The Value of E-Learning for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections

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Labeau S. O., Rello J., Dimopoulos G., Lipman J., Sarikaya A., ÖZTÜRK C., ...More

INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, vol.37, no.9, pp.1052-1059, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 37 Issue: 9
• Publication Date: 2016
• Doi Number: 10.1017/ice.2016.107
• Journal Name: INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.1052-1059
• Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

BACKGROUND. Healthcare workers (HCWs) lack familiarity with evidence-based guidelines for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). There is good evidence that effective educational interventions help to facilitate guideline implementation, so we investigated whether e-learning could enhance HCW knowledge of HAI prevention guidelines.