Another common issue is poor closure rates.
Many practices claim that their consults have a much higher rate of closure than seminars do.
Finally, I hear that the seminar is very inconvenient for staff members and the surgeon, who does not want to take his or her time on evenings or weekends to be the primary speaker at a seminar. It is much more cost-efficient to educate a group of people at one time than to educate one person at a time. Second, as inconvenient as the seminar is for the staff and surgeon, patients clearly find the hours much more convenient. Finally, live procedures can be performed at seminars, although the effectiveness of such a demonstration is not yet known. The seminar process is broken down into set-up, presentation, closing, and tracking.