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Table 2. Quality survey with quantitative and qualitative questions. 5-point Likert scale. Question
“ Customer criterion” 1 strongly disagree, 2 disagree, 3 agree somewhat, 4 agree very much, 5 completely agree
1 2 3 4 5
The course level was appropriate to your needs and expectations The content was adequate The course format has been adjusted to your needs and expectations The educational and support materials were adequate The features of the online platforms have been adequate( Accessibility, Interactivity, Cost-effectiveness, etc.) You consider that the course was useful for your work Consider this type of courses feasible and beneficial Please, relate the issues or details that could improve this educational and training activity
Par�cipants
80
70
60
50
40
30
Registered Theore�cal Prac�cal Survey
20
10
0 Figure 1. Number of participants per country during registration, theoretical assessment, practical evaluation, and quality survey.
confidence level, corresponding to a standard normal coefficient of Za = 1.96. An estimated absolute error( j) of less than 15 % was considered acceptable, with a probability of p = 0.05 of obtaining erroneous data. The sample size was calculated using the following equation( Nicolás Ramón Cruz Pérez, 2014): n ¼
Z 2 a: Np: p: ð1 � pÞ j 2 ðNp � 1ÞþZ 2: a: pð1 � pÞ ð1Þ
3 Results
The inaugural course,“ Reference Levels for Diagnosis in Nuclear Medicine,” attracted 315 participants from 21 countries, 98 % of participants were from 17 Latin American countries( Fig. 1). The professional distribution of registered students included 39 % medical physicists, 33 % technologists, 23 % medical physics students, 4 % physicians, and 1 % from other related professions.