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The implications<br />
The convenience of virtual CPD has made many CPD providers embrace the phenomenon.<br />
<strong>COVID</strong>-<strong>19</strong> pandemic made us inevitably change the focus to more locally conducted virtual<br />
activities and webinars, rather than hands-on workshops. The implications involved may be<br />
multifaceted.<br />
As many CPD providers offer virtual CPD sessions, a tsunami of available virtual CPD becomes<br />
apparent. CPD providers with annual subscription video-conferencing tools, leveraged on<br />
conducting multiple CPD sessions regularly, to make virtual platforms worthwhile. These<br />
resulted in the excessive burn-out or fatigue in the CPD organisers and participants. Some<br />
HCP societies host the CPD sessions after working hours to reduce disruption of clinical time.<br />
Given the abundant CPD sessions offered by many CPD providers, HCPs would spend<br />
excessive screen time to be participants in CPD sessions which spark interests in them.<br />
Conflicting CPD times can occur and sessions may not be scheduled at convenient timings,<br />
such as during staff lunch hour, rest hours and leave period. Over time, participants may also<br />
face burn-out from the abundant CPD sessions and have to prioritise sessions that are most<br />
beneficial to them, leaving some CPD sessions poorly attended. The availability of post-event<br />
CPD sessions will inevitably reduce live session attendance. Organisers will have to limit<br />
certificate of attendance to only live attendance, which may pose extra work to CPD<br />
providers, to encourage live attendance. The unavailability of certificate of attendance for<br />
CPD sessions leaves no evidence of participants’ attendance and learning hours for their<br />
records.<br />
Learning engagement may not be substantial in the virtual platform. It only involves the use<br />
of visual and auditory learning without the kinesthetic segment. This may not be ideal for<br />
some learners who gets easily distracted. There is an inherent challenge for the speaker to<br />
ensure the design of their virtual CPD would simulate face-to-face learning. In a virtual<br />
platform, overseas industry experts may not be able to engage their audience well as they are<br />
unable to conduct hands-on workshops due to the limitation of travels and workplace<br />
segregation. The workshop participants may have limited nonverbal communication or<br />
engagement as they can disengage themselves from the speakers or facilitators when their<br />
videos are turned off. In some instances, participants may choose not to partake the poll or<br />
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