Department of Urology, University of Modena & Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
Department of Urology, ASST Valle Olona Busto Arsizio, Varese, Italy.
Urologia. 2021 Nov;88(4):332-336. doi: 10.1177/03915603211001253. Epub 2021 Mar 21.
To evaluate the impact of an e-learning online event, created for supporting resident's training during the slowdown of surgical and clinical activities caused by COVID-19 pandemic. An overview of PubMed literature depicting the state of the art of urology residency in the COVID-19 era was performed as well, to contextualize the issue.
An online learning event for residents was set up at the beginning of the pandemic; the faculty consisted of experts in urology who provided on-line lectures and videos on surgical anatomy, procedures, updates in guidelines, technology, training. The audience was composed of 30-500 attendees from Italy, USA, India and Belgium. A questionnaire to analyze relevance, satisfaction and popularity of the lessons was mailed to 30 local residents.
Almost all residents defined the web environment suitable to achieve the learning outcomes; the method, the number and the competence of the faculty were appropriate/excellent. Most of the younger residents (81.8%) stated their surgical knowledge would improve after the course; 72.7% declared they would take advantage into routine inpatients clinical activity. Nineteen more expert residents agreed that the course would improve their surgical knowledge and enhance their practical skills; almost all stated that the initiative would change their outpatients and inpatients practice. Overall, 44 articles available in PubMed have addressed the concern of urological learning and training during the pandemic from different standpoints; four of them considered residents' general perception towards web-based learning programs.
The paper confirms residents' satisfaction with e-learning methods and, to our knowledge, is the first one focusing on a specific event promptly settled up at the beginning of the outbreak. Web-based educational experience developed during the pandemic may represent the very basis for the implementation of prospective on-site training and overall scientific update of future urologists.
评估一项电子学习在线活动对支持住院医师培训的影响，该活动是为应对 COVID-19 大流行导致的手术和临床活动放缓而创建的。此外，还对描述 COVID-19 时代泌尿外科住院医师培训现状的 PubMed 文献进行了综述，以便使问题背景化。
在大流行开始时为住院医师设立了在线学习活动；教师由泌尿外科专家组成，他们提供有关手术解剖、程序、指南更新、技术、培训的在线讲座和视频。观众由来自意大利、美国、印度和比利时的 30-500 名参与者组成。向 30 名当地住院医师邮寄了一份问卷，以分析课程的相关性、满意度和受欢迎程度。
几乎所有住院医师都将网络环境定义为实现学习目标的合适环境；方法、教师人数和能力都合适/优秀。大多数年轻住院医师（81.8%）表示他们的手术知识在课程结束后会有所提高；72.7%的人表示他们将在常规住院病人临床活动中受益。19 名更有经验的住院医师同意该课程将提高他们的手术知识并增强他们的实践技能；几乎所有人都表示该倡议将改变他们的门诊和住院病人的实践。总体而言，PubMed 中有 44 篇文章从不同角度探讨了 COVID-19 期间泌尿外科学习和培训的问题；其中 4 篇文章考虑了住院医师对基于网络的学习计划的总体看法。
本文证实了住院医师对电子学习方法的满意度，并且据我们所知，这是第一篇专门针对疫情爆发初期及时设立的特定活动的文章。大流行期间开发的基于网络的教育经验可能是实施现场培训和整体更新未来泌尿科医生的科学更新的基础。
