Four Nations Responsible AI in Healthcare Education Conference
Date: 12 November 2025
Time: 10:00–16:00
Format: Virtual (Microsoft Teams Town Hall)
Audience: Open to all healthcare educators, trainers, and education leaders across the UK
Cost: Free to attend
Overview:
Join us for a landmark virtual conference exploring the responsible and innovative use of artificial intelligence in healthcare education. The Four Nations Responsible AI in Healthcare Education Conference brings together educators, trainers, and leaders from across the UK to share insights, best practices, and visionary thinking.
Whether you’re new to AI or an experienced practitioner, this event offers a rich programme of keynote sessions, interactive workshops, and panel discussions designed to support professional development and collaborative learning.
Conference Themes:
- Enhancing educator teaching capabilities
- Curriculum and assessment transformation
- Continuous professional development for educators
- Responsible AI for quality learning
- Practical risks, challenges, and ethics
Register your interest:
https://forms.office.com/e/3m6ySPcXd0
Flyer: A4_The-Four-Nations-Responsible-AI-in-Healthcare-Education.pdf
Contact: england.TEL@nhs.net
Conference Schedule
| 10.00 -10.15 | Introduction and housekeeping |
| Welcome message Prof Karen Reid, Chief Executive, NHS Education for Scotland (NES) and Dr Mark McCarey, Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Medical & Dental Training Agency (NIMDTA) |
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| 10.15 -10.45 | Keynote 1
Maria Conde, Microsoft |
| 10.45 – 11.20 | Session 1a – Enhancing educator capabilities (Scotland) |
| 1. AI assisted communication skills in General Practice | |
| 2. AI assisting Language and dialect considerations in simulation education | |
| 3. SAFXR: augmented reality and suicide prevention education | |
| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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| 3. Embracing AI in Pharmacology Education Dr Mark Dornan, Lecturer in Nursing, Queen’s University Belfast, NI |
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| 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 |
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| 2. Artificial Intelligence in Medical Assessments: A Framework for the Future,
Dr Aiswarya Nagasubramony, GP Registrar, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust |
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| 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
Listen 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
Dr. Anra Khan, 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 |
