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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