Jeff Elhai
Science Literacy: a More Fundamental Meaning
Journal of microbiology & biology education
elearning programmes increasingly offered transfusion medicine tm education aim study explore facilitators barriers tm elearning programmes including assessment learning outcomes measures effectiveness participants selected prior survey representing diverse number international elearning programmes invited participate mixed methodology employed combining survey individual semistructured oneonone interviews interview data analysed inductively explore programme development evaluation facilitators barriers implementation fourteen participants representing 13 institutions participated survey 10 interviewed elearning programmes use variable duration 5 16 years funding sources varied including government institutional support learner assessment methods varied encompassed multiplechoicequestions n 12 direct observation n 4 competency assessment n 4 regional national blood collection agencies rely user feedback shortterm learning assessments evaluate programmes one respondent indicated attempt correlate elearning clinical practices factors facilitated programme implementation included support management external audits ensure compliance regulatory educational training requirements barriers programme implementation included allocation staff time inhouse development enforcing compliance keeping educational content uptodate gaining access outcome data educational providers evidence considerable diversity evaluation elearning programmes work needed understand ultimate impact tm elearning transfusion practices patient outcomes