The effect of educational webinar on the level of knowledge related to COVID- 19 and familiarity with self-care methods in professors and students of Ahvaz Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences

 Professors and medical and paramedical students who are serving internships in hospitals affiliated to medical universities are always at risk of contracting infectious diseases. Considering the internship units in person, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of educational webinars on the level of knowledge related to COVID- 19 and familiarity with self-care methods in professors and students of Ahvaz Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences.

 This is a cross-sectional study in the first semester of the academic year 1399-1400. Sampling method was as sample available. One day before the internship, a one-day educational webinar was held in Adobe Connect for fourth year undergraduate students of Ahvaz University of Rehabilitation Sciences and their professors and a researcher-made online questionnaire was used before and after the webinar.

 Students' familiarity with self-care methods before and after the webinar showed a significant difference (mean difference = 1.XMRwebinar was significantly higher than students (p = 0.013). 68% of students and 47% of professors reported high satisfaction with the training program. In addition, 56% of students and 51% of professors stated the need for such training programs.

Considering the fact that about one year has passed since the corona virus entered the country, although there is an acceptable level of knowledge about COVID- 19 disease in professors and students, but it seems that Self-care