Feedback on Marine Medicine Society Conference 2024: From the Organizing Team

INTRODUCTION The Marine medical conference is international conference held annually. It is organized as continuing medical education by the Department of Marine Medicine and Institute of Naval Medicine. The delegates attending the conference make it a success and feedback immediately postconference can act as a method of quality assurance. MATERIALS AND METHODS The organizing team conducted an online feedback survey immediately postconference (from completion to next 3 days), by circulating the questionnaire. All responses were collected and analysis done [Tables 1-8]. The same is being presented to showcase the objective analysis of the conference conducted in 2024 [Bar Diagram 1 and Pie Charts 1-9].Table 1: Event Organization FeedbackTable 2: Usefulness of Education ProvidedTable 3: Adequate Time for BrainstormingTable 4: Sufficient Time for Q&A SessionTable 5: Venue was ComfortableTable 6: Refreshments were AdequateTable 7: Activity Handouts were Clear and RelatedTable 8: Overall Language Clarity was UnderstandableBar Diagram 1: CountryPie Chart 1: The event was excellently organizedPie Chart 2: The education provided at this event was very useful and beneficialPie Chart 3: There was adequate time for brain stormingPie Chart 4: There was sufficient time for question and answer session (Discussion)Pie Chart 5: The venue was comfortablePie Chart 6: The refreshments were adequatePie Chart 7: The activity handouts were clear and relatedPie Chart 8: The overall language clarity was understandablePie Chart 9: Only for foreigners: Accommodation and transportation arranged was goodDISCUSSION The results highlight the following: Out of the 51 respondents asked about the organization of the event, 70.6% (36 respondents) strongly agreed that the event was excellently organized. This indicates a highly positive response. Regarding the education provided at the event, 56.9% (29 respondents) strongly agreed that the education was very useful and beneficial. This indicates that the majority of participants found the educational content of the event to be highly beneficial. Regarding the time for brainstorming; 58.8% (30 respondents) strongly agreed that there was adequate time for brainstorming and 2.0% (1 respondent) disagreed. This suggests that the majority of participants felt there was sufficient time allocated for brainstorming during the event. The time for the question and answer session (discussion) was found to be sufficient by 45.1% (23 respondents) who strongly agreed that there was sufficient time for the Q and A session, whereas 5.9% (3 respondents) disagreed. This indicates that the majority of participants felt there was adequate time allocated for the question and answer session. The venue was appreciated as comfortable by 70.6% (36 respondents) who strongly agreed with it. The refreshments were found adequate by 72.5% (37 respondents), who strongly agreed. When asked about the activity handouts; 62.7% (32 respondents) strongly agreed that the activity handouts were clear and related, 29.4% (15 respondents) agreed with the statement and 7.8% (4 respondents) were neutral. This indicates that the majority of participants found the activity handouts to be clear and relevant. However, it can be improved further in future. Furthermore, when asked about the overall language clarity, 70.6% (36 respondents) strongly agreed that the overall language clarity was understandable and 29.4% (15 respondents) agreed with the statement. This shows that all the participants found the language used to be clear and understandable, with a significant majority expressing strong agreement. This conference with participants from many foreign countries and different parts of India, the response falls into the satisfactory category. The literature is divided into feedback obtained in various conferences.[1-4] CONCLUSION The JMMS conference 2024 with participation from friendly foreign countries was an enriching and learning experience for the organizing team. Overall, the feedback was positive with few areas of potential improvement highlighted by the questionnaire-based survey. The future conference will benefit from the feedback received from our delegates.