Medidas De Seguridad Durante La Ejecución De Una Reunión Académica En La Pandemia De COVID-19

Background: Contention strategies have been implemented since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.Objective: To evaluate the impact of safety measures and infection rate during an academic meeting.Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed.A survey was used and data analysis performed afterwards.Results: Fifty-eight (mean age 34, 67% males) attendees were included; 34 were medical professionals (57%), 8 (14%) worked for the pharmaceutical industry, 14 (24%) were hotel staff and 2 (4%) were accompanying relatives.Following the meeting, out of a total of 6 attendees who referred symptoms, only 1 (2%) tested positive, this participant stated to have maintained the use of a KN-95 mask throughout the event, with no further spreading reported until today.Conclusions: The implementation of safety measures in the meeting reduced the risk of contagion among participants.This event might be used as an important reference for future "in-person" academic activities in the post-pandemic era.