DEMEC 2025 | Programme

The 2025 DEMEC conference programme will focus on the following core themes:

Patient needs, service requirements and training – are they all the same?

Balancing the needs of the healthcare service and individual career aspirations
Assessment
Curriculum content
Remote, rural and coastal service delivery
Role of regulation
Co-development of service and workforce to consider training needs

How employment practices can enhance well-being, retention and training

Recruitment and retention
Digital improvement for employment in education and training eg rotas, study leave
Professional support

Supporting every doctor and dentist to be the best they can be

EDI – accommodating the needs of learners
Widening Participation – fostering potential across the continuum
Impact of representative workforce on improving patient outcomes

How we encourage career development in all grades of doctor and dentist

Meeting patient needs
SAS and locally employed doctors

Medical education leadership development

Career development in educational delivery within both the health services and academic institutions
Knowledge and skills required by educators
Knowledge and skills required by those that manage educators
Potential role of support and regulation of NHS Managers

Programme summary

	Morning	Midday	Afternoon	Evening
Monday 8 December 10:00 - 20:30	Welcome Plenary 1 Breakouts A	Spotlight on posters	Breakouts B Plenary 2	Calman lecture and awards Meet the poster authors networking session
Monday 8 December 10:00 - 20:30	Networking, exhibition and posters
Tuesday 9 December 08:00 - 16:00	Breakfast sessions Welcome Plenary 3 Breakouts C	Spotlight on posters	Breakouts D Plenary 4 Conference close
Tuesday 9 December 08:00 - 16:00	Networking, exhibition and posters