@article{uoadl:3500411,
    volume = "6",
    number = "2",
    pages = "120 – 123",
    journal = "Dubai Medical Journal",
    keywords = "accreditation; Article; certification; coronavirus disease 2019; e-learning; female; health care survey; human; leadership; male; medical student; Middle Eastern/North African; online analysis; pandemic; vascular surgeon; vascular surgery; workload",
    BIBTEX_ENTRY = "article",
    year = "2023",
    author = "Karam, Lamisse and Patelis, Nikolaos and Matheiken, Sean and Bisdas, Theodosios and Jing, Zaiping and Feng, Jiaxuan and Trenner, Matthias and Ocke Reis, Paulo Eduardo and Elkouri, Stephane and Lecis, Alexandre and Le Roux, Dirk and Ionac, Mihai and Berczeli, Marton and Jongkind, Vincent and Yeung, Kak Khee and Katsargyris, Athanasios and Avgerinos, Efthymios and Moris, Dimitrios and Choong, Andrew and Ng, Jun Jie and Cvjetko, Ivan and Antoniou, George A. and Ghibu, Phillipe and Svetlikov, Alexei and Ebben, Harm P. and Stepak, Hubert and Kostiv, Sviatoslav and Ancetti, Stefano and Tadayon, Niki and Fidalgo-Domingos, Liliana and Sarutte Rosello, Eduardo Sebastian and Isik, Arda and Kakavia, Kyriaki and Georgopoulos, Sotirios",
    abstract = "Introduction: With the steady rise in interest in e-learning and the sudden boost provoked by the COVID-19 pandemic, it becomes necessary to explore the e-learning experience within the medical community in the MENA region. Methods: An online survey was conducted during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic (June 15 - October 15, 2020). Results: Seventy-eight vascular surgeons and trainees from 16 countries participated. 88% of the participants were male. 55% attended more than 4 activities. More than half of the activities did not lead to any official certification. Topic was the primary determinant for attending an activity. National societies and social media played a major role in disseminating activity-related information. Lack of time, increased workload, differences in time zone, and technical issues were the main obstacles cited. 84.7% of the participants had a positive impression. Conclusion: As the COVID-19 pandemic boosted e-learning activities in vascular surgery, a shift was observed in the learning mode and new leadership skills were called upon. Novel ways of quality control are required.  © 2023 S. Karger AG. All rights reserved.",
    title = "Vascular e-Learning in the MENA Region during the COVID-19 Pandemic",
    doi = "10.1159/000529570"
}