Plastic Surgery Lockdown Learning during Coronavirus Disease 2019: Are Adaptations in Education Here to Stay?

Abstract

Summary: The novel coronavirus disease 2019 has had a major impact on human life and livelihood. The unprecedented challenges have expanded beyond just social and work life, and have grown to impact resident education. In this article, we review the structure of plastic surgery education before the pandemic, the different online learning opportunities for self-directed learning. A summary of the range of platforms and approaches of online remote access delivery of conferences and education that emerged or expanded as a result of the crisis has been reported. This article highlighted the rapid initiatives and efforts of programs and national and international societies to support continuing medical education in conjunction with the guidelines to “shelter at home” and maintain social distancing, and possible future for expanding the reach of online academic initiatives, in addition to the role of developing virtual technologies. The coronavirus disease 2019 crisis has created an opportunity to analyze and advance online learning options to overcome the associated challenges and continue as a reliable platform even following the resolution of the social distancing requirements.

Perception among ophthalmologists about webinars as a method of continued medical education during COVID-19 pandemic

“…The response is consistent with resident‘s perception in other fields of medicine that online education should be maintained after the COVID-19 crisis. [ 14 15 16 ] The volume of webinars attended concurred with the perceived quality and usefulness of webinars as a greater number of respondents who had attended >10 webinars responded favorably than those who had participated in ≤10 webinars. It is also possible that those who found webinars excellent and useful went on to attend further webinars.…”

The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic During Lockdown on the Veterinary Profession in Romania: A Questionnaire-Based Survey

“…These results mirror the opinion of veterinary students surveyed by Mahdy ( 20 ) who appreciated the flexibility of this type of learning but saw limited clinical applicability of virtual education. The topic of online continuing education resonates with the difficulties reported in human medical sciences, where the use of online platforms has proven invaluable during lockdown measures ( 32 , 33 ) but also an opportunity that might shape the face of CE in the following years as well ( 34 ) as in-person meetings and events have been canceled for over a year and strict social distancing rules according to WHO recommendations have been implemented in most medical facilities ( 35 ), including veterinary ones, according to our surveyed veterinarians.…”

Cambios y estrategias de la educación médica en respuesta a la pandemia por COVID-19

“…Finalmente, podcasts y redes sociales como Facebook 33,62 , Twitter 63,64 , Instagram 52,65 o YouTube 66,67 se sumaron como herramientas útiles, para difusión de eventos académicos y contenido educativo en forma de resúmenes, videos, encuestas, bancos de preguntas y "tweetorials" 51,68 .…”