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    Virtually Hosting a National Medical Society Conference. Lessons Learned from the 2020 Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors Conference
    (ATS, 2020-09) Bosslet, Gabriel T.; Carmona, Hugo; Burkart, Kristin M.; McCallister, Jennifer; Reitzner, Joyce; Kreider, Maryl; Lenz, Peter H.; Medicine, School of Medicine
    The coronavirus pandemic forced the Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors to change the 2020 annual conference to a virtual format with relatively short notice. Using the experience of the planning committee and survey feedback from attendees, we describe the steps taken to implement a virtual conference and lessons learned in the process. The lessons described include frequent and concise communication, establishment of roles within a discrete production team, preparing speakers with a protocolized training session, active moderation of the chat box, using interactive polling and online documents to improve interactivity, a shorter agenda with more frequent breaks, encouraging “virtual happy hours” to connect with colleagues, and establishing facilitators for breakout rooms.