Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Gwich'in Settlement Area, Sahtu Settlement Area, Dehcho Region, North Slave Region, South Slave Region, Qikiqtaaluk Region
Tags: public health, public awareness
| Principal Investigator: | Demers, Alain (1) |
| Licence Number: | 15630 |
| Organization: | Public Health Agency of Canada |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2015
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| Issued: | Feb 19, 2015 |
| Project Team: | Courtney Dowd-Schmidtke, Margaret Gale-Rowe, Genevieve Tremblay, Karen Timmerman, Lisa Pogany, Shalane Ha, Gregory Traversy, Joyce Seto |
Objective(s): To assess the impact of an awareness campaign on knowledge and practices related to antibiotic use and resistance through online surveying of the general public and physicians.
Project Description: The objective of the study is to assess the impact of an awareness campaign on knowledge and practices related to antibiotic use and resistance through online surveying of the general public and physicians. The intent of the research is to assess awareness, knowledge and behaviours of target audiences for a pilot antibiotic resistance awareness campaign, in order to better equip the Government of Canada to effectively message important information regarding antibiotic resistance to Canadians. The assessment of the program will be done through an online survey that will include at least one respondent from the NWT. A special emphasis will be put on parents of minors because of the role they play in the use of antibiotics in their children and because children are among the biggest users of antibiotics. The first data collection took place between March 2014 and June 2014, and the second will take place between January 2015 and March 2015. Data collection will be conducted by third parties, with the survey questionnaires having already been developed by the Agency. Data analysis and reporting (e.g., dissemination of results through peer-reviewed journals, presentations) will also be done by the Public Health Agency. Results from this research also better-position the Public Health Agency to engage in partnerships with health professionals to promote antimicrobial stewardship. By gauging Canadian physicians’ awareness, knowledge, and behaviours related to AMR, the PHAC can better tailor its products for Canadian health professionals, including free professional development modules, guidelines, and other tools (e.g., physician scripts, prescriber pads). The fieldwork for this study will be conducted from February 20 2015 to March 31, 2015.
