Third International Clinical Skills Conference
Researching Clinical Skills: Showcasing Best Practice for Students & Practitioners
Following the successful ‘Second International Clinical Skills Conference’ held
in 2007, a third conference will be held, convened by an International, multiprofessional
steering committee and co-ordinated by the Centre for Medical & Health Sciences
Education, Monash University. It will meet the needs of interprofessional researchers
and practitioners involved in the development of high quality education in all aspects
of the clinical skills.
Conference proceedings will commence with a 'pre-conference' workshop, early afternoon on Wednesday the 1st of July. The conference will conclude after the lunch time period on Saturday July 4th.
Aims of conference
The international conference is designed to:
- Provide a forum for debate on research on clinical skills teaching and learning.
- Showcase research and best practice on clinical skills education.
- Stimulate innovation in clinical skills research and development.
- Gather expert and beginner researchers for networking and the development of research
and training and collaborations.
Participation
Work may be submitted for consideration for presentation as:
- Full research papers - describing best practice and innovation.
- Brief papers or poster presentation - presenting and discussing work in progress
and new ideas.
- Workshops - practical problems addressed in a 'hands on' fashion.
- Abstracts will be reviewed by a Scientific Committee.
Conference themes to include
- Which research strategies can advance the clinical skills movement?
- Solution Research in clinical skills.
- Transfer factors: from simulation to reality.
- Interprofessional collaboration.
- Professionalism as part of clinical competence.
- How can clinical skills education improve patient safety?
- Clinical skills teaching - good value or value added?
Venue
Monash Prato Centre is located in an elegeant 18th century building, the Palazzo
Vaj, in the historic centre of Prato, Italy. The centre is 25 minutes by train from
Florence.