Ko Po-Jen, Yu Sheng-Yueh, Chang John Chien-Hwa, Hsieh Ming-Ju, Chu Sung-Yu, Tan Jimmy Wei-Hwa, Cheng Wan-Ling, Ho Pei
Division of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Main Branch and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
College of Medicine, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Linkou, Taiwan.
JMIR Med Educ. 2021 Jun 9;7(2):e23980. doi: 10.2196/23980.
The COVID-19 pandemic has stunted medical education activities, resulting in most conferences being cancelled or postponed. To continue professional education during this crisis, web-based conferences can be conducted via livestream and an audience interaction platform as an alternative.
The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has affected human connections worldwide. Conventional conferences have been replaced by web-based conferences. However, web-based conferencing has its challenges and limitations. This paper reports the logistics and preparations required for converting an international, on-site, multidisciplinary conference into a completely web-based conference within 3 weeks during the pandemic.
The program was revised, and a teleconference system, live recording system, director system setup, and broadcasting platform were arranged to conduct the web-based conference.
We used YouTube (Alphabet Inc) and WeChat (Tencent Holdings Limited) for the web-based conference. Of the 24 hours of the conventional conference, 21.5 hours (90%) were retained in the web-based conference via live broadcasting. The conference was attended by 71% (37/52) of the original international faculties and 71% (27/38) of the overall faculties. In total, 61 out of 66 presentations (92%) were delivered. A special session-"Dialysis access management under the impact of viral epidemics"-was added to replace precongress workshops and competitions. The conference received 1810, 1452, and 1008 visits on YouTube and 6777, 4623, and 3100 visits on WeChat on conference days 1, 2, and 3, respectively.
Switching from a conventional on-site conference to a completely web-based format within a short period is a feasible method for maintaining professional education in a socially responsible manner during a pandemic.
新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情阻碍了医学教育活动，导致大多数会议被取消或推迟。为在这场危机期间继续开展专业教育，可通过直播和观众互动平台举办网络会议作为替代方式。
史无前例的新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情影响了全球的人际交流。传统会议已被网络会议所取代。然而，网络会议也有其挑战和局限性。本文报告了在疫情期间3周内将一个国际现场多学科会议转变为完全基于网络的会议所需的后勤工作和准备情况。
对会议议程进行修订，并安排电话会议系统、现场录制系统、导播系统设置和直播平台来举办网络会议。
我们使用YouTube（谷歌公司）和微信（腾讯控股有限公司）进行网络会议。在传统会议的24小时中，有21.5小时（90%）通过直播保留在了网络会议中。原国际教员中有71%（37/52）、全体教员中有71%（27/38）参加了会议。总共66个报告中有61个（92%）进行了展示。增加了一个特别环节——“病毒流行影响下的透析通路管理”，以取代会前研讨会和竞赛。会议在第1、2、3天分别在YouTube上获得1810次、1452次和1008次访问，在微信上获得6777次、4623次和3100次访问。
在短时间内从传统的现场会议转变为完全基于网络的形式，是在疫情期间以对社会负责的方式维持专业教育的一种可行方法。
