Fourth International Clinical Skills Conference
Researching Clinical Skills: Showcasing Best Practice for Students & Practitioners
Following the successful ‘Third International Clinical Skills Conference’ held
in 2009, a fourth conference will be held, convened by an International, multiprofessional
steering committee and co-ordinated by the College of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, Institute of Health Skills and Education, University of Dundee; in conjunction with the Centre for Medical & Health Sciences
Education, Monash University. This conference will meet the needs of interprofessional researchers
and practitioners involved in the development of high quality education in all aspects
of the clinical skills.
Building on our experience and acknowledging delegate feedback, this conference program format will be altered to meet the needs of delegates and presenters. There will be scheduled workshops, plenary and concurrent sessions in the Main program from 0800-1500 hours, as well as the opportunity for Round Table Discussions available in the afternoons from 1500-1700 hours.
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.
- Aid funding for research on clinical skills.
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.
- Abstracts to be submitted online; closing date for abstract submission is November 30th (5:00pm your local time).
Conference themes to include
- Innovations to advance Clinical Skills Education and Practice
- Excellence in Teaching and Learning Skills - What's working
- Assessing Clinical skills in the workplace
- Evidenced based Teaching and Assessment of Clinical Skills
- Interprofessional collaboration in clinical skills education and practice
- Priorities in Clinical Skills Education
- Research in Clinical Skills - where's the evidence?
- Professionalism as part of Clinical Competence
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.