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

Autor:	Kvint K; Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Guldhedsdsgatan 10A, SE-413 46, Sweden.; Centre for Antibiotic Resistance Research (CARe), University of Gothenburg, Guldhedsgatan 10A, SE-413 46 Gothenburg, Sweden., Palm M; Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Medicinaregatan 9E, SE-405 30, Sweden.; Centre for Antibiotic Resistance Research (CARe), University of Gothenburg, Guldhedsgatan 10A, SE-413 46 Gothenburg, Sweden., Farewell A; Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Medicinaregatan 9E, SE-405 30, Sweden.; Centre for Antibiotic Resistance Research (CARe), University of Gothenburg, Guldhedsgatan 10A, SE-413 46 Gothenburg, Sweden.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	FEMS microbiology letters [FEMS Microbiol Lett] 2020 Jul 01; Vol. 367 (14).
DOI:	10.1093/femsle/fnaa111
Abstrakt:	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.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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