An interactive internet-based continuing education course on sexually transmitted diseases for physicians and midwives in Peru.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinicians in developing countries have had limited access to continuing education (CE) outside major cities, and CE strategies have had limited impact on sustainable change in performance. New educational tools could improve CE accessibility and effectiveness.

Methodology/principal findings

The objective of this study was to evaluate an interactive Internet-based CE course on Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) management for clinicians in Peru. Participants included physicians and midwives in private practice drawn from a census of 10 Peruvian cities. The CE included a three-hour workshop for improving Internet skills, followed by a 22-hour online course on STD-syndrome-management, with subsequent educational support. The course used case-based clinical vignett

SUBMITTER: Canchihuaman FA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3090386 | biostudies-literature | 2011 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature