en General پژوهشي Research Article <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><strong>Background:&nbsp;</strong>The COVID-19 pandemic has affected in countless ways conventional teaching methods and led to a sudden shift in teaching methods toward distance teaching.<br> <strong>Objectives:&nbsp;</strong>Hence, this study aimed to evaluate the impact of webinar training compared to conventional training on the risk perception of COVID-19 in emergency medical technicians (EMTs).<br> <strong>Methods:</strong>&nbsp;This quasi-experimental study selected 70 EMTs employed at the emergency medical services (EMS) affiliated to the Birjand University of Medical Sciences via convenience sampling. The participants were randomly designed into a webinar training group (n = 35) and a conventional training group (n = 35). The risk perception of COVID-19 was evaluated using a researcher-made questionnaire (40 questions) at baseline and immediately after teaching. The study data were analyzed using SPSS V.26, descriptive (frequency, mean, and standard deviation), and inferential statistics (t-test, ANOVA, and chi-square test).<br> <strong>Results:</strong>&nbsp;All the 70 participants completed the questionnaire. The mean score of COVID-19 risk perception in both groups improved following teaching (P < 0.001). However, there was no statistically significant difference between the groups immediately after training (P = 0.76). Also, independent&nbsp;t-test and one-way ANOVA showed that the mean score of COVID-19 risk perception had no significant difference with the participants&rsquo; demographic data in the two groups (P > 0.05).<br> <strong>Conclusions:</strong>&nbsp;The webinar in the form of distance teaching can be as effective as conventional teaching in improving COVID-19 risk perception. Therefore, a webinar format can be used during pandemics of infectious diseases when conventional training is impossible.</span></span></div> Preventive Measures,Conventional Training,Risk Perception,Emergency Medical Technicians,COVID-19 0 0 http://mcj.bums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-180&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Seyyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini 10031947532846005412 10031947532846005412 No School of Nursing and Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran Mohammad Azim Mahmodi 10031947532846005413 10031947532846005413 Yes School of Nursing and Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran. Email: mahmodi_ems@yahoo.com Amir Mirhaghi 10031947532846005414 10031947532846005414 No School of Nursing and Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran. Email: mahmodi_ems@yahoo.com