key: cord-0925701-778733so
authors: Aziz, Hamza; Lawton, Jennifer
title: Commentary: Zoom now, tweet later…chat in a real room—always. Life in the “Brave New World”.
date: 2020-08-15
journal: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.08.038
sha: c758f7393148850bb6aaad36ee7fda12b5ababa6
doc_id: 925701
cord_uid: 778733so

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COVID-19 has been one of the most disruptive events of this century and has affected our 28 personal, social, and work lives in an unprecedented manner. The impact has extended to the 29 manner in which we as surgeons practice and teach trainees. The use of telehealth has grown 30 exponentially and the technology is trying to keep up with the demand in volume as well as the 31 breadth of settings in which it is being used. The manuscript by Vervoort and colleagues [1] in 32 videos. This remains an area of challenge but also ripe with great opportunity to enhance 56 educational experience. 57 its most rewarding aspect. Catching up with old friends in between sessions in the hallway, 59 loading up on gossip-yes, we all love it, interviewing potential candidates over coffee, sitting in 60 the presidential address and being inspired…there is no good virtual substitute for all these 61 experiences ( Figure 1) . The authors concede a "hybrid-approach" with virtual elements 62 integrated with a truncated in-person meeting format may be the way forward. 

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