title: Patient safety education - a description and evaluation of an international, interdisciplinary e-learning programme.
abstract: Patient safety is a priority within healthcare across the globe. Delivering safer healthcare demands a system wide approach and educators have a responsibility to play a full role. This article describes how e-learning can be a means of engaging and educating an international group of critical care professionals studying at Masters level. Using online tools such as blogs, wikis and discussion boards students are introduced to quality and safety subjects and tools to help them improve care at a local level. Working together as a collaborative of different professionals has engaged the student group helping them understand their role in reducing harm and has resulted in improvements to care.
authors.affiliation: Cardiff University Department of Anaesthetics, Intensive Care and Pain Management, University Hospital of Wales, B Block 3rd Floor, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XN, United Kingdom. Electronic address: wnsame1@cardiff.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Alison M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.affiliation: Cardiff University Department of Anaesthetics, Intensive Care and Pain Management, University Hospital of Wales, B Block 3rd Floor, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XN, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Gemma
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.affiliation: Cardiff University Department of Anaesthetics, Intensive Care and Pain Management, University Hospital of Wales, B Block 3rd Floor, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XN, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Norman
authors.affiliation: Cardiff University Department of Anaesthetics, Intensive Care and Pain Management, University Hospital of Wales, B Block 3rd Floor, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XN, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Karl
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Luke
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D003469:Culture; D020375:Education, Distance; D004500:Education, Graduate; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D061214:Patient Safety
keywords: Distance; E-learning; Education; Inter-professional; Patient safety