Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2019 Jun;48(6):841-846. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2018.11.010. Epub 2018 Dec 26.
The aim of this study was to evaluate learners' acceptance of a webinar for continuing medical education that was instigated by the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (IAOMS). A live, interactive webinar on orthognathic surgery was broadcast via the Internet. The learners' acceptance of the webinar was evaluated using a standardized, validated questionnaire (Student Evaluation of Educational Quality, SEEQ). One hundred and fifty-three participants attended the webinar; 55 participants (46 male, nine female) completed the questionnaire. The mean age of the respondents was 41.6±10.0years. The age of male and female respondents did not differ significantly. The respondents were spread over five continents, with the highest number from Brazil. The SEEQ showed a high level of acceptance for almost all subscales. There was no statistically significant difference between male and female respondents concerning acceptance of the webinar (P=0.614). The wide distribution of participants shows the potential for webinars as facilitators of barrier-free distribution of knowledge. The webinar was well accepted by the attendees independent of sex, specialty, and work experience. However, the sex ratio reflects the underrepresentation of women in oral and maxillofacial surgery.
本研究旨在评估学习者对由国际口腔颌面外科医师协会（IAOMS）发起的继续医学教育网络研讨会的接受程度。通过互联网直播了一场关于正颌外科的现场互动网络研讨会。使用标准化、经过验证的问卷（学生教育质量评估，SEEQ）评估学习者对网络研讨会的接受程度。共有 153 名参与者参加了网络研讨会；55 名参与者（46 名男性，9 名女性）完成了问卷。应答者的平均年龄为 41.6±10.0 岁。男性和女性应答者的年龄没有显著差异。应答者分布在五大洲，其中来自巴西的人数最多。SEEQ 几乎在所有子量表上都显示出高度的接受度。男性和女性应答者对网络研讨会的接受程度没有统计学上的显著差异（P=0.614）。参与者的广泛分布表明网络研讨会具有作为无障碍知识传播促进者的潜力。网络研讨会受到与会者的高度认可，无论其性别、专业和工作经验如何。然而，性别比例反映了口腔颌面外科中女性的代表性不足。
