First Virtual Live Conference in Healthcare

Abstract

As far as we know, this is the first report of a virtual live conference in healthcare. We see it as the future of organizing experts as well as medical teaching conferences.

Social media in knowledge translation and education for physicians and trainees: a scoping review

“…In our review, we observed prevalent themes and those that have been less explored, but are ripe for future research. We identified that only two publications examined costs related to social media in the context of knowledge transfer and education, which could be considered a major challenge for this field [61,62]. While most social media platforms are free to use (e.g., there is no charge operating a Twitter account), it remains important to consider time and energy costs associated with these platforms, such that the set-up, monitoring, and maintenance of an individual or group's presence on a platform can be time consuming.…”

Medical faculty perception toward digital teaching methods during COVID-19 pandemic: Experience from India

“…Parthasarathi et al . [ 19 ] described the use of Internet-based video conference technology for conducting a virtual live conference on laparoscopic and bariatric surgery. The study described the experience of the authors but had no data pertaining to the perception of the participants and the faculty members toward virtual videoconference.…”

Streaming from a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy Room: It Is Possible at Low Cost

“…In our case, the transmission of images from the devices in the room was done with image capture hardware and data transmission cables, which are easy to get at a low cost. The other tools that facilitate the connection are the web conferencing platforms, which are available for free, or by payment at a relative low cost, compared to the satellite transmission costs that were used in previous times [3,11] In our case, several options were tried to transmit images, such as using cellular devices, using webcams, and direct connections of the equipment. In general, they all worked adequately with good image quality and ease of communication, with the previously mentioned limitations.…”

“…The purpose of this article is to present our experience in organizing and implementing a video transmission system in real-time, at low cost, in a diagnostic and therapeutic digestive endoscopy room. The main objective is to use technology to improve health care through virtual consultations and expert advice from anywhere in the world [3,6,11]. Also, it aims to facilitate the connectivity and transmission of medical knowledge in times of pandemic, and even after it, by doing virtual classes, webinars, and presenting live cases in national and international conferences for academic purposes [5].…”