@Article{info:doi/10.2196/18555, author="Kalaitzoglou, Evangelia and Majaliwa, Edna and Zacharin, Margaret and de Beaufort, Carine and Chanoine, Jean-Pierre and van Wijngaard-DeVugt, Conny and Sperla, Ervin and Boot, Annemieke M and Drop, Stenvert L S", title="Multilingual Global E-Learning Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Curriculum for Front Line Health Care Providers in Resource-Limited Countries: Development Study", journal="JMIR Form Res", year="2020", month="Nov", day="5", volume="4", number="11", pages="e18555", keywords="pediatric endocrinology; diabetes mellitus; e-learning; online learning; continuing education; resource-limited country; multilingual medical education", abstract="Background: Electronic learning (e-learning) is a widely accessible, low-cost option for learning remotely in various settings that allows interaction between an instructor and a learner. Objective: We describe the development of a free and globally accessible multilingual e-learning module that provides education material on topics in pediatric endocrinology and diabetes and that is intended for first-line physicians and health workers but also trainees or medical specialists in resource-limited countries. Methods: As complements to concise chapters, interactive vignettes were constructed, exemplifying clinical issues and pitfalls, with specific attention to the 3 levels of medical health care in resource-limited countries. The module is part of a large e-learning portal, ESPE e-learning, which is based on ILIAS (Integriertes Lern-, Informations- und Arbeitskooperations-System), an open-source web-based learning management system. Following a review by global experts, the content was translated by native French, Spanish, Swahili, and Chinese--speaking colleagues into their respective languages using a commercial web-based translation tool (SDL Trados Studio). Results: Preliminary data suggest that the module is well received, particularly in targeted parts of the world and that active promotion to inform target users is warranted. Conclusions: The e-learning module is a free globally accessible multilingual up-to-date tool for use in resource-limited countries that has been utilized thus far with success. Widespread use will require dissemination of the tool on a global scale. ", issn="2561-326X", doi="10.2196/18555", url="https://formative.jmir.org/2020/11/e18555", url="https://doi.org/10.2196/18555", url="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33151156" }