Utility and perceptions about web-based academics among physicians during COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

Introduction: Coronaviral disease-19 is the global challenge for medical fraternity and public health sector. Need of social distancing has compelled physicians and surgeons to continue medical education through virtual mode like webinar. Objective: To study the perceptions, practice and preferences of medical residents and professionals about webinar-based teaching. Methods: An internet-based google-sheet questionnaire was circulated via email and social media for opining different facts about webinar-based teaching. Responses were analysed further to find the facts and preferences. Results: Our study showed that majority of participants found webinars as a useful and sustainable mode of teaching however some of them felt it as an overdone action resulting in unnecessary stress. Conclusion: Teaching through virtual mode (e.g. webinar) is definitely a valuable tool for medical education especially during the need of social distancing. Its frequency, quantity, and quality should be monitored properly for the optimum outcome.

Barriers and Facilitators for the Use of Telehealth by Healthcare Providers (HCP) in India - A Scoping Review

“…(103) No study on the use of tele-education was published before 2009. A majority (72%)(97,98,100–102,104–109,111–113,116–118,121–123) of the studies were published after 2017 with the maximum (n=10, 36%)(97,98,101,106,108,109,117,121– 123) number of studies being published in 2021. Nearly all the studies were conducted in tertiary care settings or teaching institutes (86%)(98–100,102–107,109–117,119–124), and only 3 studies were conducted in primary health centers (101,108,118) and 2 in community health centers.…”

“…Other limitations of studies are mentioned in Table 3. Tele-education services were most commonly meant for doctors (n=16) (97)(98)(99)(100)(101)(102)(103)106,(109)(110)(111)(117)(118)(119)121,124) followed by nurses (n=9) (98,105,106,109,111,117,121,122,124), community healthcare workers (n=8) (103)(104)(105)107,(114)(115)(116)123), allied health professionals (n=5) (98,109,114,121,124), and auxiliary midwife nurses (n=4). (108,111,112,121)…”

Evaluation of the Impact of Webinar Training in Comparison to Conventional Training on COVID-19 Risk Perception in Emergency Medical Technicians

“…Edward Christopher Yo et al (27) mentioned that the use of webinars for health professionals training in Indonesia was wellreceived amidst the outbreak pandemic. Also, Bhattarai et al (28) reported that teaching through a webinar was an invaluable instrument for medical education, particularly during the need of social distancing. The findings of the mentioned studies are in line with those of the present study.…”

Implementing case-based collaborative learning curriculum via webinar in internal medicine residency training: A single-center experience

“…However, during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in early 2020, it is not recommended to gather indoors. Webinars have become an reliable means of delivering courses, [5,6] and have been proven to be a valuable teaching method that can fulfill a variety of educational needs, such as resident training, continuous medical education, patient education, and more. [7][8][9] The use of webinar has been drastically increased in the COVID pandemic, as indicated by number of publications.…”

“…[7][8][9] The use of webinar has been drastically increased in the COVID pandemic, as indicated by number of publications. [5,9,10] Webinars provide the opportunity for remote meetings, save time that would otherwise be spent commuting, and are particularly beneficial for residents who may be post-call or unable to leave clinical areas. In this present study, we aimed to test the influence of the CBCL curriculum in webinar format on quality of residency training and residents' satisfaction.…”