Educational Congress 2024 - Exploring the Human Dimensions of Education
Welcome to the Educational Congress 2-3 October 2024 on medical education, where we delve into the profound theme of "Exploring the Human Dimensions of Education." Through this unique lens, we aim to embrace the intricate interplay between humanity and education within the healthcare domain.
The congress will take place at KI's campus in Solna, Stockholm.
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Register for Educational Congress 2024
Welcome to register for KI's Education Congress 2-3 October 2024 in Solna!
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Theme and programme
This year's Educational Congress unfolds across three subthemes, each offering insights into the nature of education: Human dimensions, Relationship between technology and humanity, and Methodologies and approaches.
Details of the programme and registration will be available from May onwards.
Speakers and workshops
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Gabrielle Finn
Professor Gabrielle Finn is Associate Vice-President for Teaching, Learning and Students at the University of Manchester. Her session will consider "The Human Touch: Integrating Humanities into Healthcare teaching and research" and how these humanities approaches can foster empathy, enhance observational skills, and contribute to a more holistic approach to healthcare.
You can also participate in Gabrielle's workshop: "An introduction to the use of art based approaches in the classroom".
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Art, humanities and health professions education
We offer two practical workshops on how art and humanities can be used in health professions education: "Using drawings to activate our learners and to connect learning with previous knowledge and the subconscious" and "How to use visual arts in learning".
The workshops are led by Lucy Glendinning and Jonas Nordquist.
KIPRIME winner 2024
We are proud to announce that this years' winner of the KIPRIME, Karolinska Institutet Prize for Research in Medical Education, will be one of the speakers at the congress.
The winner will be announced in August.