New AO Foundation Awards for 2018
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The AMEE annual conference is the leading international meeting on education in the healthcare professions. AMEE 2018 includes a new ‘Surgery Track’ which brings together all activities related to surgical education and simulation in surgical education during the AMEE Conference. The surgery education track addresses best practices and the latest research findings in curriculum development and design, educational strategies, teaching & learning methods, assessment, and faculty development in the education of surgery-related competencies with a focus on undergraduate education, postgraduate (residency) education and continuing professional development (CPD) across all surgical subspecialties. The track will also address best practices and the latest research findings in the development, design, application, and assessment of simulation in the field of surgical skills education and training as well as the development of simulation teachers/trainers. New AO Foundation Awards for 2018 To mark its 60th anniversary in 2018 and considering its roots in Switzerland and Basel, the AO Foundation will sponsor four awards during the Surgery Track to the value of GBP 1,000 each for: • Best Short Communication on Surgery Education • Best Short Communication on Simulation in Surgery Education • Best Poster on Surgery Education • Best Poster on Simulation in Surgery Education Classed as the cultural capital of Switzerland, Basel is a striking town, with beautiful medieval buildings spread along the banks of the Rhine, and a thriving art scene with around 40 museums. Surgery Track Committee Ajit Sachdeva, American College of Surgeons Mike Cunningham, AO Education Institute Craig McIlhenny, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Niv Patil, University of Hong Kong Urs Ruetschi, AO Foundation Ronald Harden, AMEE Patricia Lilley, AMEE John Dent, AMEE Local Organising Committee
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The AMEE annual conference is the leading international meeting on education in the healthcare professions. AMEE 2018 includes a new ‘Surgery Track’ which brings together all activities related to surgical education and simulation in surgical education during the AMEE Conference.
The surgery education track addresses best practices and the latest research findings in curriculum development and design, educational strategies, teaching & learning methods, assessment, and faculty development in the education of surgery-related competencies with a focus on undergraduate education, postgraduate (residency) education and continuing professional development (CPD) across all surgical subspecialties. The track will also address best practices and the latest research findings in the development, design, application, and assessment of simulation in the field of surgical skills education and training as well as the development of simulation teachers/trainers.
New AO Foundation Awards for 2018
To mark its 60th anniversary in 2018 and considering its roots in
Switzerland and Basel, the AO Foundation will sponsor four awards
during the Surgery Track to the value of GBP 1,000 each for:
• Best Short Communication on Surgery Education
• Best Short Communication on Simulation in Surgery Education
• Best Poster on Surgery Education
• Best Poster on Simulation in Surgery Education
Classed as the cultural capital of Switzerland, Basel is a striking
town, with beautiful medieval buildings spread along the banks of
the Rhine, and a thriving art scene with around 40 museums.
Surgery Track CommitteeAjit Sachdeva, American College of Surgeons
Mike Cunningham, AO Education Institute
Craig McIlhenny, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Niv Patil, University of Hong Kong
Urs Ruetschi, AO Foundation
Ronald Harden, AMEE
Patricia Lilley, AMEE
John Dent, AMEE
Local Organising Committee
AMEE LivePlenary sessions and symposia including the symposium on
Acquisition, Maintenance and Verification of Surgical Skills
will be live streamed. Participants unable to come to Basel
can sign up for AMEE Live, watch the sessions as they take
place and submit questions for the speakers. AMEE Live
sessions are also available for viewing at any time following
the Conference. For details see the AMEE website
https://amee.org/conferences/amee-live. Fee Euros 75.
Date Time Session Type Title
Sunday26th August
0930-1230
PreconferenceWorkshop(PCW14)
Competency-based Curriculum Development for CPD in Surgery Worldwide Mike Cunningham, Urs Ruetschi, Jane Thorley-Wiedler, Sandipan Chatterjee (AO Foundation - AO Education Institute, Switzerland)
1330-1630
PreconferenceWorkshop (PCW23)
Proficiency-based Progression in Surgical Education: What it is and how to do itChitra Subramanian (AO Education Institute USA & Switzerland), Anthony Gallagher(ASSERT, University College Cork, Ireland), Patrick Henn (School of Medicine, University College Cork, Ireland), Patrick Kiely, (Flux Learning Ltd. and Office of VP for Teaching and Learning, University College Cork, Ireland)
Monday27th August
Session 3 Mounted PostersMeet the Experts
Surgery Education
Session 4 Symposium (4A) Acquisition, maintenance, and verification of surgical skillsPanel: Ajit K. Sachdeva (American College of Surgeons; Society for Academic CME; Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA), Teodor Grantcharov (University of Toronto, Canada), Stephen Tobin (Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Melbourne, Australia) Wa’el S Taha (King Abdulaziz Medical City, Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia; Chairperson of AOTrauma Education Commission), Craig McIlhenny, (Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK)
Session 5 Short Communications Surgery Education
Tuesday28th August
Session 7 Mounted PostersMeet the Experts
Surgical Simulation
Session 8 Short Communications Surgical Simulation
Session 9 Round Table Take home messages from Surgery Track sessions
Wednesday29th August
Session 10 Workshop Of Course I can Teach...” - Using Entrustable Professional Activities to develop and assess surgical educators Craig McIlhenny (Faculty of Surgical Trainers, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK)
Workshop Meeting the Challenges for Faculty in Surgical Education Marcelo Figari (Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina), Miriam Uhlmann (AO Foundation - AO Education Institute, Switzerland)
Should participants wish to discuss the theme further please contactMichael Cunningham E - [email protected] Sachdeva E - [email protected]
RegistrationRegister by 25 May to qualify for the early registration rate.Register online at http://www.eiseverywhere.com/amee2018
For registration categories, rates and terms and conditions visit https://amee.org/conferences/amee-2018/registration
