The First Hybrid International Educational Comprehensive Cleft Care Workshop
Authors: Kantar Rami S. , Esenlik Elçin , Al Abyad Omar S. , Melhem Antonio , Younan Robert A. , Haddad Mario , Keith Kristen , Kassam Serena , Annan Beyhan , Vijayakumar Charanya , Picard Arnaud , Padwa Bonnie L. , Sommerlad Brian , Raposo-Amaral Cassio Eduardo , Forrest Christopher R. , Gillett David A. , Steinbacher Derek M. , Runyan Christopher M. , Tanikawa Daniela Y. S. , Chong David K. , Fisher David M. , Mark Hans , Canter Halil Ibrahim , Losee Joseph E. , Patel Krishna G. , Hartzell Larry D. , Johnson Adam B. , Collares Marcus Vinícius Martins , Alonso Nivaldo , Chen Philip Kuo-Ting , Tse Raymond , Mann Robert J. , Prada-Madrid Jose Rolando , Kobayashi Shinji , Hussain Syed Altaf , Kummer Ann , Sell Debbie A. , Pereira Valerie J. , Mabry Kelly , Gonsoulin Courtney K. , Persson Martin , Davies Gareth , Sethna Navil F. , Munoz-Pareja Jennifer C. , Kuijpers-Jagtman Anne Marie , Grayson Barry H. , Grollemund Bruno , Garib Daniela G. , Meazzini Maria Costanza , Kharbanda Om P. , Santiago Pedro E. , Nalabothu Prasad , Batra Puneet , Stieber Erin , Prasad Dushyant , Brewster Hugh , Ayala Ruben , Erbay Elif , Akcam M. Okan , Don Griot J. Peter W. , Vyas Raj M. , Flores Roberto L , Breugem Corstiaan C. , Hamdan Usama S. 
Published: May 2022

Objective

Describe the first hybrid global simulation-based comprehensive cleft care workshop, evaluate impact on participants, and compare experiences based on in-person versus virtual attendance.

Design

Cross-sectional survey-based evaluation.

Setting

International comprehensive cleft care workshop.

Participants

Total of 489 participants.

Interventions

Three-day simulation-based hybrid comprehensive cleft care workshop.

Main Outcome Measures

Participant demographic data, perceived barriers and interventions needed for global comprehensive cleft care delivery, participant workshop satisfaction, and perceived short-term impact on practice stratified by in-person versus virtual attendance.

Results

The workshop included 489 participants from 5 continents. The response rate was 39.9%. Participants perceived financial factors (30.3%) the most significant barrier and improvement in training (39.8%) as the most important intervention to overcome barriers facing cleft care delivery in low to middle-income countries. All participants reported a high level of satisfaction with the workshop and a strong positive perceived short-term impact on their practice. Importantly, while this was true for both in-person and virtual attendees, in-person attendees reported a significantly higher satisfaction with the workshop (28.63 ± 3.08 vs 27.63 ± 3.93; P = .04) and perceived impact on their clinical practice (22.37 ± 3.42 vs 21.02 ± 3.45 P = .01).

Conclusion

Hybrid simulation-based educational comprehensive cleft care workshops are overall well received by participants and have a positive perceived impact on their clinical practices. In-person attendance is associated with significantly higher satisfaction and perceived impact on practice. Considering that financial and health constraints may limit live meeting attendance, future efforts will focus on making in-person and virtual attendance more comparable.