Mixed-methods evaluation of a continuing education approach to improving district hospital care for children in Lao PDR.

Objective: To understand the impact of a multifaceted intervention on improving acute hospital care provided to children in two district hospitals in northern Lao PDR.

Methods: We developed a continuing education intervention, which integrated separate program content using a common pool of facilitators and low-fidelity simulation scenarios. Coaching was delivered over one year through two-day hospital visits to each hospital six to eight weeks apart with visits incorporating feedback.