Dear colleagues

New horizons–embracing the challenge.

Both Iain and I have the joint pleasure of inviting you to enjoy this third issue of FacultyFocus, our excellent vehicle for bringing you—our faculty members worldwide—the latest AO CMF news and information.

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The success of the AO CMF Online Campus continues

COVID-19 has had a profound effect on the medical community, not least on how continued medical education is offered and carried out. With social distancing and hygiene regulations restricting human interaction, it was clear that AO CMF had to rethink its educational offerings, to ensure that we still do what we do best: Offer state-of-the-art education to the thousands of surgeons in our network, despite the current obstacles to on-site, hands-on courses.

AO Davos Courses 2020: December 3–6, 2020

The new online format for the AO Davos Courses 2020 promises to be the biggest and most incredible undertaking ever!

Launching in 2021: new AO CMF Course—Management of Facial Trauma (with blended learning)

The year 2021 will start with a launch: The AO CMF Education Commission and its dedicated faculty have brought together a new, additional concept for the very popular management of facial trauma (MFT) course.

New: share your online teaching experiences

Online learning and teaching have made a key contribution to medical education over the past few months, and the AO network has been at the forefront of this advance.

AO Access Steering Committee: final member elected

AO Access: Delivering the AO’s diversity, inclusion and mentorship initiatives.

The AO Davos Courses 2020 set the course for the future of medical education

In a new and completely online format, the AO Davos Courses 2020 continue the AO’s 60-year legacy of shaping the future of medical education. The first-ever completely online AO Davos Courses underscore the AO’s commitment to the health and safety of course participants, faculty, staff, partners, and the Davos community—and allow surgeons to take part in the event from anywhere in the world.

myAO's secure groups feature takes interaction to the next level

myAO is a community knowledge exchange platform that offers the global AO community—including faculty—the opportunity to connect with each other and provides a new way to access and share dependable, verified content.

AO PEER goes online: Learn about research in a self-directed way

AO PEER will launch its first-ever, self-directed online course on December 3, 2020. Following registration, participants will be guided and work through the AO PEER Course—Principles of Clinical Research at their own pace over the next year.

10 tips to develop an online educational event

It is not as simple as just converting face-to-face teaching materials and courses to an online format. The technology should not drive the course design but support the achievement of the learning outcomes.

10 tips to improve online synchronous small group discussions (breakouts)

Online small group discussions (also called online breakout groups) have become very popular. They employ the same educational principles and concepts as face-to-face, on-site breakout groups, but there are some specific differences that should be considered.