Table 1 Educational aims of online vs. practical courses

Anatomy & physiology

• Refreshing knowledge

• Identifying anatomical landmarks

• 3D orientation

Medical history

• Special features of ORL- anamnesis

• Perform ORL-adapted anamnesis

ORL-examination

• Examination structure

• Instruments

- Names

- Purpose

- Handling – theoretically

• Physiological findings

• Reproducing structured examination

• Practice handling of instruments

• Identifying non-physiological findings

Further diagnostics

• Basics

- Audiometry

- Vestibular diagnostics

- ENT-radiology

• Recognizing pathological audiometry/vestibular diagnostics

• Indication for radiological examinations

Surgery

• Principles of common surgeries

• Behavioural rules (operating room)

• Better orientation when visiting the operating room