The evolution of educational events during the COVID-19 pandemic: the experience of G.Re.T.A. Foundation

We report on the experience of G.Re.T.A. Fondazi one in organizing international conferences, webinars and masterclasses on oncoplastic and aesthetic breast surgery before, during and after the pandemic. Results The organization of the meetings as online or hybrid events allowed to maintain a high number of participants with numbers being in li ne with those achieved in the traditional face-to-face events or even showing an increased number of participants, in particular from Countries not traditionally involved as Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, India and Russian Federation. Discussion We think that the hybrid modality is likely to become a gold standard, even though purely online meetings will still survive in the post-pandemic era. Webinars are frugal and highly efficient events that can easily reach a worldwide audience with acceptable interaction.
Source: Breast Care - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research