Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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Community Medicine, Post Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine, Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, and Faculty Member of Department of Medical Education, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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Neurosciences, Assistant Professor-Selection Grade, Department of Physiotherapy, and Faculty Member of Department of Medical Education, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
10.22062/sdme.2026.201077.1554
Abstract
Background: Essential conference practices may not be known to faculty members.
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the knowledge of pre-, during-, and post-conference best practices, as well as the perceptions of faculty members before and after attending a workshop on delivering effective presentations at scientific conferences.
Methods: This quasi-experimental study included 31 faculty members from the health sciences who attended a workshop in April 2023. The data were collected in Microsoft Forms. Nonparametric tests were applied as appropriate for the data distribution. A
p value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: The mean age of the participants was 39.7±8.2 years. The majority were female [17 (54.8%)]. Most participants felt that attending a conference onsite was better than attending online because interaction with the audience was better. The majority of participants preferred oral presentations over poster presentations to reach a wider audience. Hardly 10% of the participants engaged in post-conference activities. Self-perceived knowledge regarding preparations to be made before attending conferences, recommendations to be practiced during conference presentations, activities to be accomplished after attending conferences, and self-perceived confidence levels in attending conferences were reported to have improved significantly (p<0.001) among the participants after attending the workshop. The median knowledge score on the pre-test was 12 (Q1 = 11, Q3 = 16), and that on the post-test was 15 (Q1 = 14, Q3 = 18) (Z = 3.422, p = 0.001).
Conclusion: The workshop increased the participants' knowledge and confidence levels in essential aspects of the conference presentations. Hence, more such training programs are needed for health science faculty members.
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