虚拟学习减少了医学教育的碳足迹
Divya Sharma1, Julianne Rizzo2,3, Yvonne Nong3,4
1Department of Dermatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
Dermatology and therapy
|March 27, 2024
概括
虚拟持续医学教育 (CME) 网络研讨会与面对面的活动相比,大大减少了碳排放. 开车参加会议的每位参与者排放量比飞行还要多,即使考虑到所有乘客.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 医学教育 医学教育
- 皮肤病学 皮肤病学
背景情况:
- 面对面的学术会议和CME计划对环境产生了重大影响.
- 虚拟和混合平台为更广泛的CME访问和专业发展提供了机会.
- 这项研究量化了虚拟皮肤病CME事件的碳排放减少.
研究的目的:
- 描述与虚拟皮肤病CME网络研讨会相关的碳排放减少.
- 为了比较虚拟与面对面的医学教育对环境的影响.
主要方法:
- 一项横截面研究分析了未识别的虚拟与会者位置.
- 预测的碳排放通过估计出行方式 (飞行或驾驶) 基于与会者距离过去的亲自研讨会的距离.
- 576名参与者的计算排放量.
主要成果:
- 参与者飞行或驾驶的估计总碳排放量为370,100公斤CO2.
- 每位参与者排放的二氧化碳为4.5公斤飞行 (调整为乘客) 和42.7公斤二氧化碳驾驶.
- 虚拟CME显著减少了与旅行相关的二氧化碳排放.
结论:
- 虚拟CME网络研讨会与面对面的活动相比,可以大幅减少二氧化碳排放.
- 开车前往活动会产生比飞行更高的每位参与者排放量,考虑到所有乘客.
- 在线平台可以提高CME的可访问性,同时尽量减少对环境的影响.
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