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INTRODUCTION: The SARS-COV-2 pandemic has affected training opportunities for healthcare professionals partly because face to face courses were cancelled. This study analiyzes the results of participation and satisfaction of the AEC Virtual Classroom sessions during the first yearMethods: The AEC Virtual Classroom includes a combined format of weekly webinar broadcast live that can be viewed on a delayed basis in a virtual platform. In this study, the results in its first year are evaluated considering the number of live participants, the delayed views and the global reach; as well as the results of the satisfaction survey in each of the sessions (0-10)Results: From 16/04/2020 to 15/04/2021, 50 sessions of the Virtual Classroom AEC were held. The average scope of the sessions was 509±288 views with a range between 196 and 149. At the times of highest incidence of cases during the pandemic, a decrease in live participants was observed 275±135 vs 391±233 (p=0,032) The mean score on the format was 8,46± 0,31/10. The best-scored sessions were those of the subject related to coloproctology with a statistically significant difference in the mean score 8,79±0,42 vs 8,39±0,27 (p=0,035). 90% of users considered the sessions useful. 97,2% of respondents believe that the sessions should be maintained after the pandemic. CONCLUSION: The AEC virtual Classroom has had a very good results in the first year, proving to be a useful surgical teaching tool that will foreseeably survive once the pandemic is over.
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INTRODUCTION: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has affected training opportunities for healthcare professionals partly because face to face courses were cancelled. This study analyzes the results of participation and satisfaction of the AEC Virtual Classroom sessions during the first year. METHODS: The AEC Virtual Classroom includes a combined format of weekly Webinar broadcast live that can be viewed on a delayed basis in a virtual platform. In this study, the results in its first year are evaluated considering the number of live participants, the delayed views and the global reach; as well as the results of the satisfaction survey in each of the sessions (0-10). RESULTS: From 16/04/2020 to 15/04/2021, 50 sessions of the Virtual Classroom AEC were held. The average scope of the sessions was 509 ± 288 views with a range between 196 and 149. At the times of highest incidence of cases during the pandemic, a decrease in live participants was observed 275 ± 135 vs. 391 ± 233 (P = 0.032). The mean score on the format was 8.46 ± 0.31/10. The best-scored sessions were those of the subject related to coloproctology with a statistically significant difference in the mean score 8.79 ± 0.42 vs. 8.39 ± 0.27 (P = 0.035). 90% of users considered the sessions useful. 97.2% of respondents believe that the sessions should be maintained after the pandemic. CONCLUSIONS: The AEC Virtual Classroom has had very good results in the first year, proving to be a useful surgical teaching tool that will foreseeably survive once the pandemic is over.
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The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic requires an analysis in the field of oncological surgery, both on the risk of infection, with very relevant clinical consequences, and on the need to generate plans to minimize the impact on possible restrictions on health resources. The AEC is making a proposal for the management of patients with hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) malignancies in the different pandemic scenarios in order to offer the maximum benefit to patients, minimising the risks of COVID-19 infection, and optimising the healthcare resources available at any time. This requires the coordination of the different treatment options between the departments involved in the management of these patients: medical oncology, radiotherapy oncology, surgery, anaesthesia, radiology, endoscopy department and intensive care. The goal is offer effective treatments, adapted to the available resources, without compromising patients and healthcare professionals’ safety. Resumen La pandemia por SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) obliga a una reflexión en el ámbito de la cirugía oncológica, tanto sobre el riesgo de infección, de consecuencias clínicas muy relevantes, como sobre la necesidad de generar planes para minimizar el impacto sobre las posibles restricciones de los recursos sanitarios. La AEC hace una propuesta de manejo de pacientes con neoplasias hepatobiliopancreáticas (HBP) en los distintos escenarios de pandemia, con el objetivo de ofrecer el máximo beneficio a los pacientes y minimizar el riesgo de infección por COVID-19, optimizando a su vez los recursos disponibles en cada momento. Para ello es preciso la coordinación de los diferentes tratamientos entre los servicios implicados: oncología médica, oncología radioterápica, cirugía, anestesia, radiología, endoscopia y cuidados intensivos. El objetivo es ofrecer tratamientos eficaces, adaptándonos a los recursos disponibles, sin comprometer la seguridad de los pacientes y los profesionales.
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The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic requires an analysis in the field of oncological surgery, both on the risk of infection, with very relevant clinical consequences, and on the need to generate plans to minimize the impact on possible restrictions on health resources. The AEC is making a proposal for the management of patients with hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) malignancies in the different pandemic scenarios in order to offer the maximum benefit to patients, minimising the risks of COVID-19 infection, and optimising the healthcare resources available at any time. This requires the coordination of the different treatment options between the departments involved in the management of these patients: medical oncology, radiotherapy oncology, surgery, anaesthesia, radiology, endoscopy department and intensive care. The goal is offer effective treatments, adapted to the available resources, without compromising patients and healthcare professionals safety.