RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Third Biennial 2018 OMERACT First-time Participant Program: A Qualitative and Quantitative Study
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP 1036
OP 1040
DO 10.3899/jrheum.181196
VO 46
IS 8
A1 Victor S. Sloan
A1 Shawna Grosskleg
A1 George Wells
A1 Jasvinder A. Singh
YR 2019
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/46/8/1036.abstract
AB Objective. To assess the expanded/refined first-time participant training program.Methods. We conducted a refined new participant program at OMERACT 2018 on days 1–4, in which first-time participants provided feedback with online surveys and a nominal group on Day 4.Results. Twenty first-time participants attended the introductory session and 8–12 attended followup sessions. A high proportion valued the newbie session (100%), rating it overall (91%), content-wise (62%), for presentation quality (82%), and value for the money (82%) as outstanding or good. The nominal group technique identified opportunities for further improvement of breakouts/voting.Conclusion. The expanded new participant training program is valued by attendees.