Points of view
Five questions for five experts We asked five experts to answer five questions about events and education after the pandemic. Results: 25 professional and personal insights.
Prof. Ronald Jung | Switzerland
Ms. Erin O’Donnell Dotzler | USA
University of Zurich
American Academy of Periodontology
What was your educational highlight during the pandemic?
What was your educational highlight during the pandemic?
Geistlich vLab. We could reach out to people we could never reach at that large of a scale in a live hands-on workshop.
The AAP 14+ webinars, which ranged from epidemiological information about COVID-19, to considerations about patient care.
How did you change your own event organization? We are still planning the international events such as EAO purely online. When participants join from around the world, it is impossible to predict whether the next gathering will be hybrid or, once again, live.
What can be done to compensate for the lack of personal contact?
What can be done to compensate for the lack of personal contact?
I’m looking positively at what the new normal has offered. A few years ago, clinicians were skeptical about online education. This mindset has changed.
What is your new, ideal course format?
What is your new, ideal course format?
A blended concept with online exchange of theoretical knowledge, live practical exercises and an online mentoring program that would bring the new concept into practice.
Multi-dimensional offerings for education including a curriculum for that learning to occur, e.g., an online course with a live follow-up opportunity.
The reliable courses are those offered by the universities or the companies that work with independent lecturers.
GEISTLICH NEWS 2-2021
Through the virtual platforms we amplified the newly developed multidimensional content curated from the global community of experts.
The virtual format does not replace personal contact, but it has the benefit of making the thought leaders more approachable, e.g., using the chat feature, during an online lecture.
How can young clinicians navigate the huge offering of online courses?
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How did you change your own event organization?
How can young clinicians navigate the huge offering of online courses? Having a larger pool of options means the clinicians should be more thoughtful about discerning the objectivity and the integrity of the content.
