Welcome Message
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
We would like to welcome you to the AMSE Conference 2023, hosted by the Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi, Romania. The theme of this year’s conference, “Digital Transformation for Healthcare Professions: Patient Care, Education and Research”, highlights the crucial role of digital technologies in modern healthcare and the need for medical schools to adapt to this rapidly changing landscape.
The AMSE Conference 2023 will provide a platform for medical schools to share their experiences and best practices in harnessing digital technologies for patient care, medical education, and research.
Through the AMSE General Assembly and other conference activities, attendees will also have the opportunity to learn more about AMSE’s ongoing initiatives and goals. These include promoting the highest standards of medical education and research, fostering collaboration and innovation among medical schools across Europe, and addressing emerging issues and challenges facing medical education and research in the digital age.
We hope that this conference will inspire new ideas and collaborations that will shape the future of digital healthcare in Europe and beyond.
We look forward to seeing you in Iasi, Romania, for what promises to be an engaging and productive conference.
Yours sincerely,
Harm Peters
President Association of Medical Schools in Europe (AMSE)
Viorel Scripcariu
Rector of Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi
REGISTRATION
Methods of payment
1. Online – by card – using payments tab from your account
2. Wired transfer to the following accounts:
for EURO: RO07BACX0000001109460001
for RON: RO34BACX0000001109460000
Accounts details:
PCO: Eventer.Net SRL; address: Romania, Iasi, no. 13 Anastasie Panu Street; VAT number: RO26964360
Bank name: Unicredit Bank Iaşi, Swift code: BACXROBU
Important Notice
All charges due to bank transfer have to be payed by the sender. In the notice field please indicate: AMSE 2023 and the name of the participant.
If needed, send us by email, the details for the invoice (company/institution, VAT number and address).
Until September 10 all the fees may be refunded in maximum 30 working days (less 20 euros as a processing fee and 15 euros as a return bank fee) at the participant’s request.
Starting from September 11 all the fees are no longer refundable. Thank you for understanding!
PROGRAM
DAY 1: THURSDAY 05.10.2023 (Palace of Culture)
PRE-CONFERENCE SEMINAR:
IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF HEALTH PROFESSION EDUCATION
| Schedule | Activity |
| 09:00 – 09:10 | Introduction to seminar and purpose Professor Trevor Gibbs |
| 09:10 – 09:20 | AMSE and health professions education – the why and how AMSE is involved in health profession education, looking to the future Professor Harm Peters |
| 09:20 – 09:55 | Three important developments in health professions education that have a powerful impact on the curriculum Professor Ronald Harden |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | How to make curricula more responsive to the needs of patients and populations Professor Janusz Janczukowicz |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee break |
| 10:45 – 11:20 | Are our faculty doing a good job?-Faculty evaluation made easy. Professor David Taylor |
| 11:20 – 12:00 | Open forum discussion regarding modern health profession education and faculty development Moderated by Professor Trevor Gibbs and Professor Josanne Vassallo |
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN EDUCATION
| Schedule | Activity |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Registration |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | Opening Ceremony Professor Harm Peters – President of Association of Medical Schools in Europe Professor Viorel Scripcariu – Rector of Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi |
| 13:30 – 14:00 | Keynote: Inter-professional education in the digital age: Coordination of care, collaborative practice and person-centric approach Professor Lilian M. Azzopardi |
| 14:00 – 15:35 | Short communications session Reimagining medical education: The changing landscape of teaching and learning in the digital era Chaired by Professor Trevor Gibbs |
| 15:35 – 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 – 16:45 | Keynote: The changing roles of the educators and students of the future Professor Ronald Harden |
| 16:45 – 18:30 | AMSE working group workshop: Educational approaches and learning experiences about rare diseases in health professions Professor Athanasia Printza, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Dorica Dan, President of the Romanian National Alliance for Rare Diseases – RONARD |
| 19:00 – 20:00 | Welcome reception |
DAY 2: FRIDAY 06.10.2023 (Nicolae Leon Building)
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN RESEARCH
| Schedule | Activity |
| 9:00 – 09:30 | Keynote: Digital transformation in Biomedical Research Professor David Taylor |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Keynote: Challenges and opportunities of research assessment Professor Menico Rizzi |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Keynote: AI in medical education and education research (30min) Professor Ken Masters |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Session discussion Professor Algirdas Utkus |
| 09:30 – 11:00 | Workshop: Escape rooms for medical training & research Researcher Alvaro Fides Valero (parallel session, in another conference room) |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break |
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN PATIENT CARE
| Schedule | Activity |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Keynote: Healthcare ethics in the digital era Professor Liviu Oprea |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch break |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | Peter Dieter Leadership Award Moderated by Professor Harm Peters & Professor Vladimir Palicka |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | SHORT COMMUNICATIONS SESSION Teaching professionalism in the digital age: Strategies for promoting ethical and professional conduct among medical students Chaired by Professor Janusz Janczukowicz |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee break |
| 15:30 – 16:30 | AMSE Executive Committee Meeting |
| 16:30 – 17:30 | AMSE General Assembly |
| 19:00 | Conference Gala Dinner |
DAY 3: SATURDAY 07.10.2023 (Nicolae Leon Building)
GOOD PRACTICES IN DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
| Schedule | Activity |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | SHORT COMMUNICATIONS SESSION Digital literacy for the future of medicine: Preparing medical students for the changing landscape of patient care Chaired by Professor Andrea Tamas |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 – 12:15 | AMSE working group workshop: The future of WFME principles Chaired by Professor Nebojsa Lalic & Professor Viorel Scripcariu |
| 11:00 – 11:10 – Presentation: WFME Principles for Basic Medical Education: an outline Professor Algirdas Utkus | |
| 11:10 – 11:20 – Presentation: WFME Principles for Postgraduate Medical Education: an outline Professor Josanne Vassalo | |
| 11:20 – 11:40 – Presentation: WFME Principles for Doctoral Medical Education: an outline Professor Nebojsa Lalic | |
| 11:40 – 11:55 – Presentation: Some general differences between previous WFME standards and more recent principles Professor Trevor Gibbs | |
| 11:55 – 12:15 – Panel discussion: Implementation of principles: approaches, advantages, pitfalls in local settings Professor Harm Peters | |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | Coffee break |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | AMSE 2023 conference spotlight presentation Moderated by Professor Harm Peters & Professor Viorel Scripcariu |
| Spotlight on education Professor Subha Ramani Spotlight on research Spotlight on patient care | |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | Reflections – Where do we go from here? International & national perspectives Professor Harm Peters & Professor Viorel Scripcariu |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Lunch break |
| Social Program |
