND #11
EMBASE(training OR educat* OR teach*) AND (coronavirus OR sars OR h1n1 OR mers OR ebola OR 'covid 19') AND(2000–2020)/py AND [english)/lim
Web of Science(training OR educat* OR teach*) AND (coronavirus OR SARS OR H1N1 OR MERS OR EBOLA OR COVID-19)
DOAJTraining AND coronavirus
Training AND SARS
Training AND H1N1
Training AND MERS
Training AND COVID-19
Training AND Ebola
Educat* AND coronavirus
Educat* AND SARS
Educat* AND H1N1
Educat* AND MERS
Educat* AND EBOLA
Educat* AND COVID-19
Teach* AND coronavirus
Teach* AND SARS
Teach* AND H1N1
Teach* AND MERS
Teach* AND EBOLA
Teach* AND COVID-19
  • DOAJ, Directory of Open Access Journals; EMBASE, Excerpta Medica; EVD, Ebola virus disease; H1N1, H1N1 influenza virus infection; MERS, Middle East respiratory syndrome.