CardioWebinar : the evolution of digital education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Formal face-to-face cardiology teaching was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and innovation in digital education was required to fill the training gap. We created ‘CardioWebinar’ to deliver free, accessible, high-quality teaching to help maintain trainee morale and fill this gap. We hoped that by maintaining and improving knowledge we would indirectly improve patient care. This programme consisted of weekly live consultant-delivered webinars covering the breadth of cardiology, all recorded and available online for viewer convenience. In this article, we explore the advantages and challenges of webinars in cardiology, using CardioWebinar as a case study. One advantage of webinars is the ease of delivery. Webinars need minimal administrative support and can be advertised on social media and through mailing lists. The event itself has no hotel fees, venue hire, catering or travel costs. Teaching can be organised relatively swiftly and at minimal cost. This simplicity has allowed CardioWebinar to deliver over 60 webinars in 15 months, watched by >15 000 people. Webinars are open to the entire healthcare team, regardless of geographical location. CardioWebinar …