Enhancing knowledge of vascular pythiosis: Impact of a self-paced online course among Thai learners
Very low pretest scores underline the neglected problem of vascular pythiosis. This asynchronous online course successfully enhanced participants' knowledge about vascular pythiosis. Future efforts should focus on collaborative initiatives at the government and university levels to emphasize disease recognition.
Authors
- Saman Nematollahi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6910-1120)
- Pongsakorn Ouwongprayoon
- Achitpol Thongkam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7279-1062)
- Karan Srisurapanont (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9296-6344)
- Tanaporn Meejun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9544-7096)
- Navaporn Worasilchai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5055-6830)
- Ariya Chindamporn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9761-1670)
- Kasama Manothummetha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2446-143X)
- Nuttapon Susaengrat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1128-8113)
- Nitipong Permpalung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0749-7342)
- Surachai Leksuwankun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0854-3056)
- Nattapong Langsiri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1889-7122)
- Jaedvara Thanakitcharu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1880-5387)
- Rongpong Plongla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1622-1209)
- Nipat Chuleerarux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9474-637X)
- Pattama Torvorapanit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9507-6339)
- Bhoowit Lerttiendamrong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0143-6407)
Institutions
- Thai Red Cross Society (TH)
- Siriraj Hospital (TH)
- University of Arizona (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Chulalongkorn University (TH)
- Khon Kaen University (TH)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital (TH)
- Jackson Memorial Hospital (US)
- Chiang Mai University (TH)
- Srinakharinwirot University (TH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013003
- Primary Topic
- Infectious Diseases and Mycology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Health Systems Research Institute