@Article{info:doi/10.2196/33861,
author="Karabacak, Mert
and Ozkara, Burak Berksu
and Ozcan, Zeynep",
title="Adjusting to the Reign of Webinars: Viewpoint",
journal="JMIR Med Educ",
year="2021",
month="Nov",
day="12",
volume="7",
number="4",
pages="e33861",
keywords="virtual conference; student-based organization; neuroscience conference; COVID-19; medical education; webinars; web-based education",
abstract="Background: With the integration of COVID-19 into our lives, the way events are organized has changed. The Cerrahpa{\c{s}}a Neuroscience Days held on May 8-9, 2021, was one of the conferences that was affected. The annual conference of the student-based Cerrahpa{\c{s}}a Neuroscience Society transitioned to the internet for the first time and had the premise of going international. Objective: With this study, we aim to both discuss how a virtual conference is organized and perceived, and where our conference stands within the literature as a completely student-organized event. Methods: The conference was planned in accordance with virtual standards and promoted to primarily medical schools. During the execution, there were no major issues. The feedback was collected via a form developed with Google Forms. Results: Out of 2195 registrations, 299 qualified to receive a certificate. The feedback forms revealed a general satisfaction; the overall quality of the event was rated an average of 4.6 out of 5, and the ratings of various Likert scale--based questions were statistically analyzed. Open-ended questions provided improvement suggestions for future events. Conclusions: The virtual Cerrahpa{\c{s}}a Neuroscience Days was a success in organization and received positive feedback from the participants. We aim to ground future events on this experience. ",
issn="2369-3762",
doi="10.2196/33861",
url="https://mededu.jmir.org/2021/4/e33861",
url="https://doi.org/10.2196/33861",
url="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34766916"
}