%0 Journal Article
%@ 2369-3762
%I JMIR Publications
%V 7
%N 4
%P e33861
%T Adjusting to the Reign of Webinars: Viewpoint
%A Karabacak,Mert
%A Ozkara,Burak Berksu
%A Ozcan,Zeynep
%+ Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Kocamustafapaşa Caddesi, No 53, Fatih, Istanbul, 34098, Turkey, 90 5396102138, mertkarabacak@gmail.com
%K virtual conference
%K student-based organization
%K neuroscience conference
%K COVID-19
%K medical education
%K webinars
%K web-based education
%D 2021
%7 12.11.2021
%9 Viewpoint
%J JMIR Med Educ
%G English
%X Background: With the integration of COVID-19 into our lives, the way events are organized has changed. The Cerrahpaşa Neuroscience Days held on May 8-9, 2021, was one of the conferences that was affected. The annual conference of the student-based Cerrahpaşa 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 Cerrahpaşa Neuroscience Days was a success in organization and received positive feedback from the participants. We aim to ground future events on this experience. 
%M 34766916
%R 10.2196/33861
%U https://mededu.jmir.org/2021/4/e33861
%U https://doi.org/10.2196/33861
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34766916