Affiliations: Emergency Department, Düzce University, Turkey
Affiliations: Emergency Department, Gaziantep University, Turkey
Affiliations: Department of Biostatistics, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Turkey
Affiliations: Vocational School of Health Services, Düzce University, Turkey
Affiliations: Emergency Department , Şehitkamil State Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey
Affiliations: Hasan Kalyoncu University, Gaziantep, Turkey
Affiliations: Emergency Department , Gaziantep University, Turkey
Methods: A survey form consisting of 16 questions (without demographic question) was shared with participants attending the 14th National Emergency Medicine Congress of the Association of Emergency Medicine Specialists (EPAT) by SMS, e-mail, and social media messenger programs (WhatsApp, etc.).
Results: A total of 238 participants took part in the study of whcih73.9% (n = 176) were male. The age of the majority (68, 28.6%) participants was between 35 to 39 years. Maximum participants (n = 95, 39.9%) were specialist titleholders and the majority's (n = 81, 34.0%) length of service was 6-10 years. Of the total particinats, 73.1% and 65% expressed that curiosity about the scientific content and refreshing the knowledge respectively were the reasons for attending the conferences.
Conclusion: Even if congresses are held in holiday hotels, participants are more interested in scientific content. Paramedical activities and visuals used in presentations are viewed positively. Although there are very intense programs in the congress, the majority of the participants stated that they would listen to eight presentations most efficiently.
IMC J Med Sci 2021; 15(2): 007. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3329/imcjms.v15i2.55879
*Correspondence: Mustafa Boğan, Emergency Department, School of Medicine, Düzce University, Postacode: 81620. Turkey. Email: mustafabogan@hotmail.com
