The Rise of Online Medical Education in Craniofacial Surgery

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BACKGROUND: International travel had been radically disrupted by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), leaving traditional medical conferences on a 2-year hiatus. The International Craniofacial Chang Gung Group (ICC) was thus created to disseminate knowledge related to craniofacial surgery. This study aimed to reveal how webinars fundamentally transformed the traditional format of medical conferences.

MATERIALS AND METHOD: In total, 64 ICC webinars held between December 13, 2020, and May 21, 2023, were documented and reviewed. A questionnaire was designed and sent to ICC members. The questionnaire collected information on attitudes and habits relating to videoconferencing in general before and after the start of COVID-19 and on the ICC webinars specifically. Responses were analyzed to inform our understanding of respondents' experience and satisfaction with the webinars.

RESULTS: The webinars covered a variety of topics related to craniofacial surgery. In total, 64 webinars were included for analysis. The mean number of attendees at each webinar was 86.7. In total, 111 respondents were more satisfied (4.25 ± 0.72 out of 5) with ICC webinars than with other media of online meetings ( P < 0.001). In total, 89.2% of respondents were willing to continue attending ICC webinars after COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted.

CONCLUSIONS: Webinars are an effective format for imparting knowledge, especially in the ICC, and will become key in continuing medical education.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:91

Enthalten in:

Annals of plastic surgery - 91(2023), 5 vom: 01. Nov., Seite 513-517

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tu, Junior Chun-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Gloria [VerfasserIn]
Seo, Hyung Joon [VerfasserIn]
Tansipek, Bernard [VerfasserIn]
Honda, Takayuki [VerfasserIn]
Fayyaz, Ghulam Qadir [VerfasserIn]
Chou, Pang-Yun [VerfasserIn]
Lo, Lun-Jou [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yu-Ray [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 01.11.2023

Date Revised 06.11.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/SAP.0000000000003691

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NLM363166580