1. Improving educator’s knowledge and confidence to teach infection prevention and antimicrobial resistance
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Carla L. Brown, Catherine Hayes, Rowshonara Syeda, Charlotte V. Eley, Neville Q. Verlander, Magda Hann, and Cliodna A. M. McNulty
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0303 health sciences ,Medical education ,Higher education ,030306 microbiology ,business.industry ,Knowledge level ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Resource (project management) ,Antibiotic resistance ,Work (electrical) ,Action plan ,Political science ,Infection control ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Faculty development ,business - Abstract
Objective: e-Bug is a teaching resource that addresses the UK 5-year National Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) that pledges to work with educators and local authorities to ensure young people understand infection prevention and control (IPC) and AMR. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and acceptability of the e-Bug face-to-face train-the-trainer intervention with school and community educators. Design: Service evaluation of an educational intervention via surveys. Setting: Workshops were organised by Public Health England (PHE) and collaborators in seven regions of the UK during 2018–2019. Method: Pre- and post-intervention surveys measured satisfaction with training, knowledge of IPC and AMR, and confidence to teach others. Statistical analyses included multilevel and ordinal logistic regression models to measure change in educator knowledge and confidence. Results: In all, 262 educators participated: primary (46%), secondary (17%), college (2%), healthcare (29%) and community (7%). Educators had high pre-intervention knowledge of topics, with significant improvement ( p Conclusion: Confident and knowledgeable educators, achieved via e-Bug train-the-trainer workshops, will enhance education of IPC and AMR topics in schools and communities, and therefore support the UK 5-year AMR action plan. The intervention will be monitored with long-term follow-up surveys to explore how training has been disseminated and to evaluate long-term benefits.
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- 2020