This dataset supports the findings of the vascular e-Learning during the COVID-19
pandemic survey (the EL-COVID survey). The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
of the European Union was taken into consideration in all steps of data handling.
The survey was approved by the institutional ethics committee of the Primary Investigator
and an online English survey consisting of 18 questions was developed ad-hoc. A bilingual
English-Mandarin version of the questionnaire was developed according to the instructions
of the Chinese Medical Association in order to be used in mainland People's Republic
of China. Differences between the two questionnaires were minor and did affect the
process of data collection. Both questionnaires were hosted online. The EL-COVID survey
was advertised through major social media. All national and regional contributors
contacted their respective colleagues through direct messaging on social media or
by email. Eight national societies or groups supported the dissemination of the EL-COVID
survey. The data provided demographics information of the EL-COVID participants and
an insight on the level of difficulty in accessing or citing previously attended online
activities and whether participants were keen on citing these activities in their
Curricula Vitae. A categorization of additional comments made by the participants
are also based on the data. The survey responses were filtered, anonymized and submitted
to descriptive analysis of percentage.
