Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pediatric Surgical Scientific Formats: An ERNICA Survey on Challenges and Future Directions
Topic overview
This ERNICA survey of 87 European pediatric surgeons examines the shift from in-person to virtual scientific meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic, comparing attendance patterns between trainees and consultants across 2018-2020 versus 2021. The study identifies challenges and preferences for future hybrid conference formats in pediatric surgical education.
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- COVID-19 pandemic forced rapid transition from in-person to virtual meetings among European pediatric surgeons, fundamentally changing scientific exchange.
- Consultants attended significantly more in-person conferences pre-pandemic than trainees (5.2 vs 1.9 annually), revealing experience-based participation gaps.
- Survey of 87 pediatric surgeons across 16 ERNICA countries provides data-driven insights into post-pandemic preferences for scientific meeting formats.
- Transition period (2019-2021) offers natural experiment to compare effectiveness of traditional versus virtual continuing medical education delivery.
- Future meeting formats must balance accessibility benefits of virtual platforms with networking/hands-on learning advantages of in-person attendance.
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How to cite: GlobalCastMD. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pediatric Surgical Scientific Formats: An ERNICA Survey on Challenges and Future Directions. GlobalCastMD Medical Library. 2023-05-16. https://dev.library.globalcastmd.com/article/8445?via_space=staycurrentmd
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