TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluating knowledge retention and perceived benefits of medical webinar for professional development among Indonesian physicians
AU - Yo, Edward Christopher
AU - Witjaksono, Anissa Nindhyatriayu
AU - Fitriani, Dewi Yunia
AU - Werdhani, Retno Asti
AU - Parikesit, Dyandra
N1 - Funding Information:
Edward Christopher Yo: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4808-8075; Anissa Nindhyatriayu Witjaksono: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1622-1580; Dewi Yunia Fitriani: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9002-0715; Retno Asti Werdhani: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3280-4295; Dyandra Parikesit: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5779-2713 Acknowledgements: The authors would like to thank the Universitas Indonesia Hospital board of directors and managers who have continuously supported the implementation of the i-CORPS webinar series and this research. Also, the authors would like to express their gratitude to a l speakers and sta f involved in the i-CORPS webinar series. Funding: No financial support was received for this study. Conflicts of interest: No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported. Author contributions: ECY analyzed the data collected, performed literature search, and drafted the manuscript. ANW, DYF, RAW, and DP helped coordinate with the webinar IT staff, assisted in data analysis, reviewed the manuscript, and suggested changes and additions. All authors provided final approval of this version of the manuscript to be published.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/12
Y1 - 2021/12
N2 - Purpose: To assess knowledge retention of physicians after participating in a webinar series and its perceived benefits on daily practice and career development. Methods: The webinar series comprised six separate webinars about daily practice. Online questionnaires were sent to all participating physicians via email 3 months after the webinars. The questionnaire assessed knowledge retention through the difference between initial and follow-up post-test as well as the webinar series' benefits on daily practice and career development. Participants' demographic information, including their age, gender, education, year of graduation, and work details, were collected to compare outcomes between demographic groups. Results: A total of 689 responses were gathered, and 622 were analyzed. At follow-up, the median knowledge score was significantly lower than the initial median knowledge score (Z=-6.973, p<0.001). Participants' perception of the webinar series' benefits on daily practice and career development was very positive. A significant weak negative correlation was found between age and knowledge score at follow-up (rs=-0.157, p<0.001). Physicians who graduated more recently and worked for less than 3 years scored significantly higher on knowledge tests at follow-up. Meanwhile, perception score towards webinar series' benefits on daily practice was significantly higher among physicians with more extended work history. Male physicians scored significantly higher on perception score towards webinar series' benefits on career development. Conclusion: Online continuing medical education programs like webinars can encourage physicians to maintain their competence, but further research on improving knowledge retention over time is necessary. Overall, physicians perceived webinars to be beneficial for their professional development.
AB - Purpose: To assess knowledge retention of physicians after participating in a webinar series and its perceived benefits on daily practice and career development. Methods: The webinar series comprised six separate webinars about daily practice. Online questionnaires were sent to all participating physicians via email 3 months after the webinars. The questionnaire assessed knowledge retention through the difference between initial and follow-up post-test as well as the webinar series' benefits on daily practice and career development. Participants' demographic information, including their age, gender, education, year of graduation, and work details, were collected to compare outcomes between demographic groups. Results: A total of 689 responses were gathered, and 622 were analyzed. At follow-up, the median knowledge score was significantly lower than the initial median knowledge score (Z=-6.973, p<0.001). Participants' perception of the webinar series' benefits on daily practice and career development was very positive. A significant weak negative correlation was found between age and knowledge score at follow-up (rs=-0.157, p<0.001). Physicians who graduated more recently and worked for less than 3 years scored significantly higher on knowledge tests at follow-up. Meanwhile, perception score towards webinar series' benefits on daily practice was significantly higher among physicians with more extended work history. Male physicians scored significantly higher on perception score towards webinar series' benefits on career development. Conclusion: Online continuing medical education programs like webinars can encourage physicians to maintain their competence, but further research on improving knowledge retention over time is necessary. Overall, physicians perceived webinars to be beneficial for their professional development.
KW - Continuing medical education
KW - Knowledge retention
KW - Physicians
KW - Professional development
KW - Videoconference
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U2 - 10.3946/kjme.2021.206
DO - 10.3946/kjme.2021.206
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85121761218
SN - 2005-727X
VL - 33
SP - 381
EP - 391
JO - Korean journal of medical education
JF - Korean journal of medical education
IS - 4
ER -