Dan Nuttall, 18 August 2025
Four Nations Responsible AI in Healthcare Education Conference
Booking Now Open
Final programme confirmed
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 for the conference using this form or download the calendar event (ics) here
Conference Programme: A4_The-Four-Nations-Responsible-AI-in-Healthcare-Education.pdf
Contact: england.TEL@nhs.net
Conference Programme
| 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) |
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| 10.15 -10.45 | Keynote 1 – Empowering NHS Staff with AI Copilots: Driving Efficiency and Innovation Maria Conde, Modern Work Health Industry Lead and Chris Slemp, Senior Copilot Solution Architect, MicrosoftDiscover how AI Copilots are transforming healthcare education 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. In addition, the session will provide a high level overview of AI Agents, showing how they can complement Copilots and help NHS staff unlock even greater value from automation. |
| 10.45 – 11.20 |
Session 1a – Enhancing educator capabilities (Scotland)
Chairs: Prof Adam Hill, Dean of Postgraduate Medicine and Fiona Fraser, Associate Director, Innovation & Workforce Diversification, NHS Education for Scotland
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1. AI assisted communication skills in General Practice |
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2. AI assisting Language and dialect considerations in simulation education
Prof Lindsay Donaldson, Deputy Medical Director, NHS Education for Scotland and Dr Andrew O’Malley, Senior Lecturer, Head of Education Division, School of Medicine, University of St Andrew’s |
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3. SAFXR: augmented reality and suicide prevention education
Moira MacKenzie, Deputy CEO/Director of Innovation, Scotland’s Digital Health and Care Innovation Centre |
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| 11.25 – 12.00 | Session 1b – AI for All: Building Future-Ready NHS Talent through AI-Enhanced Learning (Wales) Chairs: Dr Alexander Aubrey & Craig Barker, Health Education and Improvement 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. The Welsh AI Landscape Review – an education training strategy Craig Barker, Assistant Director of Digital & Data (Data & Analytics) at Health Education and Improvement Wales |
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| 2. Understand how AI can enhance learning and mentoring in healthcare education Dr Alexander Aubrey, Clinical Lead for Artificial Intelligence at Health Education and Improvement Wales |
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| 12.00 – 12.15 | Break |
| 12.15- 12.50 | Session 2a – How AI has Enhanced Quality in Learning (Northern Ireland) Chair: Brid Hendron, Postgraduate Dental Dean, Northern Ireland Medical & Dental Training Agency 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 |
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| 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) Chair: Dr Neil Ralph, Deputy Director, Technology Enhanced Learning, NHS 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 – AI Tools for Learners and Teachers in a U.S. Medical Education Program Prof Bernard S Chang, Dean for Medical Education, Harvard Medical SchoolAt Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA, generative AI is used as an educational tool for learners and teachers, a competency to be achieved by future physicians, and a discipline to be studied rigorously through research. This presentation will review examples of AI tools in use in the medical education program and will discuss the potential promise of this technology to make health professions education even more personalized and human in the future. |
| 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 discuss their future visions, lessons learned, progress made, and the intersection with academia. Panel members:
1. Isobel Houston, AI policy Lead, AI Innovation and Development Team, Digital Health and Care, Scottish Government 2. Dr Payal Ghatnekar, Certified AI Ethicist & Responsible AI NHS Champion, Technologies Research Programme Manager, Digital Futures Lab | Digital Horizons, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
3. Dr Rupa Chilvers, Deputy Director for Life Sciences and Innovation, Technology, Digital & Innovation Directorate, Department for Health and Social Services, Welsh Government
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| 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: Prof Anwar Khan and Dr 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 |
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