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Antimicrobial knowledge and confidence amongst final year medical students in Australia.
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- Medical students' confidence and competence with prescribing in ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a mixed-methods study.International journal of medical education · 2022Article
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- Acquaintance and Awareness of Budding Physicians toward Antimicrobials' Use: Need of the Hour.Journal of laboratory physicians · 2022Article
- Knowledge and perceptions of Australian postgraduate veterinary students prior to formal education of antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2022Article
- Antimicrobial Prescribing Confidence and Knowledge Regarding Drug Resistance: Perception of Medical Students in Malaysia and the Implications.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The knowledge and perceptions regarding antibiotic stewardship of the interns rotating at the Bloemfontein Academic Complex.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2021Article
- The Internet: Friend or Foe of Antibiotic Resistance? Results of a Cross-Sectional Study among Italian University Students.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Exploring the practice, confidence and educational needs of hospital pharmacists in reviewing antimicrobial prescribing: a cross-sectional, nationwide survey.BMC medical education · 2021Article
- Patterns of Domain-Specific Learning Among Medical Undergraduate Students in Relation to Confidence in Their Physiology Knowledge: Insights From a Pre-post Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionInappropriate use of antimicrobials is one of the major modifiable contributors to antimicrobial resistance. There is currently no validated survey tool available to assess knowledge and confidence of medical students in infectious diseases (ID) compared to other diseases states, and little is known about this topic. MATERIALS AND
methodsA cross-sectional survey of final year medical students attending universities around Australia was conducted between August and September, 2015. A survey unique from other published studies was developed to survey satisfaction in education, confidence and knowledge in ID, and how this compared to these factors in cardiovascular diseases.
resultsReliability and validity was demonstrated in the survey tool used. Students were more likely to rate university education as sufficient for cardiovascular diseases (91.3%) compared to ID (72.5%), and were more confident in their knowledge of cardiovascular diseases compared to ID (74.38% vs. 53.76%). Students tended to answer more cardiovascular disease related clinical questions correctly (mean score 78%), compared to questions on antimicrobial use (mean score 45%).
conclusionsPoor knowledge and confidence amongst final year medical students in Australia were observed in ID. Antimicrobial stewardship agenda should include the provision of additional training in antimicrobial prescribing to the future medical workforce.
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