
Transitions: navigating and
supporting medical education
in times of change
Hybrid conference
Transitions: navigating and
supporting medical education
in times of change
Transitions: navigating and
supporting medical education
in times of change
Manchester Central
Monday 6 – Tuesday 7 December 2021

1400 attendees across the breadth of medical education joined both face and face virtually at DEMEC 2021.
Missed a session on the day?
Catch up on demand until end May 2022
1400 attendees attended the 4th DEMEC hybrid conference, organised by the leading organisations in medical education and training across the UK who came together to provide a unique and high quality joint national UK Medical Education conference in December 2021.
DEMEC 2021 delivered across 2 days:
- 5 plenary’s
- 60 parallel sessions (32 livestream + 28 pre-recorded)
- 300 digital posters
On demand access remains open for registered attendees until end May 2022.
What the audience said:
“Congratulates on an excellent conference which seemed to work incredibly well across both digital and in-person formats. It was a pleasure to take part and the content/speakers were hugely insightful.”
“Very good updates having been out the loop for the past 18 months. I attended research focused sessions which are extremely useful for my current career in med ed trajectory”
“This is my 4th attendance at DEMEC, this time first virtual. Thank you DEMEC you always deliver high quality conferences and never fail to deliver”
“Good range of innovative and new ideas”
A new feature for 2021 were the Spotlight on Poster presentations, elevating opportunities for poster authors across the conference. Find out more…
The Spotlight posters will also be featured in Clinical Teacher and Clinical Tutor.
At a time of change, risks and opportunities, with a recognised need for collaboration across traditional boundaries, this conference has inspired and motivated its audience as a platform for learning and linking its audience with its peers across the country.
DEMEC 2021 Videos
Why it was important to attend
What are people missing out?
Why we support DEMEC
Key takeaways from DEMEC 2021
How has COVID changed DEMEC?

Dowan Kwon - Gender predisposition of medical mannequins from session 1

Naomi Higton - A Falls Mystery escape room from session 2

Stuart Semple - Dungeons, Dragons and Forensic Psychiatry
Speakers

Professor Shafi Ahmed

Dr Victoria Brazil

Professor Sir Kenneth Calman

Professor Charlotte Rees

Professor Wendy Reid

Professor Chris Whitty

Is DEMEC for me?
DEMEC welcomes everyone involved in medical education including:
- all those involved in medical education and training at postgraduate and undergraduate level
- those involved in CPD in medicine
- those interested in integrated training
- medical students or trainees interested in medical education and postgraduate training
- nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in inter-professional learning
- researchers
- managers
- policy makers
- administrators
CPD approved
DEMEC 2021 now approved by the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom for 9 category 1 (external) CPD credit(s)
Our commitment to sustainability
DEMEC 2021 is running as a hybrid conference in December using live streaming to broadcast the conference.
Read more…
Venue and location
Manchester Central
Windmill St,
Manchester
M2 3GX
DEMEC confirms 300 digital posters
Poster abstract submissions are strongly encouraged and are eligible for awards.
Submission deadline: Wednesday 30 June
Programme
• Hybrid conference blending face to face and virtual attendance
• 5 plenary talks
• 6 themes
• 60 parallel sessions
• 300 digital posters
DEMEC 2019 stats
- 1200 attendees across two days
- plenary talks
- 56 parallel sessions
- over 170 posters presented
- 5,000 tweets.
“Outstanding content, it added to my knowledge and experience”
“Fantastic conference – I came away with many ideas to consider and implement changes”
“Very valuable addition to my educational knowledge – even those areas with which I was already familiar revised my perspective for the better”