title: Long-term effectiveness of online anaphylaxis education for pharmacists.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the long-term effectiveness of an Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) anaphylaxis e-learning program compared to lectures or no training.
  
  
  METHODS
  A controlled interrupted-time-series study of Australian pharmacists and pharmacy students who completed ASCIA anaphylaxis e-learning or lecture programs was conducted during 2011-2013. Effectiveness was measured using a validated test administered pretraining, posttraining, and 3 and 7 months after training.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All learning groups performed significantly better on all posttests compared to the pretest, and compared to a control group (p<0.001). The proportion of e-learners achieving the minimum standard for anaphylaxis knowledge improved from 45% at pretest to 87% at 7 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The ASCIA e-learning program significantly increased anaphylaxis knowledge. The high proportion of participants achieving the minimum standard at 7 months indicates long-term knowledge change.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine and Pharmacology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia.
authors.forename: Sandra M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Salter
authors.affiliation: The Australasian Society of Clinical Allergy and Immunology, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vale
authors.affiliation: School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia.
authors.forename: Frank M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Sanfilippo
authors.affiliation: Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery ; The Australasian Society of Clinical Allergy and Immunology, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ; School of Paediatrics and Child Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Loh
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine and Pharmacology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia.
authors.forename: Rhonda M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Clifford
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001315:Australia; D020375:Education, Distance / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D065186:Interrupted Time Series Analysis / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000639:trends*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy; adrenaline auto-injector; e-learning; evaluation; knowledge