[An e-learning educational strategy for skills development on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment on influenza A H1N1]. / Estrategia educativa en línea durante el brote de influenza A H1N1.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the clinical competence with influenza A H1N1 after an e-learning educational strategy based on the influenza A H1N1 clinical practice guideline. METHODS: An observational analytical study which included 860 students who responded to the assessment instrument (consistency of 0.89) at the beginning and end of phases IV to VII of the e-learning mode course about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of influenza A H1N1. Nonparametric statistics were used. RESULTS: We included 25% of students admitted to phases IV to VII of the course. There was no statistical difference between the groups at the beginning evaluation. The 94.76% of the students were in the lower ranks. After the educational intervention 54.64% of students were located at intermediate or higher values. Critics to previous actions of colleagues and commitment of iatrogenic events were indicators that did not show an increase. A raise in the initial score was shown in 646 students, 122 declined and 88 remained unchanged. CONCLUSIONS: An e-learning strategy seems to develop adequate skills for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of influenza A H1N1.