A before-and-after evaluation of a self-guided learning package

Y Xiao; CV Gemert; J Howell; E Adamson; V Towell; BC Cowie; AJ Thompson; M Hellard

Journal article

A before-and-after evaluation of a self-guided learning package

Y Xiao, CV Gemert, J Howell, E Adamson, V Towell, BC Cowie, AJ Thompson, M Hellard

Australian Journal of General Practice | ROYAL AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE GENERAL PRACTITIONERS | Published : 2020

DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-10-18-4739

Abstract

Background and objective In Australia, over a third of individuals living with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) remain undiagnosed. Evidence suggests general practitioners (GPs) can be uncertain regarding whom to test. The aim of this study was to evaluate an educational resource for improving GPs’ knowledge about whom to test for CHB. Methods Following a 2014 baseline survey that identified gaps in CHB knowledge among GPs in Victoria, an educational resource package was developed. Using a follow-up survey, the resource was evaluated by comparing the before-and-after CHB-related knowledge. Results Sixty-five GPs responded to both the baseline and follow-up survey. Their knowledge of populations at ..

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Jessica Howell Author

Benjamin Cowie Author

Alexander Thompson Author

Margaret Hellard Author

Grants

Awarded by Burnet Institute

Funding Acknowledgements

This work is supported by Burnet Institute research funding. YX is supported by the Melbourne Research Scholarship 2016. CVG receives support through an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) scholarship. AJT is supported by a Practitioner Fellowship (1142976) from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC). MH is supported by an NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship.