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Using the internet for Distance Learning in a developing country

This initiative focuses on localized distance learning for healthcare workers (HCWs) in rural Vietnam, where decentralized antiretroviral therapy (ART) causes challenges due to training concentration in urban centers. With poor infrastructure complicating face-to-face training, this program provides twice-monthly lectures in Vietnamese, scheduled to avoid peak clinic hours. Key challenges include ensuring ongoing engagement, offering CME credits, and utilizing local experts. Lessons learned underscore the importance of IT support and relevant topics tailored to the audience's needs.

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Using the internet for Distance Learning in a developing country

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  1. Using the internet for Distance Learning in a developing country Donn Colby, MD, MPH HAIVN Harvard Medical School AIDS Initiative in Viet Nam

  2. The Need for “localized” Distance Learning • Decentralized ART means many HCW in remote rural areas • Training and HIV experts concentrated in large urban centers • Long distances and poor infrastructure make face-to-face training expensive and time-consuming • International DL: • English Only • NEVER at a time that is convenient for East Asia

  3. HAIVN Distance Learning Initiative • Twice monthly series of lectures provided over 12 months (Feb 2012- Jan 2013) • All lectures and slides in Vietnamese • Conducted in the afternoons when HIV clinics are less busy • Evaluated after each session

  4. HAIVN DLI: Participation

  5. HAIVN DLI: Evaluations

  6. Challenges: • Keep interest and participation over time • Provide CME credit and certificates • Monitor individual participation Lessons Learned: • Importance of IT support • Use the right Software • Local Experts for lectures (have back-ups ready!) • Topics relevant to the audience

  7. Acknowledgements: Dr. Todd Pollack, HAIVN Nguyen Ngoc Tuan, HAIVN CDC Vietnam PEPFAR Vietnam All of the presenters and participants in hospitals and HIV clinics in Vietnam. Contact: Donn Colby, MD, MPH donn@haivn.org

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