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Abstract：
BACKGROUND: During the COVID-19 pandemic, large in-person conferences were mostly cancelled to avoid further disease contagion. Physicians continued to demand changes in form to enable participation in lifelong medical education programs, and the traditional model of in-person conferences needed to be rethought. As such, a regional branch of the national orthopedic association tried to move in-person conferences onto a virtual platform. This study aimed to investigate the effect of transitioning large in-person conferences to a virtual model during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially examining any differences in the attendance of each type of conference.
METHODS: In this retrospective observational study, 776 participants in virtual conferences and 575 participants in in-person conferences were analyzed. Institutions were classified based on their location in a central city and two neighboring cities. Affiliated institutions were divided into resident training hospitals, general hospitals, and private clinics. The change in the number and proportion of participants between the virtual conference year and in-person conference year was calculated.
RESULTS: The number of virtual conference participants was significantly greater than that of in-person conference participants (P = 0.01). Although the highest number of participants was from central city for both years, the proportion of participants from the two neighboring cities increased. Although the proportion of participants from resident training hospitals and private clinics decreased, the proportion of participants from general hospitals increased.
CONCLUSIONS: We implemented a virtual platform to tackle challenges associated with lifelong medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual platforms can be helpful for organizations that must hold regular lifelong medical education programs for members spread across a wide geographic region.
METHODS: In this retrospective observational study, 776 participants in virtual conferences and 575 participants in in-person conferences were analyzed. Institutions were classified based on their location in a central city and two neighboring cities. Affiliated institutions were divided into resident training hospitals, general hospitals, and private clinics. The change in the number and proportion of participants between the virtual conference year and in-person conference year was calculated.
RESULTS: The number of virtual conference participants was significantly greater than that of in-person conference participants (P = 0.01). Although the highest number of participants was from central city for both years, the proportion of participants from the two neighboring cities increased. Although the proportion of participants from resident training hospitals and private clinics decreased, the proportion of participants from general hospitals increased.
CONCLUSIONS: We implemented a virtual platform to tackle challenges associated with lifelong medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual platforms can be helpful for organizations that must hold regular lifelong medical education programs for members spread across a wide geographic region.
摘要：
背景：在COVID-19大流行期间，大型面对面会议大多被取消，以避免进一步的疾病传染。医生继续要求改变形式，以参与终身医学教育计划，传统的面对面会议模式需要重新考虑。因此，国家骨科协会的一个地区分支机构试图将面对面的会议转移到虚拟平台上。这项研究旨在调查在COVID-19大流行期间将大型面对面会议过渡到虚拟模型的影响，特别是检查每个类型的会议的出席率的任何差异。
方法：在这项回顾性观察研究中，分析了虚拟会议的776名参与者和面对面会议的575名参与者。机构根据其在中心城市和两个相邻城市的位置进行分类。附属机构分为住院医师培训医院，综合医院,私人诊所。计算了虚拟会议年和亲自会议年之间的参与者数量和比例的变化。
结果：虚拟会议参与者的数量显着大于面对面会议参与者的数量（P=0.01）。尽管两年来参与者最多的是中心城市，来自两个相邻城市的参与者比例增加。虽然住院医师培训医院和私人诊所的参加者比例有所下降,来自综合医院的参与者比例增加。
结论：我们实施了一个虚拟平台，以应对COVID-19大流行期间与终身医学教育相关的挑战。虚拟平台对于必须为遍布广泛地理区域的成员定期举办终身医学教育计划的组织可能很有帮助。
方法：在这项回顾性观察研究中，分析了虚拟会议的776名参与者和面对面会议的575名参与者。机构根据其在中心城市和两个相邻城市的位置进行分类。附属机构分为住院医师培训医院，综合医院,私人诊所。计算了虚拟会议年和亲自会议年之间的参与者数量和比例的变化。
结果：虚拟会议参与者的数量显着大于面对面会议参与者的数量（P=0.01）。尽管两年来参与者最多的是中心城市，来自两个相邻城市的参与者比例增加。虽然住院医师培训医院和私人诊所的参加者比例有所下降,来自综合医院的参与者比例增加。
结论：我们实施了一个虚拟平台，以应对COVID-19大流行期间与终身医学教育相关的挑战。虚拟平台对于必须为遍布广泛地理区域的成员定期举办终身医学教育计划的组织可能很有帮助。
