Virtual conferences, online learning and ethics video-meetings: An elixir in the time of COVID-19 crisis

Abstract

In the current COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever to maximize communication in the scientific and medical community. In the context of academic meetings, Ethics video meetings and Conferences, there is the growing need for a set of guidelines secondary to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the growing environmental and economic challenges that large academic and medical conferences face. The article includes the current pattern of online gatherings, its limitations, strengths, recommendations in the time of crisis and aims to provide a comprehensive report on impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Virtual conference, online teaching and Ethics meeting and indicate the way forward. The need of the hour is to innovate and implement alternative educational system and assessment strategies. The COVID-19 pandemic has provided us with an opportunity to pave the way for introducing digital learning.