PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Dominic Sparkes
AU  - Clare Leong
AU  - Katherine Sharrocks
AU  - Michael Wilson
AU  - Elinor Moore
AU  - Nicholas J Matheson
TI  - Rebooting medical education with virtual grand rounds during the COVID-19 pandemic
AID  - 10.7861/fhj.2020-0180
DP  - 2020 Oct 16
TA  - Future Healthcare Journal
PG  - fhj.2020-0180
4099  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/early/2020/10/07/fhj.2020-0180.short
4100  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/early/2020/10/07/fhj.2020-0180.full
AB  - Social distancing during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has necessitated drastic changes in the practice of hospital medicine, including the cancellation of many educational activities. At the same time, the emergence of a new disease with a rapidly evolving knowledge base has mandated timely educational updates. To resolve this conflict in our hospital, we substituted ‘traditional’ grand rounds with ‘virtual’ grand rounds delivered over Zoom, consisting of a local situation report and operational update, followed by a specialty-specific clinical presentation on management of COVID-19. Attendance was greatly increased (mean 384 attendees) compared to traditional grand rounds (mean 44 attendees) and included a diverse audience of medical professionals. Feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with >80% of responders stating that the sessions would or might inform their clinical practice. COVID-19 has therefore provided an opportunity to modernise grand rounds, and develop a new model matching the needs of medical education beyond the pandemic.