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Rehabilitation is important in the care of patients with cancer for improving function, pain, and quality of life. However, only a small number of clinicians are formally trained in cancer rehabilitation. Virtual learning environments may play a promising role in cancer rehabilitation education, especially in the coronavirus pandemic era where in-person learning is not readily available. A national, interprofessional cancer rehabilitation education program involving a monthly longitudinal webinar series and a 2-day virtual bootcamp was developed through the US Department of Veterans Affairs Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes to improve Department of Veterans Affairs clinician understanding of cancer rehabilitation and ultimately increase the availability of cancer rehabilitation services in the Veterans Health Administration. From March 2020 to July 2022, 923 individuals participated with an average of 72 participants per session and 204 participants per session in the bootcamp. Participants' most common disciplines were physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing, medicine (physicians), advanced practice providers, speech therapy, and pharmacy. Participants reported improved knowledge of cancer rehabilitation and anticipated that the knowledge would change their practice. Virtual education can be a useful means to educate Department of Veterans Affairs–based healthcare professionals about cancer rehabilitation and improve access to rehabilitation services for veterans with cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Expert Panel Report (EPR-3) (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute & National Asthma Education and Prevention Program, 2007) recommends asthma self-management education along with ambulatory care. Despite the need for education, barriers to attending in-person classes often exist. The primary purpose of this research was to evaluate the impact of a novel education format for caregivers (live webinar) on asthma control in preschoolers. Additional aims included determining satisfaction with webinar learning, and impact on emergency visits and hospitalizations. A one-group prospective cohort design with repeated measures was used. Caregivers of preschool children with asthma from a large pediatric pulmonology clinic (N = 30) participated in a single onehour live asthma education webinar. Asthma control was measured using the Test for Respiratory and Asthma Control in Kids (TRACK) prior to the webinar, one month, and three months following. Demographic, webinar satisfaction, and emergency care/hospitalization questionnaires were also administered. Statistically significant increases in TRACK scores over three points in time (n = 21), indicated improved asthma control (F = 5,128, p = 0.01). More than 84% found the webinar convenient, helpful, and would recommend to others. Emergency visits (<60%) and hospitalizations (<70%) remained consistent with the study site's historically low emergency and hospitalization rates. Innovative methods of teaching are crucial skills for health care providers to keep patient education interesting and accessible. These research findings suggest that live webinar asthma education is an effective method of teaching and results in improved asthma control. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Young Neurosurgeons Committee (YNC) and Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation (NREF) launched the YNC-NREF Webinar Series to provide young and aspiring neurosurgeons with timely information, education, and inspiration in the absence of in-person programming., Design: Five 90-minute Zoom webinars were evaluated, each including 1-2 keynote speakers, a panel discussion, and an audience question-and-answer section. Topics included overviews of neurosurgery, the match, subspecialties, and inspirational career stories. Optional pre- and post-webinar surveys with 11-point Likert-type scores were distributed to attendees. We compared groups using chi-squared and Kruskal-Willis tests, and perceptions pre- and post-webinar using Mann-Whitney tests., Setting: The webinars were live using Zoom, and the recordings were published on NREF's YouTube channel., Participants: The webinar series targeted young neurosurgeons. The first five episodes had a particular focus on medical students and undergraduates., Results: A total of 673 unique participants attended the webinar series; 257 (38%) and 78 (11%) attendees completed the pre- and post-webinar survey, respectively. Respondents had high baseline interest in neurosurgery and were motivated to learn about the match and training in the US, understand neurosurgeons' day-to-day lives, and ask questions. There were significant differences in perceptions between USMSs, IMSs, and undergraduate students. The webinar improved attendees' knowledge about neurosurgical specialties, the match, and US neurosurgery training., Conclusions: The YNC and NREF effectively engaged a large, diverse audience through an online webinar series, building a foundation for future virtual programming by organized neurosurgery. ACGME competencies., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Beef cattle producers in the U.S. saw record feeder calf prices and profits during 2013, 2014, and 2015 that changed the dynamics of the cow-calf industry. In addition, the U.S. cattle industry entered into an expansion phase of the cattle business cycle as of January 1, 2015. To meet the needs of today's cattle and forage producers a series of webinars were developed to inform producers of the challenging agricultural environment by providing timely production and economic information to help them operate in the volatile marketplace. The five webinars presented were Beef Cattle Market Outlook, Marketing Opportunities for Feeder Calves, UF/IFAS Beef Cow-Calf Budget, Projecting Cow-Calf Profitability, and Replacement Heifer Economics. These presentations were designed to help producers increase herd production, performance, and profitability by exposing some of the potential risks in the cattle market and presenting possible profit opportunities for the years ahead. A total of 117 cattle and forage producers from across the Southeast USA were registered for the event, and a total of 183 participants attended the series. Participants included both large producers (500+ cows) and small producers (less than 100 cows). Participants completed an evaluation survey of the series: 86% found the information received to be excellent or good, 93% said it was useful or very useful, 74% had knowledge greatly improved, 85% will definitely make changes to management as a result, and 77% will use recommended decision-aid tools. The value of the program information was estimated at $10 to $75 per head, averaging $41.10 per head. Based upon the distribution of herd sizes for participants the economic return of the program was estimated at over $190,000. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]