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ArticleWorld journal of urology2021

Impact of COVID-19 on medical education: introducing homo digitalis.

Stavros Gravas, Mumtaz Ahmad, Andrés Hernández-Porras, Frederico Furriel, Mario Alvarez-Maestro, Anant Kumar, Kyu-Sung Lee, Evaristus Azodoh, Patrick Mburugu, Rafael Sanchez-Salas and 8 more

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Article in World journal of urology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 17 institutions in 15 countries.

Stavros GravasDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece. sgravas2002@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7805-6651
Mumtaz AhmadIslamabad Medical and Dental College, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Andrés Hernández-PorrasHoPe Urologia, Hospital Angeles/Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Tijuana, Mexico.
Frederico FurrielDepartment of Urology, Leiria Hospital Center, Leiria, Portugal.
Mario Alvarez-MaestroDepartment of Urology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Instituto de Investigación (IdiPAZ), Madrid, Spain.
Anant KumarDepartment of Urology, Robotics and Kidney Transplantation, Max Healthcare, New Delhi, India.
Kyu-Sung LeeDepartment of Urology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Evaristus AzodohChivar Specialist Hospital and Urology Centre, Abuja, Nigeria.
Patrick MburuguDepartment of Urology, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
Rafael Sanchez-SalasDepartment of Urology, Institute Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France.
Damien BoltonDepartment of Urology, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Reynaldo GomezHospital del Trabajador, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile.
Laurence KlotzDivision of Urology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Sanjay KulkarniKulkarni Reconstructive Urology Center, Pune, India.
Simon TanguayDepartment of Surgery, Division of Urology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Sean ElliottDepartment of Urology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Jean de la RosetteDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Office of Education and SIU Board of Directors
Hospital Universitario La Paz · ESInstitute Mutualiste Montsouris · FRInstituto Politécnico de Leiria · PTIstanbul Medipol University · TRKarachi Medical and Dental College · PKKenyatta National Hospital · KEKulkarni reconstructive Urology Center · INMax Healthcare · INMcGill University · CANational Hospital Abuja · NGSamsung Medical Center · KRSunnybrook Health Science Centre · CAThe University of Melbourne · AUUniversidad Andrés Bello · CLUniversidad Autónoma de Baja California · MXUniversity of Minnesota · USUniversity of Thessaly · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo determine how members of the Société Internationale d'Urologie (SIU) are continuing their education in the time of COVID-19.

methodsA survey was disseminated amongst SIU members worldwide by email. Results were analyzed to examine the influence of age, practice region and settings on continuing medical education (CME) of the respondents.

resultsIn total, 2494 respondents completed the survey. Internet searching was the most common method of CME (76%; all ps < 0.001), followed by searching journals and textbook including the online versions (62%; all ps < 0.001). Overall, 6% of the respondents reported no time/interest for CME during the pandemic. Although most urologists report using only one platform for their CME (26.6%), the majority reported using ≥ 2 platforms, with approximately 10% of the respondents using up to 5 different platforms. Urologists < 40 years old were more likely to use online literature (69%), podcasts/AV media (38%), online CME courses/webinars (40%), and social media (39%). There were regional variations in the CME modality used but no significant difference in the number of methods by region. There was no significant difference in responses between urologists in academic/public hospitals or private practice.

conclusionDuring COVID-19, urologists have used web-based learning for their CME. Internet learning and literature were the top frequently cited learning methods. Younger urologists are more likely to use all forms of digital learning methods, while older urologists prefer fewer methods.

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COVID-19Education, Medical, ContinuingUrologistsAge FactorsCommunicable Disease ControlEducation, DistanceHumansInternationalityInternet UseSARS-CoV-2Social MediaSurveys and QuestionnairesTeachingUrologyCoronavirusCOVID-19Medical educationOnline learningSocial mediaUrology

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PMID32860535
PMCPMC7455506
OpenAlexW3081294129

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