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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 145-150 |
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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, Tarannum Shakeel, Priyanka Gupta, Ashish Kakkar, Vatsala Vats, Monika Jain, Viraj Rathi, Juhi Panwar, Kavleen Kaur, Himani Gupta
Department of Ophthalmology, SGRR-Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, Patel Nagar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Tarannum Shakeel
Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, SGRR.Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, Patel Nagar, Dehradun - 248 001, Uttarakhand
India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2279_20
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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.
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