Survey of teaching/learning of healthcare-associated infections in UK and Irish medical schools

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 171-175

  O'Brien, D ^a,b   Richards, J ^c   Walton, K E ^d   Phillips, M G A ^e   Humphreys, H ^a,b  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessments; Core competencies; Hand hygiene; Medical education

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERNET; IRELAND; KNOWLEDGE BASE; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL STUDENT; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHARPS DISPOSAL; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CROSS INFECTION; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; IRELAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; TEACHING;

EID: 69749103346     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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