| 10.00 -10.15 |
Introduction and housekeeping
Conference Chair: Dr Neil Ralph, Deputy Director, Technology Enhanced Learning, NHS England |
Welcome message
Prof Karen Reid, Chief Executive, NHS Education for Scotland (NES) and Mark McCarey, Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Medical & Dental Training Agency (NIMDTA) |
| 10.15 -10.45 |
Keynote 1- Empowering NHS Staff with AI Copilots: Driving Efficiency and Innovation
Maria Conde and Chris Slemp, Microsoft
Discover how AI Copilots are transforming healthcare by reducing administrative burden and giving valuable time back to overstretched NHS teams. This practical session will introduce Copilot Chat, now available to all NHS users for free, and demonstrate how it can significantly boost productivity and streamline daily tasks. We’ll also share Microsoft’s free learning pathways to help you and your teams build confidence in using AI tools effectively |
| 10.45 – 11.20 |
Session 1a – Enhancing educator capabilities (Scotland)
Chair: Professor Adam Hill, Dean of Postgraduate Medicine, NHS Education for Scotland
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1. AI assisted communication skills in General Practice
Dr Anwar Ali Khan, Medical Director for International Accreditation, Royal College of General Practitioners
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2. AI assisting Language and dialect considerations in simulation education
Prof Lindsay Donaldson, Deputy Medical Director, NHS Education for Scotland
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3. SAFXR: augmented reality and suicide prevention education
Ms. Moira MacKenzie, Director of Innovation, Digital Health and Care Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde
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| 11.25 – 12.00 |
Session 1b – AI for All: Building Future-Ready NHS Talent through AI-Enhanced Learning (Wales)
This session will explore how Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is embedding AI into healthcare education to democratise access to digital skills and prepare the workforce for an AI-enabled future.
Learning Outcomes: Understand how AI can enhance learning and mentoring in healthcare education, explore scalable models for AI literacy across diverse healthcare roles, and gain insights into integrating AI tools into existing NHS learning platforms. |
1. Understand how AI can enhance learning and mentoring in healthcare education
Alexander Aubrey, Clinical Lead for Artificial Intelligence at Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) |
2. The Welsh AI Landscape Review – an education training strategy
Craig Barker, Assistant Director of Digital & Data (Data & Analytics) at Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) |
| 12.00 – 12.15 |
Break |
| 12.15- 12.50 |
Session 2a – How AI has Enhanced Quality in Learning (Northern Ireland)
Application of AI to enhance the quality of the educational experience in Northern Ireland. |
1. What is AI reflecting back to us as learners and teachers – my experience to date
Dr Gareth Lewis, Consultant in acute medicine and nephrology, Northern Health and Social Care Trust, NI |
2. Virtually Intelligent Training and Adaptive Learning (VITAL)
Dr Nichola Booth, Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, Queen’s University Belfast, NI |
3. Embracing AI in Pharmacology Education
Dr Mark Dornan, Lecturer in Nursing, Queen’s University Belfast, NI |
| 12.55 – 13.30 |
Session 2b – Curriculum and assessment transformation (England)
This session will cover: Global and national perspectives – understanding current trends and practices in AI use within healthcare education; Educator readiness – comparing international findings with UK-based research on perceptions and preparedness; Opportunities and challenges – exploring how AI can enhance curricula, personalise learning, and streamline assessment, while addressing ethical, practical and pedagogical concerns; Future directions – reimagining AI-enabled assessment and its implications for teaching, learning, and professional standards.Delegates will be encouraged to reflect on their institutional and personal readiness to engage with AI-enhanced educational strategies and consider actionable steps for responsible integration. |
1. Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Education: From Global Trends to National Perspectives
Dr Istapraq W Hashem, Doctoral Researcher in AI and Health, Dental Surgeon, University of Nottingham |
| 2. Artificial Intelligence in Medical Assessments: A Framework for the Future,
Dr Aiswarya Nagasubramony, GP Registrar, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust |
| 13.30 – 14.00 |
Lunch |
| 14.00 – 14.30 |
Keynote 2
Bernard Chang, Harvard Medical School |
| 14.30 – 15.10 |
Panel discussion – AI Policy & Strategy in Healthcare Education
Chair: Prof Simon Gregory, Medical Director, Integrated and Primary Care, NHS EnglandListen to policy and strategy leaders from the four nations discuss their future visions, lessons learned, progress made, and the intersection with academia. |
| 15.10 – 15.20 |
Break |
| 15.20 – 16.20 |
AI in Consultation Skills Case Study – Clinitalk GP training assistant
Chair: Prof Adam Hill, NHS Education for Scotland
Facilitators: Anwar Khan and Nic Boeckx, RCGP
This explores the development of Clinitalk – a tool to help GP Registrars when preparing for the Simulated Clinical Assessment component of the MRCGP. It will include assurance of Clinitalk, ensuring appropriateness of its educational use as well as a demonstration of the consultation including the generation of the feedback based upon the behaviours developed by a focus group of Examiners and experienced trainers. Clinitalk is aimed at providing the baseline feedback for augmentation by the individual Trainers |
| 16.20 – 16.30 |
Closing remarks
Sian Richards – Executive Director of Digital, Data & Engagement, Health Education and Improvement Wales |
