2020
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-020-05405-9
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Moving towards online rheumatology education in the era of COVID-19

Abstract: The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has unsettled conventional medical education, hastening a switch to digital platforms and open-access publishing. Rheumatology is a fast evolving academic discipline that stands to gain by this switch. Most rheumatology textbooks are now available in digital formats, and these are complemented with live updating educational hubs such as UpToDate and ClinicalKey. Emerging topics of COVID-19 on these proprietary platforms are now freely available to all specialist… Show more

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“…The COVID-19 pandemic has revolutionized the practice of clinical medicine in the United States and around the world [ 15 ] and created unique and complex challenges for ongoing rheumatologic education. The EULAR Working Group on Training has identified fundamental needs while pivoting towards virtual leaning, which include the need for frequent feedback to trainees, adequate time for quality observation, incorporating teamwork and professionalism into assessment systems and developing approaches in close proximity to clinical practices [ 16 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The COVID-19 pandemic has revolutionized the practice of clinical medicine in the United States and around the world [ 15 ] and created unique and complex challenges for ongoing rheumatologic education. The EULAR Working Group on Training has identified fundamental needs while pivoting towards virtual leaning, which include the need for frequent feedback to trainees, adequate time for quality observation, incorporating teamwork and professionalism into assessment systems and developing approaches in close proximity to clinical practices [ 16 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Social media channels have become instrumental to the future of rheumatology education, with online journal clubs, more opportunities for interactive educational formats, and other benefits. 29 Though this study was conducted before the global spread of COVID-19, the pandemic has changed the fundamental delivery of rheumatology education, perhaps irrevocably.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Ahmed et al have raised a timely and pertinent issue of a switch to a virtual model of education, including Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in Rheumatology to cope with these unprecedented times. As they rightly discuss, a lack of emotional connection may be a major impediment to delivering education by this approach [1]. This may translate into high drop-out rates.…”
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confidence: 99%