David Sánchez-Fabra1, Oliver J Dyar2, José Luis Del Pozo3, Juan Antonio Amiguet4, Juan de Dios Colmenero5, María Del Carmen Fariñas6, Francisco López-Medrano7, Joaquín Portilla8, Julia Praena9, Julián Torre-Cisneros10, Jesús Rodríguez-Baño11, Céline Pulcini12, José Ramón Paño-Pardo13. 1. Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón, Zaragoza, España. 2. Health Systems and Policy, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Estocolmo, Suecia. 3. Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Servicio de Microbiología Clínica, Clínica Universitaria de Navarra. Departamento de Microbiología, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, España. 4. Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón. Departamento de Medicina. Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, España. 5. Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Regional de Málaga, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga, Málaga, España. 6. Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, España. 7. Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica i+12. Departamento de Medicina. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, España. 8. Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Instituto de Investigación Miguel Hernández. Departamento de Medicina, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Elche, España. 9. Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España. 10. Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC). Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, España. 11. Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla-IBiS, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena. Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, España. 12. Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Centre hospitalier régional universitaire (CHRU) de Nancy. Université de Lorraine, Nancy, Francia. 13. Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón. Departamento de Medicina. Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, España. Electronic address: jrpanno@salud.aragon.es.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: One of the main tools to optimize antibiotics use is education of prescribers. The aim of this article is to study undergraduate education in the field of infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic stewardship from the perspective of Spanish medical students. MATERIAL AND METHODS: An anonymous online questionnaire was distributed among sixth grade students using different channels in Europe, within the ESGAP Student-Prepare survey. The questionnaire included 45 questions about knowledge, attitudes and perceptions about diagnosis, bacterial resistance, use of antibiotics and undergraduate training in infectious diseases. We present here the Spanish results. RESULTS: A total of 441 surveys were received from 21 medical schools. A total of 374 responses (84.8%) were obtained from the 8 most represented faculties, with a response rate of 28.9%. Most students felt adequately prepared to identify clinical signs of infection (418; 94.8%) and to accurately interpret laboratory tests (382; 86.6%). A total of 178 (40.4%) acknowledged being able to choose an antibiotic with confidence without consulting books or guidelines. Only 107 (24.3%) students considered that they had received sufficient training in judicious use of antibiotics. Regarding learning methods, the discussion of clinical cases, infectious diseases units rotatories and small group workshops were considered the most useful, being evaluated favorably in 76.9%, 76% and 68.8% of the cases. CONCLUSION: Medical students feel more confident in the diagnosis of infectious diseases than in antibiotic treatment. They also feel the need to receive more training in antibiotics and judicious antibiotic use.
INTRODUCTION: One of the main tools to optimize antibiotics use is education of prescribers. The aim of this article is to study undergraduate education in the field of infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic stewardship from the perspective of Spanish medical students. MATERIAL AND METHODS: An anonymous online questionnaire was distributed among sixth grade students using different channels in Europe, within the ESGAP Student-Prepare survey. The questionnaire included 45 questions about knowledge, attitudes and perceptions about diagnosis, bacterial resistance, use of antibiotics and undergraduate training in infectious diseases. We present here the Spanish results. RESULTS: A total of 441 surveys were received from 21 medical schools. A total of 374 responses (84.8%) were obtained from the 8 most represented faculties, with a response rate of 28.9%. Most students felt adequately prepared to identify clinical signs of infection (418; 94.8%) and to accurately interpret laboratory tests (382; 86.6%). A total of 178 (40.4%) acknowledged being able to choose an antibiotic with confidence without consulting books or guidelines. Only 107 (24.3%) students considered that they had received sufficient training in judicious use of antibiotics. Regarding learning methods, the discussion of clinical cases, infectious diseases units rotatories and small group workshops were considered the most useful, being evaluated favorably in 76.9%, 76% and 68.8% of the cases. CONCLUSION: Medical students feel more confident in the diagnosis of infectious diseases than in antibiotic treatment. They also feel the need to receive more training in antibiotics and judicious antibiotic use.
Authors: Andrea Rábano-Blanco; Eva María Domínguez-Martís; Diego Gabriel Mosteiro-Miguéns; Manuel Freire-Garabal; Silvia Novío Journal: Antibiotics (Basel) Date: 2019-10-30