TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kalaitzoglou, Evangelia
AU  - Majaliwa, Edna
AU  - Zacharin, Margaret
AU  - de Beaufort, Carine
AU  - Chanoine, Jean-Pierre
AU  - van Wijngaard-DeVugt, Conny
AU  - Sperla, Ervin
AU  - Boot, Annemieke M
AU  - Drop, Stenvert L S
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/11/5
TI  - Multilingual Global E-Learning Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Curriculum for Front Line Health Care Providers in Resource-Limited Countries: Development Study
JO  - JMIR Form Res
SP  - e18555
VL  - 4
IS  - 11
KW  - pediatric endocrinology
KW  - diabetes mellitus
KW  - e-learning
KW  - online learning
KW  - continuing education
KW  - resource-limited country
KW  - multilingual medical education
AB  - 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. 
SN  - 2561-326X
UR  - https://formative.jmir.org/2020/11/e18555
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/18555
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33151156
DO  - 10.2196/18555
ID  - info:doi/10.2196/18555
ER  -