Colizza, L

Garside, S

Harada, L

Levinson, AJ

Waserman, S

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AJ Levinson

L Colizza

L Harada

S Waserman

S Garside

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Effectiveness study of an online anaphylaxis
training program for school personnel: overview
of methods for a pilot study in a large Canadian
school board
AJ Levinson1, L Colizza1*, L Harada2, S Waserman3,4, S Garside1
From Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting 2009
Halifax, Canada. 22-25 October 2009
Background
All school personnel in Ontario need to be trained to
recognize anaphylaxis, manage an anaphylactic reaction
including the administration of an epinephrine auto-
injector, and be aware of risk reduction strategies in their
school. Training capacity is limited and costly; an online
training program offers a potentially efficient, effective
and cost-effective model for human resource training.
Objective
To determine if an online anaphylaxis training program
is effective for improving school personnel’s knowledge
of anaphylaxis and required skills to recognize and
respond to an anaphylactic reaction.
Methods
Setting and Participants: A sample of volunteer personnel
using the Toronto District School Board’s learning man-
agement system representing the key roles/positions
employed within the Board. 72 participants will be
recruited, comprised of 60 school-based staff (20 second-
ary school staff, 40 elementary school staff) and 12 admin-
istrative staff (e.g. vice-principals). Design: Prospective
pretest/immediate post-test/delayed post-test educational
research effectiveness study. Intervention: A 45 minute
online training program on anaphylaxis, based on the sec-
ond edition of the handbook, Anaphylaxis in Schools and
Other Settings (2005-2009, CSACI) and training materials
from Anaphylaxis Canada, and adapted for e-learning
using best practices in multimedia training. Primary Out-
comes: In addition to self-report of learning satisfaction
and self-efficacy, knowledge acquisition and retention will
be assessed via pretest, immediate post-test, and delayed
post-test. Skills to recognize an anaphylactic reaction and
administer an epinephrine auto-injector will be assessed
by scenario-based questions and tasks. Utilization and
completion rates of the program, as well as time on task,
will be measured by the Learning Management System.
Analysis: Repeated measures ANCOVA will be performed
with co-variates of time on task, and pretest score to con-
trol for prior knowledge.
Implications
If effective, online training may become an important
strategy for widespread education on anaphylaxis in
schools and other environments.
Project partners
Rita Simmons and Elaine Dimeglio, Toronto District
School Board
Study sponsor
AllerGen NCE Inc.
Author details
1Division of e-Learning Innovation, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster
University, Canada . 2Anaphylaxis Canada, Canada . 3Division of Clinical
Immunology & Allergy, Dept of Medicine, McMaster University, Canada .
4Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Canada.
Published: 12 May 2010
doi:10.1186/1710-1492-6-S1-P12
Cite this article as: Levinson et al.: Effectiveness study of an online
anaphylaxis training program for school personnel: overview of
methods for a pilot study in a large Canadian school board. Allergy,
Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2010 6(Suppl 1):P12.
1Division of e-Learning Innovation, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster
University, Canada
Levinson et al. Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2010, 6(Suppl 1):P12
http://www.aacijournal.com/content/6/S1/P12 ALLERGY, ASTHMA & CLINICAL 
IMMUNOLOGY
© 2010 Colizza et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.


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