@article{oai:dmu.repo.nii.ac.jp:00005260,
 author = {Hori, Shinnnosuke and Minetama, Masakazu and Suzuki, Hiroyuki and Otaka, Akio and Sumiya, Tadashi and Furotani, Yohei and Kinoshita, Tokio and Koike, Yumi and Uenishi, Hiroyasu and Yoshikawa, Tatsuya and Kamijo, Yoshi-ichiro and Tajima, Fumihiro},
 issue = {3},
 journal = {Dokkyo Medical Journal},
 month = {Sep},
 note = {Background: A new role of a regional core hospital for educating medical personnel through a regional therapy association has been previously reported in the COVID-19 crisis. In the present study, physical (PT), occupational (OT), and speech language hearing therapist (ST) and physiatrists, who have been providing COVID-19 rehabilitation in a regional core hospital, were instructed how to control infection via a webinar. The purpose of this report was to investigate the effects of webinars on therapists working in local facilities. 

Methods: The webinar was sponsored by the Wakayama Physical Therapy Association. A PT, OT, ST, and physiatrist from Wakayama Medical University Kihoku Hospital, who had been providing rehabilitation for mildly and/or moderately infected COVID-19 patients. All participants answered the 18-item online questionnaire after the webinar to assess the educational effects. 

Results: There were 41 participants in this region and 30 participants from 19 facilities responded the questionnaire (valid responses ratio was 73%) and 30% of the respondents had experienced COVID-19 rehabilitation. Most responders (83%) felt that difficulty level of the contents was appropriate and 80% of the respondents replied that rehabilitation was necessary for the patients. 70% of the respondents replied that got confidence after this webinar, even 7 of the 13 respondents (43%), who attended the webinar about infection control of COVID-19 for the first time, were involved. 

Conclusion: A webinar from therapists and physiatrists in a regional core hospital, who had experiences to provide COVID-19 rehabilitation, were satisfactory and effective for the education of regional therapists.},
 pages = {197--206},
 title = {Educational Effects of a Webinar about COVID-19 Prevention by a Regional Core Hospital for Therapists Working in Local Facilities},
 volume = {1},
 year = {2022}
}