title: Use of e-learning to enhance medical students' understanding and knowledge of healthcare-associated infection prevention and control.
abstract: An online infection prevention and control programme for medical students was developed and assessed. There was a statistically significant improvement (P<0.0001) in the knowledge base among 517 students after completing two modules. The majority of students who completed the evaluation were positive about the learning experience.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland. eoneill@rcsi.ie
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: O'Neill
authors.forename: N T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: O'Malley
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Humphreys
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D055552:Infectious Disease Medicine / Q000193:education*; D020407:Internet; D013337:Students, Medical; D055815:Young Adult