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. 2021 Jan;69(1):145-150.
doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2279_20.

Impact of ophthalmic webinars on the resident's learning experience during COVID-19 pandemic: An insight into its present and future prospects

Sushobhan Dasgupta  1 , Tarannum Shakeel  1 , Priyanka Gupta  1 , Ashish Kakkar  1 , Vatsala Vats  1 , Monika Jain  1 , Viraj Rathi  1 , Juhi Panwar  1 , Kavleen Kaur  1 , Himani Gupta  1
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Impact of ophthalmic webinars on the resident's learning experience during COVID-19 pandemic: An insight into its present and future prospects

Sushobhan Dasgupta et al. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

Purpose: To analyze the impact of ophthalmic webinars on the resident's learning experience during the COVID-19 pandemic (CP).

Methods: This cross-sectional nationwide study was carried out for 1 month during CP and included a total of 382 ophthalmic residents. A questionnaire was sent through various social media platforms.

Results: Residents expressed a decline in their clinical exposure (74%; 220), thesis work (58%; 218), and acquisition of the knowledge and skills (42.5%; 161) during CP. Benefits of webinars as perceived by the residents included gain in additional knowledge (77%; 286), feedback on queries (56%; 209), access to multiple speakers (50%; 191), and topics (30%; 110). Nearly 75% (291) of residents endorsed webinars as good to the very good academic tool, and 54% (202) preferred to continue attending webinars in the post-CP phase. However, connectivity/download/data issues (54%; 200) followed by loss of personal touch (53%; 188), lengthy or irrelevant topic (37%; 134), and poor transmission quality (33%; 121) were major deterrents against the webinar.

Conclusion: The current study generated overall mixed responses from the ophthalmic postgraduate residents in favor of webinars. In the present format, webinars bear enormous potentials to supplement the traditional learning tools by providing uninterrupted learning experiences. However, they are still limited by their pedagogical and technical issues.

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; impact; ophthalmology; residents; survey; webinar.

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Breakdown of responses by the overall impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the resident's training program
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Breakdown of responses by the impact of webinars on the resident's training program
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Figure 3
Breakdown of responses by the level of acceptance of webinars as compared to the other learning modules
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