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Virtual educational meetings and activities during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: Egyptian oncologists' experience.
Alorabi, Mohamed; Abdelhafiz, Ahmed Samir; Mostafa, Nermen; Ali, Asmaa; Elghazawy, Hagar; Mesbah, Ahmed; Jazieh, Abdul Rahman.
  • Alorabi M; Department of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11591, Egypt.
  • Abdelhafiz AS; Department of Clinical Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo, 11792, Egypt.
  • Mostafa N; Department of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11591, Egypt.
  • Ali A; Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Abbassia Chest Hospital, MOH, Cairo, 11517, Egypt.
  • Elghazawy H; Department of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11591, Egypt.
  • Mesbah A; Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11591, Egypt.
  • Jazieh AR; Department of Oncology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, 11426, Saudi Arabia.
Ecancermedicalscience ; 15: 1275, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1369660
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has had ramifications for most healthcare activities, including medical education and communication aspects. Virtual educational meetings and activities (VEMAs) have been utilised tremendously in the pandemic era, reflecting a transition to new horizons of cyberspace. This creates the need to explore possible challenges for the implementation of such services in the rapidly evolving field of oncology. The aim of our study is to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on VEMAs in the oncology community in Egypt. It focused on the evaluation of current attitudes, satisfaction and expectations of Egyptian oncologists during and beyond the COVID-19 era. The study is a cross-sectional study using a survey that was distributed through social media. It targeted Egyptian oncologists during the months of May and June 2020. A total of 118 participants completed the survey and most of them were younger than 35 years (71%). Most participants (93.2%) agreed that COVID-19 affected the stream of live medical educational meetings. About three-quarters of them attended VEMAs during the COVID-19 period compared to 50% prior to the pandemic. The majority reported that evening hours after 8 PM was the best time to attend VEMAs and 1 hour is the optimal duration for a virtual meeting. Although the COVID-19 pandemic appeared as an unprecedented challenge for medical education, it can be a catalyst for VEMAs, especially in a rapidly evolving field such as oncology. Further research is needed to assess whether learners are ready and willing to make greater use of online educational platforms and investigate the possible barriers and strategies to enhance their use.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: Ecancermedicalscience Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ecancer.2021.1275

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: Ecancermedicalscience Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ecancer.2021.1275