Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Ophthalmology Medical Staff Group, Universitas Indonesia Hospital, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia.
Korean J Med Educ. 2021 Dec;33(4):381-391. doi: 10.3946/kjme.2021.206. Epub 2021 Nov 30.
To assess knowledge retention of physicians after participating in a webinar series and its perceived benefits on daily practice and career development.
The webinar series comprised six separate webinars about daily practice. Online questionnaires were sent to all participating physicians via email 3 months after the webinars. The questionnaire assessed knowledge retention through the difference between initial and follow-up post-test as well as the webinar series' benefits on daily practice and career development. Participants' demographic information, including their age, gender, education, year of graduation, and work details, were collected to compare outcomes between demographic groups.
A total of 689 responses were gathered, and 622 were analyzed. At follow-up, the median knowledge score was significantly lower than the initial median knowledge score (Z=-6.973, p<0.001). Participants' perception of the webinar series' benefits on daily practice and career development was very positive. A significant weak negative correlation was found between age and knowledge score at follow-up (rs=-0.157, p<0.001). Physicians who graduated more recently and worked for less than 3 years scored significantly higher on knowledge tests at follow-up. Meanwhile, perception score towards webinar series' benefits on daily practice was significantly higher among physicians with more extended work history. Male physicians scored significantly higher on perception score towards webinar series' benefits on career development.
Online continuing medical education programs like webinars can encourage physicians to maintain their competence, but further research on improving knowledge retention over time is necessary. Overall, physicians perceived webinars to be beneficial for their professional development.
评估医生参加网络研讨会系列后的知识保留情况及其对日常实践和职业发展的感知益处。
网络研讨会系列由六个关于日常实践的单独网络研讨会组成。在网络研讨会结束后 3 个月，通过电子邮件向所有参与的医生发送在线问卷。该问卷通过初始和随访后测试之间的差异评估知识保留情况，以及网络研讨会系列对日常实践和职业发展的益处。收集参与者的人口统计学信息，包括年龄、性别、教育、毕业年份和工作细节，以比较不同人群之间的结果。
共收集到 689 份回复，其中 622 份进行了分析。在随访时，中位数知识得分明显低于初始中位数知识得分（Z=-6.973，p<0.001）。参与者对网络研讨会系列对日常实践和职业发展的益处的看法非常积极。发现年龄与随访时的知识得分之间存在显著的弱负相关（rs=-0.157，p<0.001）。最近毕业且工作不满 3 年的医生在随访时的知识测试得分明显更高。同时，工作经验更丰富的医生对网络研讨会系列对日常实践的益处的感知评分显著更高。男性医生对网络研讨会系列对职业发展的益处的感知评分显著更高。
像网络研讨会这样的在线继续医学教育项目可以鼓励医生保持竞争力，但需要进一步研究如何随着时间的推移提高知识保留率。总的来说，医生认为网络研讨会对他们的职业发展有益。
