Webinar as Future of Continued Medical Education: a Survey

Verma, Anjali; Garg, Pradeep; Yadav, Swati; Banoth, Bhaskar

doi:10.1007/s12262-021-02929-5

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“…Some authors reported on a survey on the use of webinars for continued medical education [7] during the COVID-19 pandemic by doctors of a tertiary care teaching institute. 90.9% of them felt that webinars were relevant and tailored to their learning needs and 66.6% found them cost-effective, 39.4% also finding webinars helpful to cope with the stress of the pandemic.…”

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“…A discussed matter is also whether some of these COVID-era virtual platforms would have been preserved in the future and used as new standard forms for imparting medical education. The survey reported on a 63.6% of participants thinking that webinars should be used for continued medical education also following the pandemic [7]. Another UK study highlighted that 83% of respondents said that they will keep on using the webinar platform after the pandemic is over [8].…”

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The Evolution of Educational Events during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Experience of G.Re.T.A. Foundation

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Introduction The educational and professional life of everyone have been affected significantly by the COVID -19 pandemic. Many courses and meetings traditionally structured and organized as face-to-face events have been transformed in virtual events. Methods We report on the experience of G.Re.T.A. Fondazione in organizing international conferences, webinars and masterclasses on oncoplastic and aesthetic breast surgery before, during and after the pandemic. Results The organization of the meetings as online or hybrid events allowed to maintain a high number of participants with numbers being in line with those achieved in the traditional face-to-face events or even showing an increased number of participants, in particular from Countries not traditionally involved as Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, India and Russian Federation. Discussion We think that the hybrid modality is likely to become a gold standard, even though purely online meetings will still survive in the post-pandemic era. Webinars are frugal and highly efficient events that can easily reach a worldwide audience with acceptable interaction.

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The Evolution of Educational Events during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Experience of G.Re.T.A. Foundation

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“…This teaching concept combines in-person activities with digital teaching formats [20]. Increasingly, webinars [6,[21][22][23][24] are being used to communicate theoretical contents in a location-independent, standardized, and cost-efficient way [25][26][27][28]. Most virtual platforms offer the possibility to share videos or slideshow presentations with other webinar participants or provide them on demand.…”

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Digital Transformation in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: Acceptability of Blended Learning

Weimer,

Berthold,

Schamberger

et al. 2023

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Background: ultrasound diagnostics have a broad spectrum of applications, including among diseases of the musculoskeletal system. Accordingly, it is important for the users to have a well-founded and up-to-date education in this dynamic examination method. The right balance between online and in-class teaching still needs to be explored in this context. Certifying institutions are currently testing digitally transformed teaching concepts to provide more evidence. Methods: this study compared two musculoskeletal ultrasound blended learning models. Model A was more traditional, with a focus on in-person teaching, while Model B was more digitally oriented with compulsory webinar. Both used e-learning for preparation. Participants completed evaluations using a seven-point Likert scale, later converted to a 0–1 scale. Digital teaching media (e-learning) were used for preparation in both courses. Results: the analysis included n = 41 evaluations for Model A and n = 30 for Model B. Model B received a better overall assessment (median: 0.73 vs. 0.69, p = 0.05). Model B also excelled in “course preparation” (p = 0.02), “webinar quality” (p = 0.04), and “course concept” (p = 0.04). The “gain of competence” (p = 0.82), “learning materials” (p = 0.30), and “tutor quality” (p = 0.28) showed no significant differences. Conclusion: participants favorably assessed blended learning in ultrasound teaching. Certifying institutions should consider accrediting models that combine digital methods (e.g., internet lectures/webinars) and materials (e.g., e-learning) with hands-on ultrasound training. Further research is needed to validate these subjective findings for a stronger evidential basis.

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“…Advantages of virtual CME are higher flexibility, accessibility, convenience, and cost-effectiveness compared to face-to-face CME that often involves traveling and staying overnight away from home. Disadvantages include, for instance, technical barriers like insufficient internet bandwidth, or software and usability problems [32][33][34]. During the pandemic, opportunities to participate in webinars and other virtual forms of CME skyrocketed and are becoming more and more common worldwide.…”

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“…For example, in a representative sample of 2400 hospital and panel doctors in Germany, in 2022, 68% indicated having participated in at least one live webinar as part of their CME, compared to 22% in 2020 [35]. The emerging trend towards online CME seems to persist even after the end of COVID-19 restrictions [34,36]. A recent survey with almost 2000 German physicians showed that 75% wished to participate in live webinars with recordings made available after the webinar [37].…”

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Evaluation of a Webinar to Increase Health Professionals’ Knowledge about Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)

Froehlich

Niedrich

Hattesohl³

et al. 2023

Healthcare

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Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a severe chronic illness and patients with ME/CFS are often medically underserved in Germany and other countries. One contributing factor is health professionals’ lack of knowledge about epidemiology, diagnostic criteria, and treatment of ME/CFS. Opportunities are scarce for health professionals to receive continuing medical education on ME/CFS. The current research addressed this need for further education and investigated the gain of knowledge from a webinar for German-speaking health professionals. In two studies (total sample: N = 378), participants in the intervention condition completed a knowledge test twice (before and after webinar participation). Study 2 also included a waiting-list control condition with repeated response to the knowledge test without webinar participation between measurements. Results showed that at baseline, most participants had seen patients with ME/CFS, but confidence in diagnosing and treating ME/CFS was only moderate-to-low. In the intervention condition, but not in the control condition, knowledge about ME/CFS increased between the first and the second knowledge test. These results indicate that the webinar was successful in increasing health professionals’ knowledge about ME/CFS. We concluded that webinars can be a cost-efficient and effective tool in providing health professionals with large-scale continuing medical education about ME/CFS.

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Webinar as Future of Continued Medical Education: a Survey

Cited by 5 publications

References 5 publications

The Evolution of Educational Events during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Experience of G.Re.T.A. Foundation

The Evolution of Educational Events during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Experience of G.Re.T.A. Foundation

Digital Transformation in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: Acceptability of Blended Learning

Evaluation of a Webinar to Increase Health Professionals’ Knowledge about Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)

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