Using an E-learning Platform in Hospital Training

Nowadays, e-learning platforms are typical tools in medical education. These tools can be used either in undergraduate courses or postgraduate including clinical training areas. They are the basis for delivering online courses but e-learning can also play an important role in hospitals and other healthcare institutions to support training processes inside their walls. The current work describes the application of an e-learning platform in the context of the hospital La Ribera where it has been used to implement several courses for different user profiles. A blended-learning approach has been proposed to organize these courses, which combines the flexibility of scheduling on-line sessions with learning in real hospital scenarios. This approach has been tested in a set of courses during the period 2010-12 and the obtained results reveal the suitability of e-learning platforms and online methods fostering the active training of employees and the acquisition of relevant clinical skills.