8th ICFDHP programme overview
| 0730-1800 | Registration Open (Entrance Hall) |
| 0930-1045 | Session 1: Opening and Plenary |
| 1A | Democracy, Dialogue, and Love: Reclaiming Education as a Transformative Journey – Marco Antonio de Carvalho-Filho, the Netherlands (MR112, P1) |
| 1045-1115 | Coffee and Networking (MR111, P1) |
| 1115-1245 | Session 2: Parallel Sessions |
| 2A | ePoster Session 1: Breaking Barriers and Building Connections: Advancing Faculty Development, Interprofessional Collaboration, and Emotional Well-Being in Health Professions Education (1115-1155) ePoster Session 2: Structured Approaches to Faculty Development: From Longitudinal Programs to Innovative Tools and Perspectives (1200-1240) (Foyer, P1) |
| 2B | Short Communications 1: Shaping Educators and Learners: Mentorship, Coaching, and Teacher Identity in Faculty Development Programs (MR118, P1) |
| 2C | Symposium 1: Transforming Educator Identity: Preparing Future Teachers and Reclaiming Education as a Journey of Growth (MR112, P1) |
| 2D | Workshop 1: Developing Medical Educator Faculty AI Skills Through Innovative Journal Clubs (MR119, P1) |
| 2E | Workshop 2: Navigating the Mentorship Journey in Multicultural Clinical Health Care Training Programs (MR120/121, P1) |
| 2F | Points of View 1: Redefining Competencies and Educator Development: Building the Next Generation of Health Professions Educators (MR122/123, P1) |
| 1245-1430 | Lunch and Networking (MR111, P1) |
| 1430-1600 | Session 3: Parallel Sessions |
| 3A | ePoster Session 3: Innovations in Faculty Development and Education: Strategies for Competency, Leadership, and Curriculum Enhancement (1430-1515) ePoster Session 4: Transforming Education Through Faculty Development: Innovation, Equity, and Professionalization (1515-1600) (Foyer, P1) |
| 3B | Short Communications 2: Global Perspectives in Faculty Development: Building Competencies, Strengthening Training, and Embedding Innovation (MR118, P1) |
| 3C | Symposium 2: Empowering Leaders in Health Professions Education: Navigating Culture, Responsibilities, and Development in Diverse Contexts (MR112, P1) |
| 3D | Workshop 3: Idea Generation for Innovative Faculty Development Programs (FDPs) in Health Professions Education (MR119, P1) |
| 3E | Workshop 4: Expanding our Sphere of Influence: Using the Results of a Scoping Review to Advance Faculty Development Scholarship and Practice (MR120/122, P1) |
| 3F | Workshop 5: Empowering Women Leaders in Health Professions Education: Breaking Barriers for Future- Ready Faculty (MR122/123, P1) |
| 1600-1630 | Coffee and Networking (MR111, P1) |
| 1630-1730 | Session 4: Plenary |
| 4A | Shaping the Future of Research on Faculty Development – Diana Dolmans, the Netherlands (MR112, P1) |
| 1730-1900 | Networking Reception: An opportunity to connect with colleagues with a passion for faculty development! (MR111, P1) |
| 0800-1800 | Registration Open (Entrance Hall) |
| 0830-1000 | Session 5: Parallel Sessions |
| 5A | ePoster Session 5: Advances in Clinical Training and Student Well-Being: Professionalism, Communication, and Burnout Prevention (0830-0910) ePoster Session 6: Innovative Approaches to Teaching and Faculty Development: From Pedagogical Superpowers to Extended Reality (0915-0955) (Foyer, P1) |
| 5B | Short Communications 3: Modernisations in Faculty Development: Digital Tools, Comprehensive Programs, and Regional Capacity Building (MR118, P1) |
| 5C | Symposium 3: Shaping the Future of Faculty Development: Research Agendas, Program Evaluation, and National Collaborations (MR112, P1) |
| 5D | Workshop 6: Roadmap for Future-Ready Educators: Using Competency Frameworks to Guide Faculty Development in Health Professions Education (MR119, P1) |
| 5E | Workshop 7: I’m Not Sure What to Say or Do: Creating Effective and Accountable Spaces in Health Professions Education (MR120/121, P1) |
| 5F | Points of View 2: Navigating the Future of Health Professions Education: Balancing Learner Needs, Faculty Roles, and Career Pathways (MR122/123, P1) |
| 1000-1030 | Coffee and Networking (MR111, P1) |
| 1030-1200 | Session 6: Parallel Sessions |
| 6A | ePoster Session 7: Investing in Educators and Learners: Teaching Portfolios, Coaching, and Career Development Innovations (1030-1110) ePoster Session 8: Building Communities of Practice: Enhancing Faculty Expertise, Teaching Strategies, and Clinical Competence in Health Professions Education (1115-1155) (Foyer, P1) |
| 6B | Short Communications 4: Inspiring Educators: Faculty Development Strategies for Competency, Feedback, and Sustainable Healthcare Education (MR118, P1) |
| 6C | Symposium 4 (MR112, P1) 6D Workshop 8: From Aspiration to Action: Moving SoTL Forward in Health Professions Education (MR119, P1) |
| 6E | Workshop 9: Generative Artificial Intelligence and the Faculty Developer: Peer, Mentor, or Distractor? (MR120/121, P1) |
| 6F | Workshop 10: Navigating Future Trends: A Proactive Tool for Strategic Faculty Development and Leadership in Medical Education (MR122/123, P1) |
| 1200-1330 | Lunch and Networking (MR111, P1) |
| 1330-1500 | Session 7: Parallel Sessions |
| 7A | ePoster Session 9: Reimagining Faculty Development: Cultivating Adaptive Learners, Transformational Leaders, and Innovative Educators (1330-1415) ePoster Session 10:Breaking Barriers and Building Leaders: Faculty Development for Remediation, Bias Awareness, and Adaptive Learning (1415-1500) (Foyer, P1) |
| 7B | Short Communications 5: Empowering Educators and Leaders: Adaptive Expertise, Internationalization, and Empathy (MR118, P1) |
| 7C | Symposium 5: Designing and Sustaining Faculty Development: Strategies for Engagement, Innovation, and Community Building (MR112, P1) |
| 7D | Workshop 11: Creating Organisational Eco-Systems to Promote Adaptive Expertise in HPE (MR119, P1) |
| 7E | Workshop 12: Creating Professionally Inclusive Learning Environments in Faculty Development Programs in the Health Professions (MR120/121, P1) |
| 7F | Workshop 13: Nudging Faculty Excellence: Behavioral Economics in Medical Education (MR122/123, P1) |
| 1500-1530 | Coffee and Networking (MR111, P1) |
| 1530-1630 | Session 8: Plenary and Closing |
| 8A | Cultivating Excellence and Change: Connecting the Past, Present, and Future of Faculty Development in Health Professions Education – Ardi Findyartini, Indonesia & Yvonne Steinert, Canada (MR112, P1) |
Speakers biographies
Session 1 - Democracy, Dialogue, and Love: Reclaiming Education as a Transformative Journey
Professor Marco Antonio de Carvalho-Filho is a full professor of Health Profession Education Research at the University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands. He is passionate about medical education in general and active methodologies in particular and is deeply influenced by Critical Pedagogy and The Theatre of the Oppressed. This passion led Marco to a career change in the last 15 years when he focused on the design of innovative approaches to empower students as agents of change, including MEET (Medical Education Empowered by Theatre), CCPS (Co-constructive Patient Simulation), and All You Need is Music. Marco is active in faculty development, especially in fostering communities of practice of innovative teachers. His research interests are focused on professional identity development, clinical reasoning, and arts in health professional education.
Session 4 - Shaping the Future of Research on Faculty Development
Professor Diana HJM Dolmans is a full professor of educational sciences within the field of health professions education innovation and research. She is the chair of the Department of Educational Development and Research at the Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences at Maastricht University, the Netherlands. She is also affiliated with the School of Health Professions Education (SHE) at Maastricht University, with a special interest in research on faculty development.
Session 8 - Cultivating Excellence and Change: Connecting the Past, Present, and Future of Faculty Development in Health Professions Education
Professor Ardi Findyartini, MD Ph.D., is a medical doctor and Professor in Medical Education from Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia. She is currently the Head of Medical Education Unit and the Coordinator of Medical Education Cluster at Indonesia Medical Education and Research Institute (IMERI) at the Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia. She has been teaching in undergraduate and postgraduate programs in medical education. She is a member of AMEE Faculty Development committee, and the current chair of ASPIRE excellence in faculty development panel. She authored and co-authored many international publications in peer reviewed journals, book chapters and conferences. She’s also been involved as the editorial team and reviewer of national and international medical education journals. Her research area of interest includes faculty development, professionalism, clinical reasoning and clinical teaching, interprofessional education, curriculum development, and socio-cultural factors underpinning approaches in medical and health professions education.
Professor Yvonne Steinert, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and Professor of Family Medicine and Health Sciences Education, is the Richard and Sylvia Cruess Chair in Medical Education and the former Director of the Institute of Health Sciences Education in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at McGill University. She is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, educational research, and the design and delivery of faculty development programs and activities. Her research interests focus on teaching and learning in the health professions, the impact of faculty development on the individual and the organization, professionalism and professional identity formation, and the interplay between culture and health professions education. The founding co-chair of the International Conference on Faculty Development in the Health Professions and the inaugural chair of the AMEE International Faculty Development Committee, she has written extensively on topics related to faculty development and medical education. She was also named to the Order of Canada in 2018 in recognition of her contributions to the advancement of pedagogical principles, faculty development, and new training approaches
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