Jose Palacios, BS, Nissim Hazkour, BA, Amit Rao, MD, Mary Brennan, RN, Alisha Oropallo, MD
Travel restrictions during the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic have made in-person conference attendance difficult, if not impossible; however, the need for organized events remains. Conferences serve as important events for exchanging knowledge, learning new skills, and socializing with peers.1 Virtual conferences have been adopted for academic events outside of the medical field and serve as an alternative to in-person events that allow people to gather despite travel restrictions.2,3 As restrictions continue to be lifted and in-person events resume, the fate of virtual events becomes unclear. While in-person conferences and symposiums had been the norm before 2020, they require abundant time commitment … read more