Items | Category | Further supporting comments |
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Aspects that supported fulfilling motivations for virtual conference attendance Total N=1115 | Easy accessibility37.7%, N= 420 | wider global access virtually less effort needed to attend than in person e.g., less travel costs for flights and accommodation |
Flexible timing28.2%, N= 314 | ability to review recorded sessions at a later time amongst work commitments switch easily from congruent sessions | |
Online session formats11.1%, N= 124 | shorter in duration concise in delivery of key topics | |
Barriers to fulfilling motivations for virtual conference attendance Total N= 724 | Difficultly interacting with others32.5%, N= 235 | virtual interaction with speakers, other experts and colleagues perceived as not possible in the same waymissing the impromptu nature of spontaneous in-person meetings e.g., in corridors not being in the same time zone so watching sessions at different times e.g., recordings |
Difficult to network19.5%, N= 141 | challenging to interact with other members to form collaborative links challenging to introduce younger members into the scientific community | |
Technical issues14.2%, N= 103 | technical issues pre-conference when uploading material onto the platform, during the conference when streaming sessions and after when accessing post-conference recordings | |
Online formats cause difficulty for extended concentration12,4%, N= 77 | reduced concentration when watching online sessions hard to concentrate on the screen | |
Allocating time for conference amongst work commitments10.6%, N=90 | Busy with clinical work commitments to attend online sessions |
* Responses with >10% of total participants are included in the table.
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