ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

Brief summary: The authors describe the various applications of the content of ESPE’s e-learning website that has been expanding greatly over the last 10 years. The program includes a Limited Resource Setting module that was developed in 2017 and has been translated into French, Spanish, Swahili, and Chinese.

This interesting article retraces the successful development of ESPE’s e-learning program since 2012. Thanks to the tenacity and involvement of the program leads and contributors, there has been an increasing use of this freely available tool (www.espe-elearning.org). The authors summarize the various ways healthcare trainees and professionals can benefit from this program including self-directed study, e-learning of pediatric diabetes, healthcare in resource-limited settings, master classes in normal growth and puberty, classroom teaching and continued medical accreditation. It also describes the sustained increase in the number of sessions attended per year (more than 9500 in 2021). Importantly the e-learning program can be accessed on a cell phone, making it particularly appropriate for colleagues practicing in resource-limited settings. Indeed, mobile use has increased more than 6-fold over the last 5 years.

One aspect is particularly interesting. Thanks to Collegium Telemedicus, an online consultation program for health professionals (www.collegiumtelemedicus.org), the option of combining e-learning and e-consultation in resource-limited settings has now been available for several years. Despite the unique opportunity this combination offers, it remains underused: difficult cases can be submitted online, confidentially, in several languages (French, Arabic, English and Spanish) to a group of international colleagues for fast interaction. The simplicity of the website and the opportunity to upload pictures, X-rays and laboratory results make it particularly attractive. It is directly linked to the e-learning program, meaning that in parallel to discussing challenging clinical cases, it is possible to benefit from continuous medical education through the e-learning program.