Impact of COVID-19 on Continuing Medical Education—Results of an Online Survey Among Users of a Non-profit Multi-Specialty Live Online Education Platform

Background: The Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic accelerated digitalization in medical education. Continuing medical education (CME) as a substantial component of this system was relevantly affected. Here, we present the results of an online survey highlighting the impact on and the role...

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Autores principales:	Tobias L. Schulte, Thilo Gröning, Babett Ramsauer, Jörg Weimann, Martin Pin, Karen Jerusalem, Sami Ridwan
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	COVID-19 continuing medical education online education medical education survey online teaching Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1b22f5b6cf2b47cfb70b8781fef42a3f2021-11-15T04:45:47ZImpact of COVID-19 on Continuing Medical Education—Results of an Online Survey Among Users of a Non-profit Multi-Specialty Live Online Education Platform2296-858X10.3389/fmed.2021.773806https://doaj.org/article/1b22f5b6cf2b47cfb70b8781fef42a3f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.773806/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-858XBackground: The Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic accelerated digitalization in medical education. Continuing medical education (CME) as a substantial component of this system was relevantly affected. Here, we present the results of an online survey highlighting the impact on and the role of online CME.Methods: An online survey of 44 questions was completed by users of a German online CME platform receiving an invitation via newsletter. CME habits, requirements, personal perception, and impact of the pandemic were inquired. Standard statistical methods were applied.Results: A total of 2,961 responders took the survey with 2,949 completed surveys included in the final analysis. Most contributions originated from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Physicians accounted for 78.3% (57.5% hospital doctors) of responses followed by midwives (7.3%) and paramedics (5.7%). Participating physicians were mainly board-certified specialists (69%; 55.75% hospital specialists, 13.25% specialists in private practice). Frequent online lectures at regular intervals (77.8%) and combined face-to-face and online CME (55.9%) were favored. A duration of 1–2 h was found ideal (57.5%). Technical issues were less a major concern since the pandemic.Conclusion: A shift from face-to-face toward online CME events was expectedly detected since the outbreak. Online CME was accelerated and promoted by the pandemic. According to the perception of users, the CME system appears to have reacted adequately to meet their demand but does not replace human interaction.Tobias L. SchulteThilo GröningBabett RamsauerJörg WeimannMartin PinKaren JerusalemSami RidwanFrontiers Media S.A.articleCOVID-19continuing medical educationonline educationmedical educationsurveyonline teachingMedicine (General)R5-920ENFrontiers in Medicine, Vol 8 (2021)
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spellingShingle	COVID-19 continuing medical education online education medical education survey online teaching Medicine (General) R5-920 Tobias L. Schulte Thilo Gröning Babett Ramsauer Jörg Weimann Martin Pin Karen Jerusalem Sami Ridwan Impact of COVID-19 on Continuing Medical Education—Results of an Online Survey Among Users of a Non-profit Multi-Specialty Live Online Education Platform
description	Background: The Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic accelerated digitalization in medical education. Continuing medical education (CME) as a substantial component of this system was relevantly affected. Here, we present the results of an online survey highlighting the impact on and the role of online CME.Methods: An online survey of 44 questions was completed by users of a German online CME platform receiving an invitation via newsletter. CME habits, requirements, personal perception, and impact of the pandemic were inquired. Standard statistical methods were applied.Results: A total of 2,961 responders took the survey with 2,949 completed surveys included in the final analysis. Most contributions originated from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Physicians accounted for 78.3% (57.5% hospital doctors) of responses followed by midwives (7.3%) and paramedics (5.7%). Participating physicians were mainly board-certified specialists (69%; 55.75% hospital specialists, 13.25% specialists in private practice). Frequent online lectures at regular intervals (77.8%) and combined face-to-face and online CME (55.9%) were favored. A duration of 1–2 h was found ideal (57.5%). Technical issues were less a major concern since the pandemic.Conclusion: A shift from face-to-face toward online CME events was expectedly detected since the outbreak. Online CME was accelerated and promoted by the pandemic. According to the perception of users, the CME system appears to have reacted adequately to meet their demand but does not replace human interaction.
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author	Tobias L. Schulte Thilo Gröning Babett Ramsauer Jörg Weimann Martin Pin Karen Jerusalem Sami Ridwan
author_facet	Tobias L. Schulte Thilo Gröning Babett Ramsauer Jörg Weimann Martin Pin Karen Jerusalem Sami Ridwan
author_sort	Tobias L. Schulte
title	Impact of COVID-19 on Continuing Medical Education—Results of an Online Survey Among Users of a Non-profit Multi-Specialty Live Online Education Platform
title_short	Impact of COVID-19 on Continuing Medical Education—Results of an Online Survey Among Users of a Non-profit Multi-Specialty Live Online Education Platform
title_full	Impact of COVID-19 on Continuing Medical Education—Results of an Online Survey Among Users of a Non-profit Multi-Specialty Live Online Education Platform
title_fullStr	Impact of COVID-19 on Continuing Medical Education—Results of an Online Survey Among Users of a Non-profit Multi-Specialty Live Online Education Platform
title_full_unstemmed	Impact of COVID-19 on Continuing Medical Education—Results of an Online Survey Among Users of a Non-profit Multi-Specialty Live Online Education Platform
title_sort	impact of covid-19 on continuing medical education—results of an online survey among users of a non-profit multi-specialty live online education platform
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/1b22f5b6cf2b47cfb70b8781fef42a3f
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Impact of COVID-19 on Continuing Medical Education—Results of an Online Survey Among Users of a Non-profit Multi-Specialty Live Online Education Platform

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