Patrick Krochmal, Dan M Cooper, Shlomit Radom-Aizik, Kim D Lu
US School-Based Physical Fitness Assessments and Data Dissemination
The Journal of school health
university california san francisco institute global orthopaedics traumatology surgical management reconstructive training smart course instructed orthopaedic surgeons lowresource countries softtissue reconstruction covid19 pandemic course conducted inperson however transitioned virtual format pandemic aim study determine participant preferences regarding virtual inperson smart course format survey data collected via email smart course using redcap qualtrics statistical analyses conducted using stata 247 survey respondents 44 countries representing world regions africa 125 51 represented attended inperson virtual course 82 preferred inperson format addition measured course outcomes significantly better participants attending inperson course common reason attending inperson course cost travel 38 51 study demonstrated preference toward inperson learning smart course addition surgeons participating inperson course endorsed increased positive outcomes course increased emphasis placed inperson surgical skills training lowresource surgeons