A Free Globally Accessible Website For Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
The ESPE/ISPAD e-learning chapters are based on learning categories of paediatric endocrinology and diabetes. It contains core and advanced level learning modules on normal development, pathophysiological mechanisms and current views on diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. ESPE e-learning users can also discuss topics and clinical cases within the online forum. The category Healthcare in Recourse Limited Setting has been developed for those in the first, secondary and tertiary levels of health care in developing countries, also in Chinese, French, Spanish and Swahili.
For more information, please watch the ESPE Connect Webinar (Oct 2023) Transforming Education through a Global e-Learning Model For Paediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology
In the section Continuing Medical Education you will find ESPE/ISPAD CME accredited courses taken from the sections described above:
- 10 CME credit hours Paediatric Endocrinology
- 10 CME credit hours Paediatric Endocrinology in Resource Limited Setting
- 10 CME credit hours Diabetes ISPAD Guidelines
It is important to note that the information provided on this website is not intended as individual medical advice, always consult with your healthcare provider.
Support
ESPE/ISPAD e-learning activity is supported by the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (www.eurospe.org) under the responsibility of ESPE e-Learning Committee (EeLC) and the ISPAD e-Learning Committee (IeLC).
ESPE Committee members are: May Ng (UK), chair; Jan Idkowiak (UK); Yvonne van der Zwan (NL); Do Tien Son (VN); Yasmine Abdelmeguid (EG); Elif Eviz (TR); Madarina Julia (ID), coordinator Health Care in Resource Limited Setting section.
ISPAD Committee members are: May Ng (UK), chair; Eda Cengiz (US); Paula Chinchilla (UK); Laya Ekhlaspour (US); Nancy Elbarbary (EG); Katarzyna Gajewska (IE); Loredana Marcovecchio (UK); Julie Pelicand (CL); Priya Prahalad (US); Leena Priyambada (IN); Tamara Riley (KY); Anna Serlachus (NZ).
The committee is assisted by the ESPE e-learning team: Conny van Wijngaard- de Vugt (NL), management; Sander Spaans (NL), IT-consultant/webmaster.
ESPE Committee members are: May Ng (UK), chair; Jan Idkowiak (UK); Yvonne van der Zwan (NL); Do Tien Son (VN); Yasmine Abdelmeguid (EG); Elif Eviz (TR); Madarina Julia (ID), coordinator Health Care in Resource Limited Setting section.
ISPAD Committee members are: May Ng (UK), chair; Eda Cengiz (US); Paula Chinchilla (UK); Laya Ekhlaspour (US); Nancy Elbarbary (EG); Katarzyna Gajewska (IE); Loredana Marcovecchio (UK); Julie Pelicand (CL); Priya Prahalad (US); Leena Priyambada (IN); Tamara Riley (KY); Anna Serlachus (NZ).
The committee is assisted by the ESPE e-learning team: Conny van Wijngaard- de Vugt (NL), management; Sander Spaans (NL), IT-consultant/webmaster.
Acknowledgements
We thank contributing authors from many countries who have given many hours of their valuable time to provide this outstanding educational material. Special thanks to Prof. em. Stenvert L. S. Drop, initiator and former chief editor of this website.
Publications
- van der Zwan YG, van Wijngaard-de Vugt C, Abu-Libdeh A, Kalaitzoglou E, Karabouta Z, Drop SLS, Boot AM, Ng SM, Idkowiak J. Global Learner Feedback on Continuing Medical Education-Accredited e-Learning Modules in Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes: Cross-Sectional Study. JMIR Med Educ. 2026 Jan 30;12:e67332. doi: 10.2196/67332. PMID: 41616121; PMCID: PMC12857890. LINK
- Ng SM, Kalaitzoglou E, Utari A, van Wijngaard-de Vugt C, Donaldson M, Wolfsdorf JI, Boot AM, Drop S: Ten-Year Experience of a Global and Freely Accessible e-Learning Website for Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes. Horm Res Paediatr 2022. doi: 10.1159/000527984 LINK(DOI:10.1159/000527984)
- Ng S, M, de Beaufort C, Boot A, M, Becker D, Wolfsdorf J, I: Transforming Education through a Global e-Learning Model for Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology. Horm Res Paediatr 2021;94:235-238. doi: 10.1159/000517165 LINK
- Ionescu A, de Jong PGM, Drop SLS, van Kampen SC. A scoping review of the use of e-learning and e-consultation for healthcare workers in low- and middle-income countries and their potential complementarity. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2022 Mar 15;29(4):713-722. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocab271. PMID: 34966930; PMCID: PMC8922198. LINK
- Ng SM (2021) Introducing a global e-learning initiative for diabetes and endocrinology. Diabetes Care for Children & Young People 10: DCCYP061 LINK
- Ng SM, de Beaufort C, Becker D, Wolfsdorf JI. A global e-learning initiative for pediatric diabetes and endocrinology: Introduction and description. Pediatr Diabetes. 2021 Jun;22(4):692-694. doi: 10.1111/pedi.13214. Epub 2021 Apr 26. PMID: 33904237. LINK
- Kalaitzoglou E, Majaliwa E, Zacharin M, de Beaufort C, Chanoine J, van Wijngaard-de Vugt C, Sperla E, Boot AM, Drop SLS.Multilingual Global E-Learning Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Curriculum for Front Line Health Care Providers in Resource-Limited Countries: Development Study. JMIR Form Res 2020;4(11):e18555. doi: 10.2196/18555. PMID: 33151156; PMCID: PMC7677026. LINK
- Kranenburg L, Reerds STH, Cools M, Alderson J, Muscarella M, Grijpink K, Quigley CA, Drop SLS: Global Application of Assessment of Competencies of Paediatric Endocrinology Fellows in the Management of Differences of Sex Development (DSD) Using the ESPE e-learning.org Portal. Med.Sci.Educ. 26, 679–689 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-016-0333-9.
- Drop SLS, Kranenburg LJC, Reerds STH, Grijpink K, Iotova I. The ESPE elearning webportal : a global tool for the instruction and formative assessment of pediatric endocrinology. Scripta Scientifica Medica. 2014;46:11–8. LINK
- Muscarella M, Kranenburg-van Koppen L, Grijpink-van den Biggelaar K, Drop SLS: Global Application of Disorders of Sex Development-Related Electronic Resources: e-Learning, e-Consultation and e-Information Sharing. Endocr Dev. 2014;27:268-83.
- Kranenburg-van Koppen LJC, Grijpink-van den Biggelaar K, Drop SLS: An interactive E-Learning Portal in Pediatric Endocrinology: Practical Experience. Pharmacy 2013, 1, 160-171. LINK
- Grijpink-van den Biggelaar K, Drop SLS, Schuwirth L: Development of an e-Learning Portal for Pediatric Endocrinology: Educational Considerations. Horm Res Paediatr 2010;73:223–230.
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We gratefully acknowledge our current sponsor Kyowa Kirin Ltd, Japan.
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Sponsor History
We gratefully acknowledge the many years of support by unrestricted educational grants from: Sandoz International, Germany; the support for specific parts from: Eli Lilly & Co., USA; Alexion Pharmaceuticals, USA and the start-up funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Program (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement No. 2014444.
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