Design and implementation of a novel web-based e-learning tool for education of health professionals on the antibiotic vancomycin

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2017, Pages

  Bond, Stuart Evan ^a,b   Crowther, Shelley P ^a   Adhikari, Suman ^c,d   Chubaty, Adriana J ^e   Yu, Ping ^b   Borchard, Jay P ^a   Boutlis, Craig Steven ^a   Yeo, Wilfred Winston ^a,b   Miyakis, Spiros ^a,b  

^a WOLLONGONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anti bacterial agents; Continuing education; Medical education; Nursing education; Pharmacy education; Survey methods; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

DRUG EFFECTS; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TEACHING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERNET; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 85029668192     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/JMIR.6971     Document Type: Article

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