AO research presented at international educational conferences GAME and AMEE
In collaboration with its faculty members, AO each year conducts a wide array of high-caliber research on the efforts of AO in medical education. For these efforts to gain publicity and be shared with other experts in the field, AO staff takes part in various international conferences on medical education. This year the "Global Alliance for Medical Education" (GAME) and the "Association for Medical Education in Europe" (AMEE) conferences were on the agenda.
Professional conferences are wonderful opportunities to immerse in an intense learning environment and take advantage of meeting the assembled experts.
The AO staff, who ensures the educational quality of AO courses and resources, recently benefited from a couple of conferences, was informed about the latest developments in education, and presented the leading-edge work that is being conducted at AO.
Over 3,000 medical educators and clinicians from all over the world contributed to these meetings and the work of AO was very well received by participants and resulted in active discussion and sharing of experiences and ideas.
Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE)
September, 2014—Milan, Italy
On behalf of surgeons and clinicians from several AOTrauma and AOSpine curriculum taskforces, the AO Education Institute and clinical divisions delivered five presentations and posters at this year's Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) conference in Milano. AMEE 2014's theme was 'Excellence in Education: The 21st Century Teacher'.
Kate de Boer, Kokeb Abebe, Mike Cunningham, and Miriam Uhlmann presenting at AMEE 2014.
Presentations and posters at AMEE 2014
- Does an online case-based experience help develop decision-making skills for surgical residents? Kokeb Abebe, Kathrin Lüssi, Kodi Kojima, Wa'el Taha. [ePoster]
- The importance of faculty development for the global implementation of a new competency-based curriculum targeted at orthopedic residents. Miriam Uhlmann, Kathrin Lüssi, Nathalie Rutz. [Presentation]
- Involving residents in the development of an interactive, web-based learning and self-assessment hub. Kathrin Lüssi, Kokeb Abebe, Doris Straub Piccirillo, Kodi Kojima, Wa'el Taha. [Presentation]
- Intended use of an educational app on medical aspects of orthogeriatrics by surgeons. Katrin Singler, Markus Gosch, Tobias Roth, Mike Cunningham. [Poster]
- Effective integration of webinars in a competency-based curriculum for spine surgeons worldwide. Kate de Boer, Tatjana Topalovic, Rudolf Elmer. [Poster]
- How did we teach patient safety? Somkid Lertsinudom, Wanjak Pongsamakthai, Medical Education Center and Dept of Orthopedics, Khonkaen Hospital, Khonkaen, Thailand. [ePoster]
An extract from Dr Moraes webinar presented subsequent to GAME 2014 (click to zoom).
Global Alliance for Medical Education (GAME)
May 2014—Coral Gables, Florida
AOSpine staff and Dr Osmar Moraes held highly successful webinars as a follow-up to the Global Alliance for Medical Education (GAME) meeting earlier this year. The webinars related to the creation and design of the AOSpine Curriculum as well as the successful implementation of the curriculum in AOSpine Latin America's Continuing Education Program (CEP).
Interestingly, a poster presented at AMEE illustrated research on the implementation of the curriculum in online educational offerings.
GAME 2014's theme was 'Looking to the Future of Global CPD: Linking New Ideas and Approaches to Reaching and Engaging Health Professionals'.
Webinars following GAME 2014
- The AOSpine Curriculum: Global framework, regional implementation. Germán Ochoa, Bryan Ashman, Tatjana Topalovic, Mike Cunningham, Miriam Uhlmann
- AOSpine Continuing Education Program: New approaches for medical education. Osmar Moraes
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