The effect of pre-course e-learning prior to advanced life support training: A randomised controlled trial

Resuscitation

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 877-881

  Perkins, Gavin D ^a,b   Fullerton, James N ^a,c   Davis Gomez, Nicole ^b   Davies, Robin P ^a,b   Baldock, Catherine ^c   Stevens, Harry ^d   Bullock, Ian ^e   Lockey, Andrew S ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United Kingdom)

^f CALDERDALE AND HUDDERSFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced life support; Computer assisted learning; E learning; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART ARREST; LEARNING STYLE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; OPEN STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RESUSCITATION; SIMULATION; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; TEACHING; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77953702480     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2010.03.019     Document Type: Article

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