Table 3.
Reported meeting experience of in-person ASCO Quality Care Symposium and ASTRO Annual Meeting attendees
| ASCO Quality Care Symposium, n (%) | ASTRO Annual Meeting, n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance of conference social events | ||
| Attended outdoor social events only | 10 (20.8) | 4 (1.5) |
| Attended indoor social events | 29 (60.4) | 225 (86.6) |
| No | 9 (18.8) | 31 (11.9) |
| Time spent attending live meeting sessions | ||
| <5 hours | 2 (4.2) | 3 (1.2) |
| 6-10 hours | 10 (20.8) | 21 (8.1) |
| 11-15 hours | 9 (18.8) | 40 (15.4) |
| 16-20 hours | 13 (27.1) | 54 (20.8) |
| >20 hours | 14 (29.2) | 135 (51.9) |
| Did not respond | 0 (0) | 7 (2.3) |
| Attendance of meeting sessions versus prior years | ||
| Went to fewer sessions this year versus prior years | 13 (27.1) | 73 (28.1) |
| Went to about the same number of sessions this year versus prior years | 30 (62.5) | 144 (55.4) |
| Went to more sessions this year versus prior years | 4 (8.3) | 31 (11.9) |
| Did not respond | 1 (2.1) | 12 (4.6) |
| Mode of transportation to conference | ||
| Plane | 27 (56.3) | 215 (82.7) |
| Personal vehicle | 10 (20.8) | 37 (14.2) |
| Train or bus | 11 (22.9) | 8 (3.1) |
| Mask use during travel to meeting among individuals using mass transit | ||
| All the time | 30 (79.0) | 147 (65.9) |
| Majority of time | 7 (18.4 | 70 (31.4) |
| Equal use of mask and no mask | 0 (0) | 3 (1.4) |
| Minority of the time | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) |
| Did not respond | 1 (2.6) | 2 (0.9) |
| Perceived mask use of others during travel among individuals using mass transit | ||
| Excellent | 14 (29.2) | 88 (33.8) |
| Good | 21 (43.38 | 115 (44.2) |
| Fair | 3 (6.3) | 17 (6.6) |
| Poor | 0 (0) | 3 (1.2) |
| Did not take mass transit | 10 (20.8) | 37 (14.2) |
| Perceived compliance with meeting's mask mandate | ||
| Excellent | 36 (75.0) | 166 (63.8) |
| Good | 12 (25.0) | 79 (30.8) |
| Fair | 0 (0) | 6 (2.3) |
| Poor | 0 (0) | 3 (1.2) |
| Did not respond | 0 (0) | 6 (2.3) |
| Feel comfortable attending other in-person meetings after experiencing this meeting | ||
| Strongly agree | 32 (66.7) | 170 (65.4) |
| Agree | 10 (20.8) | 69 (26.5) |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 2 (4.2) | 14 (5.4) |
| Disagree | 1 (2.1) | 2 (0.7) |
| Strongly disagree | 3 (6.3) | 1 (0.5) |
| Did not respond | 0 (0) | 4 (1.5) |
Abbreviations: ASCO = American Society of Clinical Oncology; ASTRO = American Society for Radiation Oncology.