Center for Research and Training in Neurosurgery (CIEN), Bogotá, Colombia; Department of Neurosurgery, Samaritan University Hospital, Bogotá, Colombia.
Center for Research and Training in Neurosurgery (CIEN), Bogotá, Colombia; Department of Neurosurgery, Samaritan University Hospital, Bogotá, Colombia; Department of Neurosurgery, Méderi University Hospital, Bogotá, Colombia.
World Neurosurg. 2021 Apr;148:e415-e424. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.12.174. Epub 2021 Jan 14.
Continuing medical education and continuing professional development have been affected by the ongoing 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Therefore, we developed the 2020 International Web-Based Neurosurgery Congress (2020 IWBNC), which became the first successful virtual neurosurgical congress. The aim of this article was to describe the experience designing and organizing a web congress by the 2020 IWBNC method.
The 2020 IWBNC was organized by the Center for Research and Training in Neurosurgery (Centro de Investigación y Entrenamiento en Neurocirugía [CIEN]) in a record time of 4 weeks. Eight committees were created and assigned a specific task. The event followed a strict protocol based on the double-room method, which consisted of 2 virtual rooms (A and B) hosted from 4 different physical locations to avoid lecture overlapping and connection drops. Quality and impact were measured by a videoconferencing platform and social media parameters as well as an audience perception survey.
High quality was achieved in academic standards, worldwide assistance, schedule adherence, and security. The 2020 IWBNC hosted 25 internationally renowned speakers and offered 30 top-of-the-line multidisciplinary conferences. There were 3096 participants from 125 countries, and 22,266 live-stream views were registered. No technical or cybersecurity-related issues occurred.
Web-based academic meetings will continue to be a helpful educational tool for continuing medical education and continuing professional development. The 2020 IWBNC double-room method represents an alternative design that may be replicated by the academic community planning web congresses and similar events.
由于正在持续的 2019 年新型冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行，继续医学教育和继续专业发展受到了影响。因此，我们开发了 2020 年国际网络神经外科学大会（2020 IWBNC），这成为了第一个成功的虚拟神经外科学大会。本文旨在描述通过 2020 IWBNC 方法设计和组织网络大会的经验。
2020 IWBNC 由神经外科研究与培训中心（Centro de Investigación y Entrenamiento en Neurocirugía [CIEN]）在 4 周的创纪录时间内组织。成立了 8 个委员会，并分配了特定的任务。该活动遵循严格的协议，该协议基于双室方法，该方法由 4 个不同的物理位置主办 2 个虚拟房间（A 和 B），以避免讲座重叠和连接中断。通过视频会议平台和社交媒体参数以及受众感知调查来衡量质量和影响力。
在学术标准、全球援助、遵守时间表和安全性方面都取得了高质量。2020 IWBNC 邀请了 25 位国际知名演讲者，并提供了 30 场顶级多学科会议。来自 125 个国家的 3096 名参与者，注册了 22266 次直播观看。没有发生任何技术或网络安全相关问题。
基于网络的学术会议将继续成为继续医学教育和继续专业发展的有益教育工具。2020 IWBNC 的双室方法代表了一种替代设计，学术团体可以复制该设计来计划网络大会和类似活动。
