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Hosting a virtual conference in paediatric minimally invasive surgery: the experience of the 20th annual meeting of the British Association of Paediatric Endoscopic Surgeons

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The severe acute respiratory coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic necessitated a move to virtual meetings for the majority of medical specialty association conferences in 2020. We describe our experience with an entirely virtual meeting and conclude that a hybrid face to face/virtual solution represents the optimal format for future conferences in our specialty.

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  1. BAPES Webmaster, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK

    Alexander L. Macdonald

  2. BAPES Honorary Secretary, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, London, UK

    Pankaj Mishra

  3. BAPES Treasurer, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Manchester, UK

    Anju Goyal

  4. BAPES Executive Committee Member, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK

    Helen Carter

  5. BAPES Executive Committee Member, The Royal London Hospital, London, UK

    Paul Charlesworth

  6. BAPES Executive Committee Member, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, UK

    Adil Aslam

  7. BAPES President (2020-2022), Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK

    Abraham Cherian

  8. BAPES President (2018-2020), Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK

    Simon Clarke

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Macdonald, A.L., Mishra, P., Goyal, A. et al. Hosting a virtual conference in paediatric minimally invasive surgery: the experience of the 20th annual meeting of the British Association of Paediatric Endoscopic Surgeons. J Ped Endosc Surg 3, 93–95 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42804-021-00101-0

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