Digital educational technology for care management of diabetes mellitus people's feet.

Objective: to develop and validate a distance learning course aimed at the pillars of care management of diabetes mellitus people's feet.

Method: a technological production research using Moodle Virtual Learning Environment, based on Andragogy, Constructionism and Instructional Design. Content is based on consensus guidelines on diabetic foot. Validation was carried out by distance education, diabetes and/or diabetic foot experts.

Results: the course's content is based on diabetic foot guidelines, and is structured in units with didactic material, videos, forums and questionnaires to assess the participants' learning. The judges considered it appropriate to meet nurses' needs in clinical practice.

Conclusion: the virtual learning course has been validated, being a promising strategy for training nurses on care management of diabetes mellitus people's feet.