IAMRA
11th International Conference on Medical Regulation to Convene in London This Fall
The International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities (IAMRA) will host its 11th International Conference on Medical Regulation in London September 9–12, 2014.
The theme for this year's event will be “Medical Regulation: Evaluating Risk and Reducing Harm to Patients.”
The biennial meeting of IAMRA, which includes representatives from 36 countries around the world, allows global regulators to network, highlight best practices and address issues of common interest.
This year's program will be based around the functions of medical regulation that are most commonly shared in various regulatory systems around the world. Sessions will explore:
Registration
Education and training standards
Quality assurance
Professional standards
Fitness to practice/disciplinary processes
Revalidation/Continuous competence assessment
More than 300 delegates, representing a diverse range of countries, are expected to attend. Presenters and panelists scheduled to participate include leading medical regulators, policy makers and academics. This year's program, according to IAMRA, has been designed to “appeal to all delegates irrespective of levels of expertise or resources.”
THIS YEAR 'S PROGRAM, ACCORDING TO IAMRA, HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO ‘APPEAL TO ALL DELEGATES IRRESPECTIVE OF LEVELS OF EXPERTISE OR RESOURCES .’
IAMRA is encouraging regulatory professionals, academics and researchers to submit abstracts to be considered for workshops and oral and poster presentations. Abstracts should address either the overall conference theme or one of the six key functions the conference is being designed to address.
A variety of social events and opportunities are being scheduled to give attendees the opportunity to tour London's many attractions during the conference.
Registration for the conference is now open. Online registration information is available at www.iamra.com/conferences.asp.
Source: IAMRA Website, accessed April 2014
United Kingdom
GMC Videos Explore Theme of What it Means to Be a Good Physician
The United Kingdom's General Medical Council (GMC) is promoting a series of videos exploring medical professionalism, produced during a recent special conference titled “Medical Professionalism: Whose Job is it Anyway?”
The event brought together physicians, medical students and patient representatives to discuss the meaning of medical professionalism to various stakeholders in the United Kingdom.
Organizers of the event produced videos of participants answering the simple question “Whose job is medical professionalism?” — posting the videos later to YouTube. In addition, speeches by keynote presenters were produced and distributed. Individuals address the general topic of medical professionalism as well as unique challenges faced by medical professionals in the United Kingdom.
To learn more about the videos, visit the GMC's You-Tube channel at www.youtube.com/user/GMCUKtv.
Source: GMC website, accessed March 2014.
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