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06<br />

eBOOK<br />

PROSPECTUS<br />

BASELINE SEED-FUND TARGET<br />

A baseline seed-fund target of £75,000 is being sought to develop, test, licence and launch an open access e-book.<br />

STAKEHOLDER<br />

SEED-FUNDING TARGET<br />

(non-recurring educational grant)<br />

TARGET NUMBER<br />

(minimum target number needed)<br />

Pharmaceutical companies £15,000 - £25,000 4<br />

Biotech / SME £5,000 - £10,000 2<br />

A separate business case to identify a sustainable funding stream for maintaining, developing and supporting the<br />

e-BAS is under development.<br />

CONCLUDING COMMENTS<br />

There is clearly a continuing and urgent need for education and learning about antimicrobial stewardship that is fit for<br />

purpose for a range of health care professionals working in different geographies and with varying levels of resource.<br />

This paper identifies a timely opportunity for developing a learning resource that will provide a more innovative<br />

learning vehicle that has the capability to meets the needs of a diverse range of learning methods/styles and that is<br />

more sustainable and cost-effective.<br />

Bibliography:<br />

Prescribing Skills Handbook 1. Kurt Wilson:<br />

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/prescribing-skills-handbook/id643681802?mt=11<br />

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) and the Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group (SAPG) workbook for nurses and<br />

midwives: http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/media/3408708/ams_workbook_april_2015_interactive_final.pdf<br />

From books to ebooks: A new chapter for learning. Fiona Carol et al<br />

http://www.openeducationeuropa.eu/en/article/From-books-to-ebooks%3A-A-new-chapter-for-learning

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