Qualitative Review of Web-Based Professional Education on Antibiotic Prescribing for Children: 10 Million Hits, but Only 10 Good Web Sites

Francois Dubos; Giangiacomo Nicolini; Julia Bielicki; Mike Sharland

doi:10.1093/jpids/pit063

Qualitative Review of Web-Based Professional Education on Antibiotic Prescribing for Children: 10 Million Hits, but Only 10 Good Web Sites

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2015 Jun;4(2):159-62. doi: 10.1093/jpids/pit063. Epub 2013 Nov 17.

Authors

Francois Dubos¹, Giangiacomo Nicolini², Julia Bielicki³, Mike Sharland³

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Emergency and Infectious Diseases Unit, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Lille, and EA2694, Public Health, Epidemiology and Quality of Care, Université Lille 2 Droit et Santé, Université Lille Nord-de-France.
² Pediatric Department, San Martino Hospital, Belluno, Italy.
³ Centre for Infection, St George's Paediatric Infectious Disease Unit, St George's Hospital NHS Trust, University of London, United Kingdom.

PMID: 26407417
DOI: 10.1093/jpids/pit063

Abstract

A structured Web-based search was performed to identify online educational programs on the optimal use of antibiotics in children. Identified Web sites of interest were classified using predefined quality criteria for educational Web resources. Of 10 Web sites identified, only 2 met all the quality criteria: APUA and Getsmart.

Keywords: antibiotics; children; education; web site.

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / standards*
Education, Medical, Continuing*
Humans
Internet*
Pediatrics / education*
Pediatrics / standards*
Prescription Drug Misuse / prevention & control
Prescriptions / standards*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents