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Rivas JG, Belenchón IR, Li N, Somani B, Esteban EA, Cacciamani G, Checcucci E, Puliatti S, Taratkin M, Kowalewski KF, Rodler S, Veccia A, Palou J, Liatsikos E. A new era and future of education: the impact of pandemic on online learning - a study from the European School of Urology. Cent European J Urol 2023; 76:256-262. [PMID: 38045782 PMCID: PMC10690391 DOI: 10.5173/ceju.2023.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Introduction In contemporary times, the online learning process has become indispensable for healthcare education. In this direction, the European School of Urology (ESU) has taken the challenge to implement new technologies to bring down knowledge barriers. Web-based seminars (webinars) are one of the tools that help us move towards such inclusivity, and in front-facing COVID-19 pandemic, when face-to-face meetings were forbidden. Material and methods Data from ESU webinars was collected from 2016 to 2022. We described the trends through years of: a) number of webinars per year; b) number of oncological versus non-oncological webinars per year; c) number of registrations per year; d) attendance rate; e) YouTube visualisations. We also analysed audience demographics and COVID-19 impact. Results We found a 60% increase in webinars launched per year with a trend towards more non-oncological webinars. A 94% rise in the number of registrations and an 85% increase in the attendance ratio from 2016 to 2022 was observed. The mean YouTube visualisations per webinar decreased over 200%. Among registrations, we had a 3:1 male: female ratio, 53% were older than 40, and a 51% were of European precedence. COVID-19 positively impacted webinars with a remarkable increase on the amount of webinars launched, number of registrations and attendance ratio. Conclusions Webinars are a powerful tool to spread healthcare knowledge, bridging the gap in medical educational access. COVID-19 was a determinant that reinforced its implantation, but our data show that this new learning tool had a positive uptake, and has come to stay.
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Affiliation(s)
- Juan Gómez Rivas
- Young Academic Urologist-Urotechnology Working Party (ESUT-YAU), European Association of Urology, Arnhem, the Neatherlands
- Department of Urology, San Carlos Hospital, Madrid, Spain
| | - Inés Rivero Belenchón
- Young Academic Urologist-Urotechnology Working Party (ESUT-YAU), European Association of Urology, Arnhem, the Neatherlands
- Department of Urology and Nephrology, Biomedical Institute of Seville (IBiS), Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
| | - Nan Li
- European Association of Urology, Arnhem, the Neatherlands
| | - Bhaskar Somani
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom
| | | | - Giovanni Cacciamani
- Young Academic Urologist-Urotechnology Working Party (ESUT-YAU), European Association of Urology, Arnhem, the Neatherlands
- Catherine and Joseph Aresty Department of Urology, US Institute of Urology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States of America
| | - Enrico Checcucci
- Young Academic Urologist-Urotechnology Working Party (ESUT-YAU), European Association of Urology, Arnhem, the Neatherlands
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, IRCC Candiolo Cancer Institute, Candiolo, Turin, Italy
| | - Stefano Puliatti
- Young Academic Urologist-Urotechnology Working Party (ESUT-YAU), European Association of Urology, Arnhem, the Neatherlands
- Department of Urology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
| | - Mark Taratkin
- Young Academic Urologist-Urotechnology Working Party (ESUT-YAU), European Association of Urology, Arnhem, the Neatherlands
- Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia
| | - Karl-Friedrich Kowalewski
- Young Academic Urologist-Urotechnology Working Party (ESUT-YAU), European Association of Urology, Arnhem, the Neatherlands
- Department of Urology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
| | - Severin Rodler
- Young Academic Urologist-Urotechnology Working Party (ESUT-YAU), European Association of Urology, Arnhem, the Neatherlands
- Department of Urology, Klinikum der Univertität München, Munich, Germany
| | - Alessandro Veccia
- Young Academic Urologist-Urotechnology Working Party (ESUT-YAU), European Association of Urology, Arnhem, the Neatherlands
- Urology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona, Verona, Italy
| | - Joan Palou
- Department of Urology, Fundació Puigvert, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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