EVALUATION OF WEBINAR FOLLOW-UP BY PEDIATRIC RESIDENTS DURING THE PERIOD OF COVID 19

Abstract

Since the WHO declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, several countries have applied social distancing rules including quarantine. In Morocco, this measure has been in force since March 20, 2020. This has forced the closure of several scientific activities, including pediatric congresses and scientific days. To compensate for this, webinars have taken center stage in this time of global pandemic. The aim of our work is to assess pediatric residents perception of continuing medical education via webinars during COVID-19, and to find out how they see the organization of future scientific events. A survey was carried out among pediatric residents at CHU Med VI in Marrakech via the Google Forms platform. The average age of residents was 30, with a predominance of women. 44% of pediatric residents were bothered or very bothered by the suspension of face-to-face scientific events. A total of 33% of pediatric residents attended an average of 15 webinars during the pandemic, and 24% of them found the experience interesting. Overall, the reasons for not viewing the webinars were, in 28% of cases, coincidence with on-call duty and, in 16%, unsuitable scheduling. The majority were satisfied with the content presented, the choice of webinar themes and the choice of speakers. The worldwide pandemic of COVID-19 has put the spotlight on webinars, which are an interesting alternative for continuing medical education but can never replace a face-to-face scientific meeting, according to the residents.