Participation in Virtual Urology Conferences During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Survey Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Due to the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic, conventional face-to-face academic conferences have been restricted, and many of these conferences have moved onto the internet.

Objective

The aim of this study was to investigate the virtual conferences in the field of urology during the COVID-19 pandemic and provide suggestions for better organization of such conferences.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted from May 30 to June 15, 2020, in China. Our team designed a 23-item questionnaire to investigate the conferences attended by urologists during the COVID-19 pandemic. SPSS 22.0 (IBM Corporation) was applied to analyze the data collected.

Results

A total of 330 Chinese urologists participated in our survey, and the response rate was 89.7% (

SUBMITTER: Wang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8061892 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature