Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Loyola University Health System, Maywood, IL, USA.
Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Am J Clin Pathol. 2021 Oct 13;156(5):839-845. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/aqab029.
The goal is to describe the use of a virtual platform in the delivery of Virtual Pathology Grand Rounds (VPGR) and discuss the overall experience from the perspective of hosts, speakers, and participants.
Zoom was a natural choice for an online format because virtual platforms had been increasingly used to conduct meetings and medical education. VPGR hosted 14 speakers on a variety of topics, including subspecialty anatomic pathology material, digital pathology, molecular pathology, and medical education.
There were 221 registrants and 114 participants for the first lecture, reaching a maximum of 1,268 registrants for the 12th lecture and the maximum limit of 300 participants during 3 lectures. Speakers stated that VPGR conveniently provided career-building opportunities through partnerships with host universities and remote attendance. Participants identified a lack of interpersonal communication and technical challenges as downsides.
VPGR serves as strong proof of concept for the feasibility and demand for high-quality, remote academic pathology talks.
本研究旨在描述虚拟平台在虚拟病理大查房（VPGR）中的应用，并从主持人、演讲者和参与者的角度讨论整体体验。
Zoom 是在线模式的自然选择，因为虚拟平台已被越来越多地用于开展会议和医学教育。VPGR 邀请了 14 位在各种主题上的演讲者，包括亚专科解剖病理学材料、数字病理学、分子病理学和医学教育。
第一次讲座有 221 名注册者和 114 名参与者，第 12 次讲座达到了最多的 1268 名注册者，在 3 次讲座中最多有 300 名参与者。演讲者表示，VPGR 通过与主办大学的合作以及远程参与，方便地提供了职业发展机会。参与者认为缺乏人际交流和技术挑战是缺点。
VPGR 充分证明了高质量远程学术病理学讲座的可行性和需求。
