Brave New World: Virtual conferencing and surgical education in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 era

Vervoort, Dominique; Dearani, Joseph A.; Starnes, Vaughn A.; Thourani, Vinod H.; Nguyen, Tom C.

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.07.094

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“…6,7,19,20 Interestingly, the lack of perceived interaction may also have downstream effects on other areas of engagement, such as decreased social media engagement in the recent American Cardiology Congress conference. 21 This may explain why small-group sessions were comparable between the two conferences, as they subverted these issues of interaction and engagement, and may indicate an incentive for future virtual conferences to shift away from traditionally scheduling involving large-group lectures.…”

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“…Despite these shortcomings, our results showed that virtual conferences improved overall accessibility by mitigating financial, geographic, and scheduling barriers and are in keeping with observations made from other virtual conferences. 6,7,[19][20][21][22] Ease of accessibility is important not just for increased dissemination of information, but also to improve representation of groups traditionally underrepresented in in-person conferences such as individuals with young children. 23 In our study, the increase in inclusivity and diversity was demonstrated by a statistically significant increased variety in geographical attendance of the virtual Internal Medicine conference.…”

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Comparison of perceived educational value of an in-person versus virtual medical conference

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Purpose: Though prior literature has shown that virtual conferences improve accessibility and provide a comparable educational experience, further research is required to characterize their educational value. Methods: In this repeated cross-sectional study, demographic and survey data were compared between attendance perspectives for the in-person student-led internal medicine conference held in 2019 and subsequent virtual conference held in 2020. Results: There were 146 attendees at the in-person conference and 200 attendees at the online conference, in which 32 (22% response rate) and 52 responses (26% response rate) were gathered, respectively. Comparison of Likert Scale data via Mann-Whitney U Test revealed that learning objectives were better met in-person for the overall conference (p < 0.01) and didactic sessions (p < .05), but not for workshops, in which there was no significant difference. Survey takers noted the virtual conference to be more accessible on multiple factors, but felt as though their potential for interaction with other participants was more limited. Conclusions: Results indicate that though the virtual conference appeared more accessible to attendees, overall learning objectives for the conference and didactic sessions were better met in-person. Interestingly however, there was no observed difference in perceived educational value for small group workshops.

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Comparison of perceived educational value of an in-person versus virtual medical conference

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“…Virtual conferences enable clinicians to attend from across the globe at little to no expense, sharing knowledge and research with the wider medical community. 18 Even the social aspects of a conference can be accommodated with the use of networking areas and industry exhibitions. One conference even had a professional chef cook-along session to make up for the lack of a conference lunch.…”

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Surgical training during the COVID-19 pandemic: preparing for future uncertainty

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Scrimgeour

Brennan

2022

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented changes in healthcare and surgical training, with elective operating reduced or stopped, conferences rearranged and examinations cancelled. Trainees and trainers have adapted, creating innovative and resourceful ways to continue learning, enabling progression through surgical training. With rising COVID-19 cases across the world and further waves of infections likely, we reflect on recent changes to surgical training and discuss how best to support the next generation of surgeons during this period of uncertainty.

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“…The COVID‐19 pandemic has forced educational institutions to rethink how fellows, residents, and students are trained, giving rise to innovative means of remote education utilizing technology 2 . Important opportunities have come about to leverage the virtual world to learn from experts and train colleagues around the world in an engaging and more inclusive manner 3,4 …”

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Virtual reality, e‐learning, and global cardiac surgical capacity‐building

Vervoort

Fiedler

2021

J Card Surg

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Brave New World: Virtual conferencing and surgical education in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 era

Cited by 48 publications

References 25 publications

Comparison of perceived educational value of an in-person versus virtual medical conference

Comparison of perceived educational value of an in-person versus virtual medical conference

Surgical training during the COVID-19 pandemic: preparing for future uncertainty

Virtual reality, e‐learning, and global cardiac surgical capacity‐building

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