Department of Ophthalmology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
Department of Ophthalmology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 Apr;69(4):951-957. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_3136_20.
To ascertain ophthalmologist's perceptions about webinars as a method of continued medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a cross-sectional study, a 21-question survey was circulated using digital media platform to approximately 1400 ophthalmologists in India between 16 August 2020 to 31 August 2020. The questionnaire focussed on the quality and usefulness of webinars based on the Bloom's taxonomy. The responses (on 4- or 5-point Likert scale) were analyzed among three professional groups- ophthalmologists in-training, consultants in public sector, and private practitioners.
393 ophthalmologists participated in the survey, with a response rate of 28%. The mean age was 34.6 ± 9.7 years, and males constituted 49.6% (199/393) of the respondents. Forty-seven percent of the respondents perceived the quality of webinars as good or excellent (185/393), 72.8% reported knowledge gain from webinars (286/393), and 63.9% felt that webinars are important in clinical practice and should continue post-COVID-19 pandemic (251/393), with distinct responses among the professional groups. The drawbacks perceived were overt number of webinars (371; 94.4%), confusion regarding which webinars to attend (313; 79.6%), repetition of the information (296; 75.3%), limited opportunity for participant interaction (146; 37.2%) and disparate weightage to the core disciplines of Ophthalmology.
Most respondents had favorable perceptions of Ophthalmology webinars happening during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there is need for improvisation in the volume of webinars, target-audience-based delivery, and participant interaction to add value to this new dimension of teaching-learning.
了解在 COVID-19 大流行期间眼科医生对网络研讨会作为继续医学教育方法的看法。
在一项横断面研究中，于 2020 年 8 月 16 日至 2020 年 8 月 31 日期间，通过数字媒体平台向印度约 1400 名眼科医生分发了一份包含 21 个问题的调查问卷。该问卷根据布鲁姆的教育目标分类法（Bloom's taxonomy）重点关注网络研讨会的质量和有用性。根据 4 分或 5 分李克特量表对三个专业群体（眼科住院医师、公共部门顾问和私人从业者）的回答进行分析。
共有 393 名眼科医生参与了调查，应答率为 28%。受访者的平均年龄为 34.6±9.7 岁，男性占 49.6%（199/393）。47%的受访者认为网络研讨会质量良好或优秀（185/393），72.8%（286/393）报告从网络研讨会中获得知识，63.9%（251/393）认为网络研讨会在临床实践中很重要，并且应该在 COVID-19 大流行后继续进行，不同专业群体的回答存在明显差异。受访者认为存在的缺点包括网络研讨会数量过多（371 次；94.4%）、不清楚应该参加哪些网络研讨会（313 次；79.6%）、信息重复（296 次；75.3%）、参与者互动机会有限（146 次；37.2%）以及眼科核心学科的权重不同。
大多数受访者对 COVID-19 大流行期间举办的眼科网络研讨会持积极看法。然而，需要改进网络研讨会的数量、针对目标受众的交付方式以及参与者的互动，以增加这种新教学方法的价值。
