Some exciting news for those who have followed our Medicine X coverage in the past or who have attended the popular event in person: The first-ever Stanford Medicine X|ED conference will be held on campus this fall. The two-day event, scheduled for Sept. 23-24, will bring together innovative thinkers to explore the role of technology and networked intelligence in shaping the future of medical education.
Lawrence Chu, MD, associate professor of anesthesia at the School of Medicine and executive director of Medicine X, explained in a release that he launched the conference because "changing the culture of health care starts with redefining medical education.” He hopes the gathering will "address gaps in medical education to drive innovation and make health care more participatory, patient centered and responsive.”
Digital media pioneer Howard Rheingold will kick off the conference with a keynote address, with the rest of the first day of the conference focusing on five core themes, including engaging millennial learners, opportunities and challenges for innovation in medical education, interdisciplinary learning, and how digital media and massive open online courses are redefining the educational landscape. Abraham Verghese, MD, vice chair for the theory and practice of medicine for Stanford’s Department of Medicine, will deliver the closing keynote.
Day two of the program will include a range of interactive and educational opportunities, as I describe in our release:
The conference will offer tutorial-style classes called “learning labs” on topics such as incorporating instructional technologies into curricula, and using social media to promote patient safety. Additionally, attendees can participate in 90-minute workshops on using 3D printing in medical education, interprofessional care models and methods for bringing real patients’ stories into medical education.
Conference-goers can also enroll in master classes where experts in specific disciplines will conduct small-venue seminars. Confirmed master-class speakers include [Lloyd B. Minor, MD, dean of the School of Medicine]; Bryan Vartabedian, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics and director of digital literacy at the Baylor College of Medicine; Bertalan Meskó, MD, founder of Webicina; and Kirsten Ostherr, PhD, professor of English at Rice University and director of the Medical Futures Lab.
"Health care has changed dramatically in recent years, but the way we teach the next generation of doctors has largely remained the same," Minor commented. "Stanford Medicine X|ED brings together some of the most innovative minds in medicine, technology and education to re-imagine medical education for the new millennium."
Registration details can be found on the conference website. Medicine X, Stanford's premier conference on emerging health-care technology and patient-centered medicine, will kick off the day after Medicine X|ED.
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Previously: Stanford Medicine X: From an "annual meeting to a global movement" and Medicine X aims to "fill the gaps" in medical education
Photo of Chu by Stanford Medicine X
