2021 Volume 70 Issue 2 Pages 213-219
Our diagnostic center for sonography holds an echocardiographic conference once a week with cardiologists and sonographers (echocardiographic team). However, since April 2020, owing to the spread of COVID-19 infection, we have refrained from holding conferences to prevent the spread of infection. We developed the question format used in the conference and created clinical case questions on the World Wide Web (Web). We delivered a Web-based joint educational program named “FUJITA Echocardiography Webinar” for our hospital and affiliated hospitals on the Web using information technology (IT). Unlike conventional conferences, web seminars or webinars can be attended at any time and place, and the number of participants has increased. Without holding a conference, we were able to provide a fulfilling educational environment not only to our hospital but also to affiliated hospitals. By quantifying the correct answer rate, we were able to clarify the degree of understanding for each disease. For the question with the lowest correct answer rate, it was confirmed that its correct answer rate was significantly improved by distributing the educational program. Another advantage was that the description of free comments clarified the problems and led to improvements. In the future, it is expected that the educational environment on the Web using IT will become more diverse. We believe that it will be possible to collaborate not only with affiliated hospitals but also with regional medical facilities in education and quality control. Furthermore, we believe that the program we developed can be used for recurrent education through collaboration with universities.
