Table 2.

Academic education

Affected area	Our experience	Suggested solution(s)	Challenges and barriers	Suggested workaround
Didactics	1. Cancellation of educational opportunities: • journal clubs • multidisciplinary conferences • weekly didactics	Use of technology to make virtual group didactic sessions	Lack of familiarity with software	1.Information Technology to help with giving tutorial on these venues 2.Faculty and fellows to assist (peer-coach) 3.Board review
Scientific meetings	National and regional conferences canceled	1.Future regional symposium 2.Social media networking 3.Focusing on converting abstracts to manuscripts 4.Virtual conferences	1.Logistics of arranging regional symposium 2.Lack of experience with social media for this purpose 3.Social media not universally used 4.Unclear availability of mentors via social media	1.Guidance from GI societies on effective use of social media 2.Encourage increase in appropriate social media use 3.Disseminate tutorials on appropriate social media use
Clinical research	1.Coverage system (may limit research time) 2.Limited access to hospital facility for nonclinical activity	1.Complete components of ongoing projects that can be done from home 2.Attempt survey studies or chart review via remote access	1.Patient recruitment may be negatively impacted 2.Clinical research personnel may be “sidelined” or limited in work hours 3.Collaboration with co-investigators more difficult	1.Virtual meetings with collaborators and co-investigators