%0 Journal Article
%@ 2561-326X
%I JMIR Publications
%V 4
%N 11
%P e18555
%T Multilingual Global E-Learning Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Curriculum for Front Line Health Care Providers in Resource-Limited Countries: Development Study
%A Kalaitzoglou,Evangelia
%A Majaliwa,Edna
%A Zacharin,Margaret
%A de Beaufort,Carine
%A Chanoine,Jean-Pierre
%A van Wijngaard-DeVugt,Conny
%A Sperla,Ervin
%A Boot,Annemieke M
%A Drop,Stenvert L S
%+ Department of Pediatrics, Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center, University of Kentucky, 2195 Harrodsburg Rd, Suite 125, Lexington, KY, 40504, United States, 1 859 218 6641, evangelia.kalaitzoglou@uky.edu
%K pediatric endocrinology
%K diabetes mellitus
%K e-learning
%K online learning
%K continuing education
%K resource-limited country
%K multilingual medical education
%D 2020
%7 5.11.2020
%9 Original Paper
%J JMIR Form Res
%G English
%X 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. 
%M 33151156
%R 10.2196/18555
%U https://formative.jmir.org/2020/11/e18555
%U https://doi.org/10.2196/18555
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33151156