Open AccessHow can we improve gynecological surgery webinars during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Author(s) -
WS Felix Wong,
ThomasKwok To Li
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
gynecology and minimally invasive therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.441
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2213-3089
pISSN - 2213-3070
DOI - 10.4103/gmit.gmit_140_21
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , teleconference , videoconferencing , medical education , medical physics , multimedia , surgery , computer science , pathology , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The COVID-19 pandemic prevented doctors from attending surgical meetings or conferences where they learned surgical skills from others and shared surgical experiences. It also resulted in the rapid use of webinars in obstetrics and gynecology meetings. While webinars or virtual meetings enable distance learning and replace face-to-face meetings using various teleconferencing software programs, many attendees are not satisfied and find it difficult to learn surgical techniques using commercially available telecommunication programs. Therefore, dedicated webinars are necessary to present emerging surgical technologies, satisfy the attendees, and achieve a successful outcome. This article reviews the existing telecommunication programs, new presentation technologies, and proposed webinars developments to improve its delivery of surgical techniques and training during the COVID-19 pandemic and in the future.