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- How employment practices can enhance well-being, retention and training
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- How we encourage career development in all grades of doctor and dentist
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- Medical education leadership development
- Patient needs, service requirements and training – are they all the same?
- Supporting every doctor and dentist to be the best they can be
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Hall 1 - Main stageMany high-income countries (HICs) are facing an escalating health and care workforce crisis, often of their own making. While global shortages against the achievement of Universal Health Coverage have declined—from 18 million in 2013 to 14.7 million …Chair
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Hall 1 - Main stageThe UK Foundation Programme started in August 2005. In this session, past and present senior UKFPO team members will discuss how the Foundation Programme came about, how it has evolved, lessons learnt from 20 years of Foundation Programme training an …
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Hall 5 - Breakout 1We’re sharing a novel LCE placement model, utilising technology to live-stream GP consultations to undergraduate learners. LCE addresses placement pressures, reduces carbon footprint, supports international accessibility, aligning with the NHS LTWP & …
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Hall 6a - Breakout 2Uncover the critical link between healthcare worker fatigue, poor sleep, medical errors and patient safety. Gain evidence-based strategies (CBTi principles, lifestyle, workplace solutions) to combat sleep deprivation, reduce risks and enhance well-be …Panellist
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Hall 6b - Breakout 3Programme evaluation is a key leadership skill that drives educational excellence. This workshop explores robust methods beyond surveys to help educators design meaningful evaluations. Through interactive group work, attendees will gain confidence in …
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Hall 7a - Breakout 4What do we mean by engagement? How do we improve it in the NHS? Using our pyramid model, we will discuss the varied approaches we have taken to engagement, including the use of media. We will focus on how these apply to learners and educators and pro …
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Hall 7b - Breakout 5Recurring EDI-related offences undermine workplace culture and staff experience in healthcare. Traditional interventions have limited impact. Our pilot introduces EDI Simulation as a novel approach to address such behaviours. We present its theory, m …ChairPanellistModeratorFacilitator
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Hall 8a - Breakout 6In pursuit of training patient-centred champions of mental health, we adopted a new method of experiential learning. We propose a model of medical undergraduate longitudinal placements as an effective and reproducible approach to training students no …Panellist
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Hall 8b - Breakout 7An interactive session showcasing the design, development & initial evaluation of Rural Minds: Agricultural Wellbeing Awareness through Virtual Reality, a project aiming to enhance healthcare professionals’ understanding & management of suicide risk …
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Hall 9 - Breakout 8A pioneering support model for doctors in training. Participants will explore structured pathways, supervisor training, and reflective practices designed to mitigate trauma, foster learning, and sustain wellbeing in the aftermath of patient deaths—pa …
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Hall 10a - Breakout 9This session explores the critical role of reflection, regular feedback, and supportive learning environments within learning programmes. It examines how social learning and strong mentor relationships can contribute to enhanced performance, well-bei …
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Hall 10b - Breakout 10The proposed session will present a cross-sectional overview of curated innovative models of education exemplars.It will critically examine the balanced need for disseminating evidence-based approaches with spread and adoption of innovation,underpinn …
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Hall 11a - Breakout 11A case-study-based workshop to discuss challenges faced by doctors and students with long-term and new-onset medical conditions or neurodivergence diagnoses, reasonable adjustments and strategies to foster inclusion and accessibility in clinical and …
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Hall 11b - Breakout 12Traditionally training for NHS workforce has occurred on NHS sites. Increasingly NHS patients are seen in private, independent and charitable organisations. Training therefore needs to adapt; move to settings where patients are seen to enable curricu …
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Exec 1 - Breakout 1312:00 - 12:15: From Scalpel to Sustainability: Training GPs in Minor Surgery to Transform Patient Care 12:15 - 12:30: My QIP on ‘Gamified Microteaching and Digital Reinforcement in a new University Hospital Setting’ and how it FAILED! 12:30 - 12:45: …ChairPresenting Author
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Exec 2 - Breakout 1412:00 - 12:15: Enhancing Medical Education Leadership using an Improvement Approach to Faculty Team Appraisals: Outcomes, Impact, and Strategic Development in Postgraduate Training 12:15 - 12:30: Evaluation of a longitudinal empathy curriculum stream …ChairPresenting AuthorCo-Author
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Hall 3 Gallery - Spotlight on Posters Theatre13:30 - 13:35: All Together Now: High-Fidelity Interprofessional Simulations for building better teams early in postgraduate training 13:35 - 13:40: Exploring the experiences of Medical Students from Widening Participation backgrounds in a UK Medical …Presenting AuthorCo-Author
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Hall 1 - Main stageA review of the reasons why the updated 2025 RCGP curriculum was decolonised, how it was done and what will continue to be done to make it less exclusive and more inclusive.
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Hall 5 - Breakout 1The session will present the thematic analysis of research conducted into the experiences of postgraduate doctors, dentists, and public health practitioners in England retuning to training after long-term sickness absence. Key themes identified inclu …ChairModerator
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Hall 6a - Breakout 2Planetary Health education aims to prepare healthcare workers for the health challenges of our changing environment, while practicing healthcare sustainably. As an emerging field, educators often lack knowledge and confidence to teach it. Our worksho …ChairPanellist
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Hall 6b - Breakout 3This interactive workshop shares a frontline leadership project on mental wellbeing in primary care.Participants will explore burnout challenges, reflect on lived experiences, and cocreate simple, practical strategies to support team wellbeing.It’s d …
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Hall 7a - Breakout 4The globally recruited healthcare workforce has diverse cultural preferences in learning, communication, and teamwork. This workshop will discuss the key aspects of intersectionality in a multicultural team and provide the necessary knowledge and ski …Chair
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Hall 7b - Breakout 5This session examines the challenges involved in developing virtual reality simulation videos for the social justice and health equity module of the East of England Enhance programme. It also discusses practical strategies to overcome these challenge …
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Hall 8a - Breakout 6Our interactive session will show through experiential learning the potential of art to help learners see different perspectives, gain professional insight, develop skills and recognise the importance of social advocacy. We will share our experiences …Panellist
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Real Voices, Real Impact: Empowering Future Doctors to Break Bad News with Compassion and ConfidenceHall 8b - Breakout 7In this interactive session, participants will design Breaking Bad News (BBN) stations and engage in a mock scenario. Attendees will gain strategies and frameworks to incorporate BBN simulation into clinical placements, enhancing competence and prepa …
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Hall 9 - Breakout 8This interactive workshop explores how academic medicine training can be realigned to better address population health needs. Drawing on recent reports from across the UK, we will identify practical strategies to create sustainable, equitable and fle …PanellistModerator
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Hall 10a - Breakout 9Since 2022, medical students at GKT School of Medical Education have attended an Open AA meeting as part of the psychiatry curriculum, universally received as amongst the most impactful experiences in medical school. In this session we will facilitat …Facilitator
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Hall 10b - Breakout 10This symposium shares early findings from the NIHR-funded Partnership for Workforce Sustainability, focused on primary care and maternity services in underserved areas. The panel discusses co-producing workforce solutions, cross-organisational retent …Chair
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Hall 11a - Breakout 11Interactive workshop to explore differences in demographics of doctors recruited to Core Medical (2012 – 2018) and Internal Medicine (2019 – 2023) Training and their performance in MRCP(UK) Part 1 examination. This period incorporates COVID-19 pandem …
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Hall 11b - Breakout 12A case study on implementing candidate personalised feedback in a large OSCE examination. Training examiners, using tablets to record scores and typed feedback based on candidate station performance. Post exam AI processes reviewed feedback, highligh …
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Exec 1 - Breakout 1315:30 - 15:45: Educational interventions to prepare undergraduate students for out of hours practice as a newly qualified doctor in the United Kingdom: A Scoping Review 15:45 - 16:00: Empowering a Sustainable Workforce: Structured Educational Support …ChairPresenting Author
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Exec 2 - Breakout 1415:30 - 15:45: AI-Enhanced Readability of Patient Information Leaflets: A Sustainable Approach to Empowering Emergency Care Education 15:45 - 16:00: Third Sector Placements - A Sustainable Solution To Increasing Student Demand? 16:00 - 16:15: Embeddi …ChairPresenting AuthorCo-Author
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Hall 1 - Main stageHealthcare delivery (HCD) and health professions education (HPE) are at a pivotal turning point. Curricular reform is accelerating in response to evolving learner expectations, shifting professional identities, and rising patient demands. Innovations …
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Hall 1 - Main stageTomorrow’s doctors must be prepared for a climate and ecological crisis. We are developing a framework to embed sustainability in the curriculum by scoping UK best practice and co-producing learning resources. Empowering future doctors in sustainable …PanellistFacilitator
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Hall 5 - Breakout 1The design and evaluation of an innovative blended learning programme: a discussion of the learner-centered curriculum design and improved pass rates compared to regional figures.
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Hall 6a - Breakout 2We will briefly share findings from our NIHR-funded research "Mapping underdoctored areas: the impact of medical training pathways on NHS workforce distribution and health inequalities" then facilitate an interactive session asking attendees to refle …
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Hall 6b - Breakout 3We will illustrate the concept of organisational hybridity & its potential to generate conflicting practices & policies that impede the delivery of clinical education & workforce planning imperatives. Attendees will explore the effects of organizatio …
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Hall 7a - Breakout 4The workshop explores creating safe and inclusive NHS workplaces by exploring bullying, harassment, and unconscious bias. Strategies to address these include workplace adjustments, active bystander interventions, and policy frameworks. Emphasis is pl …Facilitator
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Hall 7b - Breakout 5We will explore the challenges experienced by international medical graduates in the UK. Recognising the value of applying educational theory to practice, this research-based workshop will consider themes presented by international medical graduates …
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Hall 8a - Breakout 6Notts Healthcare has a strong track record of involving service users and carers. This workshop will report on an Intellectual Developmental Disability services project which used a coproduction model which worked with learning disabled actors and AI …
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Hall 8b - Breakout 7Increasing numbers of doctors undertake posts as medical educators, such as Teaching Fellow posts. This workshop builds on UK-wide research exploring entry-level medical education roles (ELMERs), identifying their scope and working towards developing …Panellist
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Hall 9 - Breakout 8Interactive workshop on successful implementation of sustainable less than full time (LTFT) training promoting patient safety and educational opportunities. Attendees encouraged to discuss local issues and understand how others address these. Relevan …
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Hall 10a - Breakout 9In this session we will share good practice in supporting neurodivergent doctors in the workplace and with examinations. We will also share examples of good practice in reasonable adjustments from medical royal colleges. Whilst this session will focu …Chair
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Hall 10b - Breakout 10In 2022, NHSE commissioned RCPsych to develop and deliver a comprehensive training programme at two levels, to disseminate a broad understanding of autism to a lot of psychiatrists and to confer expertise onto a smaller number. Feedback has been exce …ChairFacilitator
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Hall 11a - Breakout 11A workshop exploring educational lessons from an employment tribunal case study. Using this as a catalyst, we offer tools to support robust documentation, SMART planning, reliable, and defensible decision-making: empowering educators to lead transpar …
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Hall 11b - Breakout 12Foundation Programme applicants were previously ranked using a situational judgement test and a measure of medical school performance. In 2024, UKFPO moved to a preference informed allocation using computer-generated ranking. In this session, some of …
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Exec 1 - Breakout 1310:20 - 10:35: Defusing Tension: Using Non-Clinical Game-Based Learning to Teach Human Factors to Undergraduate Medical Students 10:35 - 10:50: From Pilot to Paradigm: The NHS Fellowship in Clinical AI as a Case Study in Future-Proofing Medical Educa …Presenting AuthorCo-Author
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Exec 2 - Breakout 1410:20 - 10:35: Differential Attainment in Internal Medicine and Core Surgical Training: A Survey of Trainee Experiences in the Northwest of England 10:35 - 10:50: From Stagnation to Progression: Empowering Locally Employed Doctors with a Structured T …ChairPresenting AuthorCo-Author
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Hall 3 Gallery - Spotlight on Posters Theatre12:30 - 12:35: A two cycle regional audit exploring response times to Workplace Based Assessment in Dental Specialty Training 12:35 - 12:40: EKHUFT Medical Education Fellows Perceptions Regarding Teaching CEPD Courses to Senior Doctors 12:40 - 12:45: …ChairPresenting AuthorCo-Author
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Hall 1 - Main stageIn the fast-paced world of medicine, reflective writing can feel like a burdensome, ‘tick-boxing’ exercise. Yet for some it offers a welcome opportunity to stand-back, reflect, and work out what they truly think. Moreover, there is evidence suggestin …
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Hall 5 - Breakout 1This symposium explores what wellbeing means to resident doctors and equips attendees with practical approaches to improving staff wellbeing in their workplace. We will review key literature and share the outcomes and impact of our novel ‘Wellbeing f …Panellist
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Hall 6a - Breakout 2Natural Language Processing, a field of Artificial Intelligence, focuses on analysing spoken language into an objective, standardised, machine-readable scoring system. We present its application during a 6-month mentoring program, ReciProMent, and di …ChairPanellistModeratorFacilitator
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Hall 6b - Breakout 3We will present our work on creating innovative educational material; including allyship project, podcasts and an e-learning module to celebrate neurodiversity by promoting understanding and acceptance within educational and workplace settings. The r …
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Hall 7a - Breakout 4Evidence suggests we have a long way to go to create the psychological safety needed for all our diverse healthcare learners to thrive. We have developed a new approach which aims to ensure that residents feel safe and supported to raise discriminati …
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Hall 7b - Breakout 5This is a summary of the impact of the WM ITAP programme for first year GP registrars. The session explains how this intervention was structured, organised and delivered to over 500 GP registrars in the West Midlands between 2022-2025. The session wi …
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Hall 8a - Breakout 6This workshop gives early-career doctors practical insights into leadership development, drawing on findings from a pilot study of Clinical Teaching Fellows. Participants will explore professional standards, share institutional perspectives, and co-d …Facilitator
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Hall 8b - Breakout 7A practical session with an expert panel discussing creation of safer training environments and what to do when significant issues arise. Drawing on real life experience, the session will explore how quality standards can drive cultural change, addre …
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Hall 9 - Breakout 8In this interactive workshop, we will use a variety of case examples and best practice evidence to discuss how learning environments can be optimised to support the educational needs of neurodivergent doctors, medical students and other healthcare le …Chair
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Hall 10a - Breakout 9This session explores the practical realities of embedding heutagogy and Education 4.0 in postgraduate training. Using NHS England’s innovative placements as a case study, we’ll reflect on what happens when learners take the lead. We’ll examine outco …
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Hall 10b - Breakout 10This interactive workshop focuses on enhancing cultural safety and inclusivity in learning environments. Drawing on recent work at ARU, it will provide educators with practical strategies to create safe and respectful spaces. Participants will learn …
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Hall 11a - Breakout 11This workshop explores creating virtual reality (VR) multiprofessional courses utilising 360 and linear videos, promoting immersive, team-based learning. This approach challenges siloed training, reflecting real clinical complexity and collaboration. …Panellist
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Hall 11b - Breakout 12Over the last decade, UK medical schools have worked hard to advance fair access. The Fostering Potential report reflects on progress and looks to the future. This session invites educators to collaborate on a work plan supporting the Fostering Poten …
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Exec 1 - Breakout 1313:20 - 13:35: Future Medical Education & Workforce Strategy: The impact of medical training pathways on NHS workforce distribution and health inequalities 13:35 - 13:50: Into the lair: developing a ‘Dragon’s Den’ model to deliver service development …ChairPresenting AuthorCo-Author
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Exec 2 - Breakout 1413:20 - 13:35: Barriers and Recommendations for Reporting Sexual Misconduct in Healthcare Training: Themes from Focus Groups with Resident Doctors in NHS England: Thames Valley Region 13:35 - 13:50: Implementing the new protections from sexual harass …ChairPresenting AuthorCo-Author
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Hall 1 - Main stageThe writer Arundhati Roy said “There's really no such thing as the 'voiceless'. There are only the deliberately silenced or the preferably unheard”. In this talk Dr Dhairyawan explores who gets heard and believed in medicine and who doesn’t, and how …