G188(P) Could video calling be used for educational supervision meetings? A survey of paediatric trainees and trainers within a single deanery

Aim Surveying paediatric trainees’ and trainers’ opinions on potential use of video calling (VC) for educational supervision meetings. Method Online survey of paediatric trainees and trainers in one region. Results 33 trainees and 55 trainers responded. The majority had some experience of VC however 21.2% of trainees and 29.1% of trainers had never used VC in any context. Applications that respondents had used included WhatsApp, Facetime and Skype. Further quantitative results are shown in table 1. Free text identified 5 themes including comments related to privacy and confidentiality, IT infrastructure and cyber security, value of face to face meetings, potential benefits of VC and use of phone calls rather than video calls. Conclusion In this current era respondents had mixed views concerning use of VC and felt it can be an optional additional tool. Respondents raised concerns that VC may lose the value of face to face meetings in developing rapport, providing feedback and pastoral care. Concerns about practical implementation such as IT infrastructure and cyber security will need to be addressed. Next step will be to pilot and test VC for educational supervision meetings.