E‐learning for health professionals

A Vaona, R Banzi, KH Kwag, G Rigon… - Cochrane Database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background The use of e‐learning, defined as any educational intervention mediated
electronically via the Internet, has steadily increased among health professionals worldwide …

Treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria: Report of the British society for antimicrobial chemotherapy/healthcare infection society …

PM Hawkey, RE Warren, DM Livermore… - Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Working Party makes more than 100 tabulated recommendations in
antimicrobial prescribing for the treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) …

General practitioner and nurse prescriber experiences of prescribing antibiotics for respiratory tract infections in UK primary care out-of-hours services (the UNITE …

SJ Williams, AV Halls, S Tonkin-Crine… - Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Interventions are needed to reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescribing for
respiratory tract infections (RTIs). Although community antibiotic prescribing appears to be …

Effects of primary care antimicrobial stewardship outreach on antibiotic use by general practice staff: pragmatic randomized controlled trial of the TARGET antibiotics …

C McNulty, M Hawking, D Lecky, L Jones… - Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To determine whether local trainer-led TARGET antibiotic interactive workshops
improve antibiotic dispensing in general practice. Methods Using a McNulty–Zelen-design …

Effectiveness of general practitioner online training and an information booklet for parents on antibiotic prescribing for children with respiratory tract infection in primary …

ARJ Dekker, TJM Verheij… - Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Antibiotics are too often prescribed in childhood respiratory tract infection (RTI),
despite limited effectiveness, potential side effects and bacterial resistance. We aimed to …

Perceptions and attitudes regarding antibiotic resistance in Germany: a cross-sectoral survey amongst physicians, veterinarians, farmers and the general public

S Schneider, F Salm, S Vincze, A Moeser… - Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Drivers of antibiotic (AB) resistance (ABR) include outpatient treatment, hospital
care and animal husbandry. During the first phase of the One Health project RAI (R …

Relationship between antimicrobial-resistance programs and antibiotic dispensing for upper respiratory tract infection: an analysis of Australian data between 2004 …

J Wu, D Taylor, L Ovchinikova… - Journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective NPS MedicineWise aims to ensure that medicines are prescribed and used in a
manner consistent with current evidence-based best practice. A series of nationwide …

Cost-effectiveness of internet-based training for primary care clinicians on antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections in Europe

R Oppong, RD Smith, P Little, T Verheij… - Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Overprescribing of antibiotics by general practitioners (GPs) is seen as a major
driver of antibiotic resistance. Training in communication skills and C-reactive protein (CRP) …

Reducing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in upper respiratory tract infection in a primary care setting in Kolkata, India

AD Lunn - BMJ open quality, 2018 - bmjopenquality.bmj.com
Inappropriate antibiotic use is a key factor in the emergence of antibiotic resistance. The
majority of antibiotics are prescribed in primary care, where upper respiratory tract infection …

Reducing early career general practitioners' antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections: a pragmatic prospective non-randomised controlled trial

P Magin, A Tapley, S Morgan, JS Davis… - Family …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Inappropriate antibiotic prescription and consequent antibacterial resistance is
a major threat to healthcare. Objectives To evaluate the efficacy of a multifaceted …