18 May 2023
PCR Webinars: The perfect blend of traditional PCR educational values and digital format
Newly appointed Medical Director of PCR Webinars, Dejan Milasinovic tells us why he believes that the wide outreach and flexibility of formats of PCR Webinars is key to the spread of high-quality, transformative education to interventional cardiologists around the world.
"The COVID-19 pandemic forced us all to find new and innovative ways to provide education. This was when the true potential of PCR Webinars was recognised, providing a broad outreach of programmes to the huge number of individuals who no longer had access to physical meetings. And this new era of digital learning is here to stay. However, I want to stress that PCR Webinars is not in competition with face-to-face meetings. Instead, it is complementary, offering content in a different and original way. Our aim is to build on the well-established values of PCR, but also capitalising on the digital format to bring the best of PCR education to the home and work computers of interventional cardiologists worldwide. I am excited to further develop the excellent work done by my predecessor, Thomas Cuisset."
The essence of PCR learning is practical teaching. PCR Webinars continue the tradition of addressing practical problems from the cathlab and working towards a common solution. It is the ability of the webinars to use the input of practitioners from all levels of expertise and different regional backgrounds, across the globe, that makes them so useful in finding the best way to address the wide variety of challenges faced by many in daily practice.
Flexibility of format is a key strength of the programme. Free from the time constraints and travel demands that are a necessary part of physical meetings, webinars can range in length from a short news flash to longer in-depth coverage of, for example, a specific technique. Also, content can be tailored to the audience and we strive to involve local and regional participants in creating digital educational content events according to their needs.
There is an increasing demand for high-quality education in interventional cardiology. As new technologies become more accessible, increasing numbers of practitioners from different regional backgrounds come into contact with them and look for guidance in their use. Therefore, PCR Webinars will strive to address the educational needs of specific regional audiences across the world as new technology is introduced and indications expanded, such as, for example, in the case of TAVI. Our goal is to produce specific digital programmes created and delivered by a mix of PCR and local facilitators, emulating PCR’s by and for principle. In addition, it is a necessity to deliver a continuous line of educational events dedicated to interventionalists who are at the early stages of their career, providing them with an update on the essential concepts of interventional cardiovascular medicine today. Finally, apart from webinars on traditional topics that are in the pipeline, such as complex PCI and structural and valve interventions, we plan a series of digital debates on the burning issues in interventional cardiology with a link to EuroIntervention’s debate series of articles.
Last but not least, PCR digital education continues during EuroPCR 2023! Both digital and in-person registered participants can, on the EuroPCR 2023 online platform, not only virtually access sessions in real time, but also find daily digital summaries, as well as an overview of some of the most interesting sessions on coronary and structural interventions.”
Visit the PCR Webinars section to see how PCR Webinars can help you in your practice today.