EMPATHY SYMPOSIUM

Hosted by Monash Nursing and Midwifery

December 4-6, 2024 | Cube 37 Gallery, Frankston Arts Centre

Monash University Nursing & Midwifery are hosting the Empathy Symposium this year in Melbourne. It is part of the empathy initiative. This year will be hosting three days of collaborative and interesting dialogue which will include a keynote by Dr Julia Baird, plenary speakers, panels, workshops and oral presentations exploring the relationship between art, empathy and compassion across health professions education, research and practice. This directly links to our ANZAHPE HTAG Health Humanities.

I think ANZAHPE members may be interested in presenting at and/or attending this symposium (see attached flyer). The call for abstracts is NOW OPEN. 

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IAMSE 2025 Webcast Audio Seminar Series

Jan 9 - Feb 6, 2025

Registration is Now OPEN for the IAMSE Winter 2025 Webcast Audio Seminar Series

Join IAMSE for each one-hour session beginning Thursday, January 9 at 12 PM EST. Sessions in the Winter 2025 series include:

• January 9, 12:00 PM EST - Guiding the Next Generation: Enhancing Medical Education through Mentorship, Coaching and Sponsorship, presented by Alice Fornari, Hofstra University
• January 16, 12:00 PM EST - Precision Education: The Future of Lifelong Learning, presented by Sanjay Desai, American Medical Association
• January 23, 12:00 PM EST - Coaching and Remediation: Developing a Toolkit for Learners Who Struggle, presented by Jean Klig, Harvard Medical School
• January 30, 12:00 PM EST - From Bytes to Bedside: Exploring the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Medicine and Medical Education, presented by Marc Triola, NYU Langone Health
• February 6, 12:00 PM EST - Medical Education Readiness Program (MERP): Our Guided Approach to Foster Success in Medical School, presented by Inna Lindner, Adtalem Global Education

Questions regarding the registration process, specifically for institutions, or other FAQs about the Winter 2025 WAS Series can be found by clicking here.

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APMEC 2025

Developing a Holistic Healthcare Practitioner for a Sustainable Future

January 13-18, 2025 | Singapore

Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC) 2025 theme, "Developing a Holistic Healthcare Practitioner for a Sustainable Future - Trends ● Issues ● Priorities ● Strategies"

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IAMSE 2025 Annual Conference

June 14 - 17, 2025 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada

IAMSE is a nonprofit professional development society organized and directed by health professions educators whose goals include promoting excellence and innovation in teaching, student assessment, program evaluation, instructional technology, human simulation, and learner-centered education.

Important Dates

September 1, 2024 – Deadline for Focus Session Abstracts

November 1, 2024 – Focus Session Authors Notified

December 1, 2024 – Poster and Oral Abstracts Deadline

December 15, 2024 – Travel Awards Deadline

January 15, 2025 – Educational Grants and Curriculum Innovation Grants Submission Deadline

January 15, 2025 – Student Grants Due

January 2025 – Registration to Open

March 2025 – Poster and Oral Author Notifications

April 1, 2025 – Travel Award Winner Notifications

April 1, 2025 – Early Bird Registration Deadline

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20th National Nurse Education Conference

June 18 - 20, 2025 | Sydney Masonic Centre, Sydney, Australia

This conference is a hub for educators, researchers, and professionals in clinical and tertiary education to exchange insights and collaborate under the theme “Accelerating to the Future: Empower, Innovate, Connect.”

As health professionals we have a commitment to life-long learning, and we recognise the importance of keeping abreast with current developments in our field of practice. The conference will allow you to share knowledge and celebrate experiences through invited speakers’ presentations, research opportunities, and networking.

Conference themes include:

• Connection in teaching and learning
• Empowering learner engagement
• Collaborative and creative health education projects
• Transformative Education

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SAVE THE DATE!

Where’s the Patient’s Voice in Health Professional Education 20 years on?

November 12-15, 2025 | Marriott Pinnacle, Vancouver, BC Canada

BACKGROUND

This is the 3rd conference and will look at the progress that has been made since the 2015 Vancouver Statement.

DESCRIPTION

The conference is about practice, innovation and theory that embeds the patient/client voice in health and social care education. It is an opportunity to share examples of how health and social care education be enriched by patient involvement. Over three days, participants will present examples of collaborations between educators and patient/community groups that bring the authentic and autonomous voices and lived experiences of patients into the education of current and future health and social care professionals.

TOPICS

Conference topics will focus on patient/community involvement in health and social care education and may include:

• Patients as teachers
• Involving patients in interprofessional/ team-based education
• Outcomes of patient involvement
• Recognition and support for patient/community educators
• Approaches to increasing diversity of patients involved in education
• Accreditation standards, policies and government directives, best practices for patient involvement
• Sustainability of patient involvement in challenging times
• Involvement of patients throughout the continuum of learning
• Patient and community involvement in admissions, curriculum, assessment, academic conferences, etc.
• Health advocacy, social determinants of health, cultural humility / safety
• Approaches to patient involvement from classroom to clinic, virtual and in-person
• Community-university partnerships

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