Teaching about antibiotic resistance to a broad audience: a multidisciplinary approach.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 7705721 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1574-6968 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 03781097 NLM ISO Abbreviation: FEMS Microbiol Lett Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: 2015- : Oxford Oxford University Press
      Original Publication: Amsterdam, Published by Elsevier/North Holland on behalf of the Federation of European Microbiological Societies.
    • Subject Terms:
      Drug Resistance, Bacterial* ; Education, Graduate*; Anti-Bacterial Agents/*pharmacology ; Bacteria/*drug effects ; Microbiology/*education; Bacteria/growth & development ; Humans ; Interdisciplinary Studies ; Problem-Based Learning ; Teaching
    • Abstract:
      Education for the general public about antibiotic resistance is advocated as a key component of our response to this crisis. Since this is a multidisciplinary problem encompassing natural, medical and social sciences, it is an educational challenge as both students and lecturers will have vastly different backgrounds in the topics. Here we describe an online multidisciplinary course on antibiotic resistance spanning topics as diverse as chemistry and practical philosophy. The target group was any post-secondary school student and the participating students had different occupations and educational experience. Although as many as 38% of the students were currently studying natural sciences at university, the course included a diverse group with medical professionals (16%) and teachers (6%) making up a significant fraction of the class. The outcomes based on examination and the course evaluations were very positive and we have indications that the information students gained from this course has been spread to others. Unlike other online courses addressing antibiotic resistance, this course is both accessible to a wide range of students and covers a broad range of topics. We advocate courses like ours as an effective tool in educating the public about this crisis.
      (© FEMS 2020.)
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    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: antibiotic; antibiotic resistance; bacteria; education; multidisciplinary; online course
    • Accession Number:
      0 (Anti-Bacterial Agents)
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20200701 Date Completed: 20211001 Latest Revision: 20240825
    • Publication Date:
      20240826
    • Accession Number:
      PMC8962684
    • Accession Number:
      10.1093/femsle/fnaa111
    • Accession Number:
      32602885