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This conference provides an opportunity to reflect & discuss current issues in primary care teaching with multidisciplinary learning among GPs, primary & community practitioners, patients & students.
Learning and Working for the Future of Primary Care
This year’s conference is entitled Learning and Working for the Future in Primary Care. The conference will be held at the prestigious venue of Royal College of Physicians.
We will have an exciting range of speakers and workshops to share and discuss and consider diverse perspectives on clinical education alongside opportunities and challenges and the impact this has on patients and students’ patient-based learning experiences.
Date: 14th February at Royal College of Physicians
- Royal College of Physicians - venue details
Royal College of Physicians. 11 St Andrews Pl, London NW1 4LE
The building is situated on St Andrews Place opposite Regent’s Park, a five-minute walk from Regent’s Park station or Great Portland Street station. There is a lift platform for wheelchair access at our entrance.
- Conference programme
8.45-9.15 Registration & Breakfast
9.15-9.35 Welcome by Prof Faye Gishen, Director of UCLMS
9:35-09:55 Introduction by Dr Will Spiring, Director of UG Medical Education (UCL Primary Care & Community)
9.55-10.25 The Student Voice
10.30-11.15 Keynote Speaker - Prof. Hatim Abdulhussein
11.15-11.45 Break
11.45-13.00 Morning Workshops
13.00-14.00 Lunch Break
14.00-15.15 Afternoon Workshops
15.15-15.30 Break
15.30-16.30 Keynote Speaker - Ms Jools Symons
16.30-17.00 Primary Care Medical Education Awards and Close
- Keynote Speakers
Keynote speaker: Prof. Hatim Abdulhussein, CEO Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex
Title: Responsible use of AI in Medical Education
Hatim is the Chief Executive Officer for Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex - part of the NHS Health Innovation Network and a GP in North West London. Currently an Honorary Professor of Innovation and AI in the School of Medicine at the University of Surrey, Hatim sits on the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Technology Appraisals Committee, the Responsible AI UK Health and Care Group and the Responsible AI Institute Sustainable AI Consortium. Hatim holds Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners, and Fellowship of Advance Higher Education and the British Computer Society. As an international speaker, he has contributed to the publication of academic papers and white papers spanning workforce, education reform, innovation, primary care, digital health, and AI. Hatim is an advocate for safe, ethical, and responsible digital and AI transformation and ensuring workforce preparedness for new innovations and technologies in health and care.
Prof. Hatim Abdulhussein
Keynote Speaker: Miss Jools Symons, Patient and Public Involvement Manager, Communication Skills Lead, School of Medicine, University of Leeds
Title: Key Enablers for Ensuring High-Quality Patient and Public Involvement in Medical Education
Join me as I share my insights from 23 years in medical education, highlighting the essential enablers for sustainable and high-quality patient involvement. I'll take you through the highs and lows of building the internationally award-winning Patient | Carer Community (PCC) and help you navigate potential pitfalls. This talk aims to provide meaningful and authentic lessons and practical strategies for patient and public engagement.Ms Jools Symons
- Student Voice
Ms Angela Boakye, UCL Year 4 Medical student
Title: Barriers and facilitators of self-managing multiple long-term conditions among people of a South Asian background in the UK: A scoping review
Ms Anita Wong, UCL Year 4 Medical student
Title: Supporting older people with care at home through virtual wards: learning from patient, carer, and healthcare professionals’ perspectives
Mr Lee Melo, Final Year Medical student, Lancaster University
Title: Pain management in palliative and end of life care in older adults from ethnic minority groups: a systematic review
- Morning workshop 1
Title: The UCL School of Pharmacy MPharm Student Journey in Inter-Professional Education (IPE) by Prof Cate Whittlesea, Director of School of Pharmacy, UCL, and Prof Mine Orlu, Pharmaceutics, UCL
The workshop aims to introduce the successful collaboration between UCL School of Pharmacy and UCL Medical School in the delivery of `IPE Prescribing in Primary Care` and `IPE Multimorbidity`. The session will include (i) talks from Prof Whittlesea and Prof Orlu describing how the inter-professional learning activities have been designed to improve the understanding of leadership role of each healthcare professional to be ready to enter the workplace as a member of the collaborative team, and (ii) interactive workshop session to discuss about the future of IPE to better equip our students in demonstrating professional identity in community of practice.
Prof Mine Orlu
Prof Cate Whittlesea
- Morning workshop 2
Title: How do we best support students’ learning experience on GP placement? by Dr Sarah Armstrong, IBSc Primary Care Research and Clinical Practice Lead, Dr Will Spiring, Director of Undergraduate Medical Education (Primary Care & Community) UCL Medical School, Head of Undergraduate GP Teaching, and Ms Hannah Thomas, 5th Year Medical student and the RUMS Vice President for Education (Years 4 to 6).
Medical students in 2024 face unique challenges. The on-going legacy of the covid pandemic, the escalating cost of living, and the changing face of 21st century medicine all affect our students. At the same time NHS General Practice is under unprecedented pressure and the role of clinicians in primary care is evolving rapidly. For our future generation of doctors, this significantly impacts the clinical learning environment. As educators, it is important that we have insight onto these challenges, if we are to support our students in their learning.
Join Will, Sarah and Hannah in this interactive student-led workshop, in which we try to understand what it really means to be a medical student in 2024.
Dr Sarah Armstrong
Dr Will Spiring
Ms Hannah Thomas
- Morning workshop 3
Title: Patient and Public Engagement in Medical Education: Sharing Best Practice by Dr Hanady Hamdallah, Lecturer Medical Education, Years 1 & 2 Patient Pathway and Community Care Lead, Lead for Primary Care Education Research Group (PCERG), and Miss Jools Symons, Patient and Public Involvement Manager, Communication Skills Lead, School of Medicine, University of Leeds.
This workshop highlights the essential role of patients and the public in medical education. It explores innovative approaches to integrating patient and public involvement across all aspects of the medical curriculum, promoting empathy, communication, and patient-centered care. By sharing effective strategies and insights, the programme seeks to inspire medical educators and institutions to prioritize meaningful patient engagement.
Dr Hanady Hamdallah
Miss Jools Symons
- Afternoon workshop 1
Title: Near Peer teaching in General Practice by Dr Anir Renukanthan, Clinical Lecturer in Primary Care Medical Education, UCL Lead for Year 4, Prof Joe Rosenthal, Professor of Primary Care at UCL, Dr Kyri Papalouca, Clinical Lead GP at Medicus Health Partners - Carlton House surgery, and Dr Sophie Picton, GP ST3, UCL ACF.
Near Peer Teaching is a term used loosely to describe any form of teaching where the tutor is at or near the same stage of training as the student. The aim is that both tutor and student gain learning in the process. This workshop will aim to review the concept of near peer teaching (NPT) in the context of undergraduate general practice education. We will present some current examples of near peer teaching programmes at UCL, and discuss opportunities for future developments.
Dr Anir Renukanthan
Prof Joe Rosenthal
Dr Kyri Papalouca
Dr Sophie Picton
- Afternoon workshop 2
Title: The UCL Medical School ePortfolio and its role in Primary Care by Dr Nimesh Patel, Associate Professor and Academic Lead for MBBS Assessment, UCL, Dr Charlotte Hammerton, UCL Clinical Lecturer (Teaching), Assessment Unit, Dr Scarlett Shepherd, Clinical Lecturer (Teaching).
The workshop aims to introduce the ePortfolio used in UG Medical Education, outlining its core principles. There will be a focused discussion on how we can work together to integrate UG Primary Care Medical Education into the ePortfolio effectively.
Dr Nimesh Patel
Dr Charlotte Hammerton
Dr Scarlett Shepherd
- Afternoon workshop 3
Title: Revitalising Reflection: Contemporary Perspectives on Meaningful Reflection in 2025 by Dr Kerry Calvo and Dr Miranda Kronfili, UCL Faculty of Medical Sciences.
Who else groans at the mention of reflection? We would like to change that! In this dynamic workshop, we will challenge the notion of reflection as tedious tick-box naval-gazing, introducing approaches to help you make reflection meaningful for ongoing learning.
Through interactive discussion and activities, we will critically examine the purpose of reflection in learning; identify and address contemporary challenges to meaningful reflection; and develop strategies to make reflection a purposeful and impactful process for learners and educators.
Dr Kerry Calvo
Dr Miranda Kronfili
- Primary Care Medical Education Conference Awards
The UCL Primary Care Medical Education teaching team value Community and GPs' contribution to teaching, and admire that tutors are helping inspire and train the next generation of doctors. For this reason, we introduced the Community and GP Tutors' Conference Awards to recognise and celebrate the excellent teaching our students are receiving from Community and GP providers.
We will be contacting the shortlisted practices & community service providers in January 2024. Shortlisted practices & community service providers are invited to attend the conference and winners will be announced during the conference award ceremony.
Excellent teacher demonstrating 'good teaching practice' award
All Tutors are invited to nominate themselves for this award and demonstrate excellence in teaching. The application involves writing up to 750 words on the following areas of teaching, using examples of:
- Facilitation of student learning
- Feedback
- Assessment
- Innovation
If you would like to apply for the award, please contact us for an application form: pcphmeded@ucl.ac.uk, the application deadline is 29 November 2024.
We will notify you if your application has been shortlisted and will inform the winner by mid January 2024. We kindly ask you to attend the conference to receive your award and give a speech of up to 5 minutes, if you are successful.
'Patient -Educator Award (Chris Sandford Primary Care Medical Education Award)'
This year we are introducing a new ‘Patient and Public Involvement in Teaching' Award. This will be awarded to someone from our patient and carer community who demonstrates excellence in, and a commitment to, the education of our medical students. The winner will be announced at our conference. If you would like to apply for the award, please contact us for an application form: pcphmeded@ucl.ac.uk. The application deadline is 8th December 2024.
