Education for the general public about antibiotic resistance is advocated as a key component of our response to this crisis. Since this is a multidisciplinary problem encompassing natural, medical and social sciences, it is an educational challenge as both students and lecturers will have vastly different backgrounds in the topics. Here we describe an online multidisciplinary course on antibiotic resistance spanning topics as diverse as chemistry and practical philosophy. The target group was any post-secondary school student and the participating students had different occupations and educational experience. Although as many as 38% of the students were currently studying natural sciences at university, the course included a diverse group with medical professionals (16%) and teachers (6%) making up a significant fraction of the class. The outcomes based on examination and the course evaluations were very positive and we have indications that the information students gained from this course has been spread to others. Unlike other online courses addressing antibiotic resistance, this course is both accessible to a wide range of students and covers a broad range of topics. We advocate courses like ours as an effective tool in educating the public about this crisis.

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向广大受众教授抗生素耐药性：一种多学科方法。

提倡对公众进行抗生素耐药性教育是我们应对这场危机的关键组成部分。由于这是一个涵盖自然科学、医学和社会科学的多学科问题，因此这是一个教育挑战，因为学生和讲师在这些主题上的背景将截然不同。在这里，我们描述了一个关于抗生素耐药性的在线多学科课程，涵盖化学和实践哲学等不同主题。目标群体是任何大专学生，参与的学生有不同的职业和教育经历。尽管多达 38% 的学生目前在大学学习自然科学，但该课程包括一个多元化的群体，其中医学专业人士 (16%) 和教师 (6%) 占班级的很大一部分。基于考试和课程评估的结果非常积极，我们有迹象表明学生从这门课程中获得的信息已经传播给其他人。与其他解决抗生素耐药性的在线课程不同，本课程既可供广大学生使用，又涵盖广泛的主题。我们提倡像我们这样的课程作为向公众宣传这场危机的有效工具。