Araki Takako, Kameda Hiraku, Yamamoto Masaaki, Tateno Toru, Iwasaki Yasumasa, Yu Run, Chik Constance, Hashmi Hiba, Radulescu Angela, Burmeister Lynn A, Fukuoka Hidenori
Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan.
J Endocr Soc. 2023 Feb 3;7(4):bvad023. doi: 10.1210/jendso/bvad023. eCollection 2023 Feb 9.
The COVID-19 pandemic challenged undertaking gradual educational activities for residency and fellowship trainees. However, recent technological advances have enabled broadening active learning opportunities through international online conferences.
The format of our international online endocrine case conference, launched during the pandemic, is introduced. The objective impact of this program on trainees is described.
Four academic facilities developed a semiannual international collaborative endocrinology case conference. Experts were invited as commentators to facilitate in-depth discussion. Six conferences were held between 2020 and 2022. After the fourth and sixth conferences, anonymous multiple-choice online surveys were administered to all attendees.
Participants included trainees and faculty. At each conference, 3 to 5 cases of rare endocrine diseases from up to 4 institutions were presented, mainly by trainees. Sixty-two percent of attendees reported 4 facilities as the appropriate size for the collaboration to maintain active learning in case conferences. Eighty-two percent of attendees preferred a semiannual conference. The survey also revealed the positive impact on trainees' learning regarding diversity of medical practice, academic career development, and confidence in honing of presentation skills.
We present an example of our successful virtual global case conference to enhance learning about rare endocrine cases. For the success of the collaborative case conference, we suggest smaller cross-country institutional collaborations. Preferably, they would be international, semiannually based, and with recognized experts as commentators. Since our conference has engendered multiple positive effects on trainees and faculty, continuation of virtual education should be considered even after the pandemic era.
新冠疫情给住院医师和专科培训学员开展循序渐进的教育活动带来了挑战。然而，最近的技术进步使得通过国际在线会议拓宽主动学习机会成为可能。
介绍我们在疫情期间举办的国际在线内分泌病例会议的形式。描述该项目对学员的客观影响。
四个学术机构联合举办了半年一次的国际内分泌病例协作会议。邀请专家作为评论员以促进深入讨论。2020年至2022年期间共举办了六次会议。在第四次和第六次会议之后，对所有参会者进行了匿名多项选择在线调查。
参与者包括学员和教员。每次会议上，来自多达四个机构的3至5例罕见内分泌疾病病例被展示，主要由学员进行展示。62%的参会者认为四个机构的规模适合这种协作，以便在病例会议中保持主动学习。82%的参会者倾向于半年举办一次会议。调查还揭示了该会议对学员在医学实践多样性、学术职业发展以及提升展示技能的信心方面的学习产生的积极影响。
我们展示了一个成功的虚拟全球病例会议的例子，以加强对罕见内分泌病例的学习。为了协作病例会议的成功，我们建议进行规模较小的跨国机构合作。最好是国际性的、半年举办一次，并有知名专家作为评论员。由于我们的会议对学员和教员产生了多重积极影响，即使在疫情时代之后，也应考虑继续开展虚拟教育。
