World J Mens Health.
2021 Oct;39(4):804-817. 10.5534/wjmh.210075.
A Web-Based Global Educational Model for Training in Semen Analysis during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Agarwal A
1 - Finelli R1
- Durairajanayagam D2
- Leisegang K3
- Sharma R1
- Gupta S1
- Singh N4
- Belo A5
- Darbandi M6
- Madani S7
- Covarrubias S8
- Darbandi S6
- Sadeghi R8
- Pompeu C9
- Boitrelle F10,11
- Kandil H12
- Saleh R13
- Arafa M1,14
- Vogiatzi P15
- Rosas IM16
- Anagnostopoulou C17
- Chockalingam A18
- Wirka KA19
- Sallam HN20
- Shah R21
- Henkel R1,22,23,24
- Affiliations
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- 1American Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
- 2Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh Campus, Selangor, Malaysia
- 3Department of Physiology, School of Natural Medicine, Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa
- 4NOVA IVF, Gorakhpur, India
- 5Huntington Centro de Medicina Reproditiva S/A, Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- 6Fetal Health Research Center, Hope Generation Foundation, Tehran, Iran
- 7Department of Biology and Physiology of Organisms, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Science and Technnology, Houari Boumedien, Algiers, Algeria
- 8University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- 9Instituto Ideia Fèrtil, Santo Andrè, Brazil
- 10Reproductive Biology, Fertility Preservation, Andrology, CECOS, Poissy Hospital, Poissy, France
- 11Paris Saclay University, UVSQ, INRAE, BREED, Jouy-en-Josas, France
- 12Fakih IVF Fertility Center, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- 13Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt
- 14Department of Urology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
- 15Andromed Health & Reproduction, Fertility Diagnostics Laboratory, Maroussi, Athens, Greece
- 16Citmer Reproductive Medicine, IVF LAB, Mexico City, Mexico
- 17IVF Clinic “Akeso-Embryo ART”, Athens, Greece
- 18Gene2Genome, Jacksonville, FL, USA
- 19Fertility & Endocrinology, Medical Affairs, EMD Serono, USA
- 20Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria, Egypt
- 21Department of Urology, Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, India
- 22Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, UK
- 23Department of Medical Bioscience, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa
- 24LogixX Pharma, Theale, Reading, Berkshire, UK
- KMID: 2519920
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5534/wjmh.210075
Abstract
- Purpose
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Center for Reproductive Medicine (ACRM) transitioned its annual training in assisted reproductive technology (ART) from a hands-on, laboratory-based training course to a fully online training endorsed by the American College of Embryology. Here we describe our experience and assess the quality of an online training format based on participant outcomes for the first three modules of a planned series of online ART training.
Materials and Methods
These modules included manual semen analysis, sperm morphology and ancillary semen tests (testing for leukocytospermia, sperm vitality, and anti-sperm antibody screening). The virtual format consisted of lecture presentations featuring laboratory protocols with corresponding video demonstrations of routine techniques and best practices. Practical scenarios, troubleshooting, and clinical interpretation of laboratory results were also discussed. At the end of each module, an optional multiple choice question test was held as a prerequisite to obtain certification on the topics presented. Course quality was assessed using participant responses collected via online surveys.
Results
The digital delivery methods used were found to have largely or completely met the participants’ expectations for all questions (>85%). The majority (>87%) of the participants either strongly agreed or agreed that the course content was well-structured with appropriate depth, and that their overall expectations of the course had been met.
Conclusions
This training format appears to be a realistic teaching option to freely share highly specialized expertise and technical knowledge with participants from anywhere in the world with varying levels of competency or experience.
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