The fate of major dermatology conferences and meetings of 2020: are e‐conferences and digital learning the future?

Bhargava, Shashank; Farabi, Banu; Rathod, Dipali; Singh, Ajay Kumar

doi:10.1111/ced.14272

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“…Compared with physical events it is more inclusive because there are virtually no barriers to join: no costs, a relatively small time investment, no visa required, and no emissions from travel. This is in line with advantages of other types of virtual conferences (Bhargava et al, 2020; Gichora et al, 2010) and webinar series (Fadlelmola et al, 2010). One barrier to inclusion that Ho et al (2017) identified is that a time zone difference of more than 6 hours can lead to less participation.…”

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confidence: 84%

“…Tools for online networking keep us connected with colleagues, while tools for hosting online meetings enable us to continue collaborating. While many large meetings and conferences were initially cancelled or postponed in the wake of the pandemic, organizers rapidly adopted the tools we use every day to accommodate large meetings online (Bhargava et al, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Carbon-free conferencing in the age of COVID-19

Veldhuizen

Slingerland

Barredo³

2020

Outlook Agric

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The COVID-19 pandemic has been a crash course for many in working from home using various online tools, many of which can be used to organize e-conferences. An e-conference is a fully online event with multiple sessions and virtual discussion in one platform. In this paper, we aim to provide insights in and present key steps to organize a successful e-conference, increase our understanding of the impact of e-conferences, and identify key strengths, weaknesses, and success factors. Based on a participant survey and our own experience, we found that e-conferences are relatively easy to organize with readily-available and free tools, that they are more accessible and thus inclusive than physical meetings, and that they are virtually carbon-free which can contribute to large emission savings. Three important success factors are attracting a good set of speakers, building an interested audience, and reaching your objectives and desired impact. A successful e-conference can enable joint learning among speakers and participants, and allows novel ways of disseminating scientific knowledge while also enabling networking for the many participants who might not be able to attend an in-person event.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 84%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Carbon-free conferencing in the age of COVID-19

Veldhuizen

Slingerland

Barredo³

2020

Outlook Agric

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“…[ 14 15 16 ] I n our survey, 27% of the respondents mentioned that departmental academic activities had taken a backseat in the preceding few months. Despite the recent upsurge of web-based learning platforms and e-conferences conducted by various societies (national and international),[ 16 ] a significant number of residents opined that the webinars were not useful. On intergroup analysis, the first-year residents appeared most uncomfortable with the webinars.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

An Observational Survey to Appraise the Influence of COVID-19 Pandemic on Dermatology Training Programs in India

Das

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Chakrabarti

2021

Indian Dermatology Online Journal

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Background: Given the all-encompassing foothold of COVID-19, it is plausible that the pandemic would have a long-lasting impact on medical training programs, including dermatology. We conducted a survey amongst the residents of dermatology (across India) to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on their teaching and education programs. Materials and Methods: An online semi-structured English questionnaire was prepared on the Google-forms platform and the link was circulated among the residents. The questionnaire comprised of five sections (demographic details, impact on clinical training, procedural training, academic curriculum, and research activities). Appropriate statistical tests were carried out to analyze the data obtained. Results: Three-hundred and seventy-eight responses were taken into consideration. A majority of the respondents (63.5%) were engaged in both COVID-19-related duties and departmental work (out-patient and in-patient duty). Around two-thirds of the trainees (65.1%) claimed a reduction in patient footfall (greater than 50% compared to pre-COVID times). Sixty-nine percent reported a decline of more than 50% in in-patient admission; 47.6% felt that the discontinuity in patient care had severely affected their residency training; 50.8% highlighted that no procedures were being performed in their department; 54.5% opined that academic activities were relatively unhampered as regular seminars were being conducted through online web-based applications; and 65.1% of the trainees were not able to devote any time to their thesis-related work. Conclusion: Since the after-effects of this pandemic will last long, it is advisable that residents and faculties adapt themselves to web-based learning programs in the academic curriculum so that the training of the future consultants does not get jeopardized. Our survey, being the first of its kind in dermatology, will throw some light on the perspective of residents and the way forward to combat the untoward consequences on their training programs.

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“…[ 26 ] Most of the major dermatology meetings are either postponed or cancelled; the scope of virtual meetings and webinars has been drastically elevated to replace the conventional medical conferences. [ 27 ] Healthcare professionals have happily adapted themselves to the format of teleconferencing for meetings which was not very popular earlier, and they expect most meetings and conferences to be conducted through virtual video calls or webinars in the future saving both the time and expenses with optimal benefits. [ 28 ]…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%