TY  - JOUR
AU  - Karabacak, Mert
AU  - Ozkara, Burak Berksu
AU  - Ozcan, Zeynep
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/11/12
TI  - Adjusting to the Reign of Webinars: Viewpoint
JO  - JMIR Med Educ
SP  - e33861
VL  - 7
IS  - 4
KW  - virtual conference
KW  - student-based organization
KW  - neuroscience conference
KW  - COVID-19
KW  - medical education
KW  - webinars
KW  - web-based education
AB  - 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. 
SN  - 2369-3762
UR  - https://mededu.jmir.org/2021/4/e33861
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/33861
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34766916
DO  - 10.2196/33861
ID  - info:doi/10.2196/33861
ER  -