Abstract
Objective: We held a summer seminar with our study group of multidisciplinary occupational health staff on the topic, ‘How did COVID-19 change the world, health education, and health promotion?’ Here we describe the seminar and its evaluation by participants.
Methods: This seminar was held using Zoom online by twelve coordinators of the study group on September 13, 2020. The first part was a keynote speech, the second part was an introduction of topics from the occupational health workplace, and the third part was group work on new possibilities and applications of online communication tools. Participants completed a questionnaire in a Google form to evaluate the seminar.
Results: There were 71 participants, of whom 52 (73.2%) completed the survey, comprising 69.2% women, 34.6% in their 40s, and 53.8% nurses. The seminar parts were considered useful by 80.8–96.2%. Also, 94.2% thought they would use what they learned and 96.2% were satisfied with the seminar overall.
Conclusion: In this seminar, participants discussed topics such as health education during the COVID-19 pandemic, the meaning of health promotion, example cases, and possibilities. Most participants were satisfied with the seminar. The seminar may thus be considered meaningful.
