Healthcare Providers' Evaluation of Quality and Educational Value of Webinar Series on COVID-19

Introduction: 
COVID-19 pandemic necessitated the transition from in-person attendance to online continuing medical education (CME) for healthcare providers (HCPs). We investigated the perceptions of HCPs on the quality and educational value of Institute for Clinical Research (ICR) webinar series on COVID-19.    

Methodology: 
HCPs who participated in COVID-19 webinars between March 2020 to April 2021 were surveyed using Student Evaluation of Educational Quality (SEEQ) questionnaire. Data was analysed using Mann Whitney-U, Kruskal Wallis-H and Spearman Rank Correlation tests.     

Results: 
There were 244 respondents (83% female) with the mean age 35.3±8.8years and average work experience of 10.60±8.4 years. About 38.5% were professional category and 61.5% comprised allied health. In terms of seniority, 28.7% comprised those less than 4 years' work experience (junior), 43.9% between 5 to 14 years (mid-level) and 27.5% had more than 15 years' experience (senior). In the SEEQ questionnaire, almost all respondents rated either "good" or "very good" in each dimension. The mid-level HCPs had the highest mean score for value (p=0.018) and were more active in the Q&A (p=0.004) when compared to junior HCPs. The score for quality of speakers generally trended upwards with senior HCPs showing the highest mean score (p=0.039). Allied health personnel were more likely to take notes during presentations (p=0.032), view humorous presentations (p=0.015) and those with theoretical comparisons (p=0.050). There was positive correlation between HCP seniority with higher ratings for ICR's webinar organization (rs=0.159,p=0.013) and quality of speakers (rs=0.160,p=0.012).    

Conclusion: 
Quality of speakers and organizational support are key areas for successful HCPs webinars.

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