Adapting to a global pandemic through live virtual delivery of a cancer collaborative trial group conference: The TROG 2020 experience.
J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol
; 64(3): 414-421, 2020 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-72130
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
The global COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the TROG 2020 face to face Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM). It was instead delivered as a live virtual meeting with 6 days of planning. Here, we report the participants' experience of this live virtual meeting.METHOD:
Participants were invited to complete custom-developed, pre- and post-meeting surveys to assess their expectations of and satisfaction with the live virtual format. Speakers and moderators were also invited to complete a custom-developed satisfaction survey. The working parties of TROG (head/neck/skin, genitourinary, breast and lung) were also sampled.RESULTS:
In total, 188/273 (69%) registered participants logged in to the live virtual meeting. The online engagement for each of the oral sessions ranged from 53 to 66%. There were 102 and 57 responders to the online pre- and post-meeting surveys, respectively. The majority of pre-meeting responders indicated a significant level of employer support to attend the virtual meeting. Post-meeting satisfaction exceeded pre-meeting expectations ('very much' and 'quite a bit'; 86% vs. 54%; P < 0.0001). The majority indicated they would be 'quite a bit' or 'very much' interested in future live virtual meetings.CONCLUSION:
The TROG 2020 ASM was conducted as a live virtual meeting. Participant satisfaction and future interest in a live virtual meeting was high, indicating this is a viable platform for other CCTG's faced with the decision to deliver virtual content at times of global public health threats.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Societies, Medical
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Coronavirus Infections
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Radiation Oncology
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Congresses as Topic
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Cooperative Behavior
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Internet
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Pandemics
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Radiation Oncologists
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Young adult
Country/Region as subject:
Oceania
Language:
English
Journal:
J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol
Journal subject:
Diagnostic Imaging
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Neoplasms
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Radiology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
1754-9485.13047
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