Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA; St. George's University School of Medicine, St. George's, Grenada.
Department of Urology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Eur Urol. 2021 Aug;80(2):127-128. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2021.03.019. Epub 2021 Mar 29.
Virtual conferences rapidly became the norm during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although necessary, there are shortfalls to strictly virtual meetings, including less enthusiasm for submitting abstracts. An approach that combines in-person attendance and virtual platforms may be an optimal compromise both during the ongoing pandemic and moving forward.
在 COVID-19 大流行期间,虚拟会议迅速成为常态。尽管这是必要的,但严格的虚拟会议存在缺陷,包括提交摘要的热情降低。在当前大流行期间及以后,一种结合现场出席和虚拟平台的方法可能是一种最佳的妥协方案。