Educational outcomes of the University of Toronto Visiting Professor Rounds Series

Abstract

Objective: To assess how the University of Toronto Visiting Professors Rounds Series (UTVPRS) influenced the knowledge, perceptions, and clinical decision making of Canadian ophthalmologists. Design: Longitudinal cross-sectional. Participants: Eight hundred and fifty ophthalmologists registered with the Canadian Ophthalmological Society. Methods: Online surveys, using multiple-choice and reflection questions, were administered before and after online viewing of the University of Toronto Ophthalmology grand rounds as screencasts. Results: At 18 months, 124 users registered and watched 429 screencasts. Most participants found UTVPRS to be organized and user friendly. Mean prescreencast correct scores were 1008 versus 1288 postscreencast (p = 0.002). Postscreencast, 73% of participants replied in favour of changing future practice. Conclusions: UTVPRS was well received with demonstrated knowledge gain and potential practice change. The long-term and patient-related outcomes of the results require further research. © 2014 Canadian Ophthalmological Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.