Birmingham Education for Health Professionals Annual National Conference

In a landscape where AI reshapes how knowledge is created, shared and assessed, healthcare professionals from various disciplines will come together for a 1-day conference to reimagine teaching and learning.

Why attend?

In a rapidly changing context, it is our responsibility as educators is not simply to adopt new technologies—but to cultivate the critical, ethical, and pedagogical frameworks needed to judge what good looks like in this new era. This event brings together colleagues from across the healthcare professions to re-imagine teaching and learning:

• What does excellence look like when AI tools can generate content, simulate reasoning, or act as a study partner?
• How do we ensure that human judgement, professional values, and clinical reasoning remain central?
• A key feature of our annual conference is the opportunity to showcase innovation and research in healthcare education, and each year our programme is packed with presentations from across healthcare disciplines and interests.

Key Highlights

Expert Insights: Hear from leading experts in healthcare education who will share their research and experience in this field.
Interactive Workshops: Participate in hands-on workshops that will equip you with innovative approaches and techniques in healthcare education and research
Career Pathways: Discover diverse career pathways within healthcare education and learn how to navigate and support career development for yourself, your colleagues and your students.
Networking Opportunities: Connect with like-minded professionals, share experiences, and build lasting relationships that will enhance your professional network.

Who Should Attend?

This conference is ideal for healthcare educators, clinical instructors, academic faculty, and anyone involved in the education and training of healthcare professionals. Whether you are a seasoned educator or just beginning your journey, you will find valuable insights and practical takeaways to elevate your teaching and impact the future of healthcare.

Attendance is free, but you do need to register to reserve your place. Deadline: 11th May 2026, 17:00

Express your interest to present (abstract submission OPEN): Deadline: 17th April 2026, 17:00

Meet the Speakers

Dr Robert Jay

Robert is a General Practitioner and moved to take up a post as director of clinical skills at the University of Lincoln in 2022. Robert is the recipient of an ASME PhD award for his work on the role of self-regulated learning prompts embedded into virtual patient cases, designed to develop medical students’ clinical reasoning.

Professor Nicola Cooper

Nicola is a Clinical Academic and consultant physician, and the Director of Postgraduate Taught Courses in Medical Education (PGCert, PGDip and Masters).

She is known for her work in clinical reasoning education, and chairs the UK Clinical Reasoning in Medical Education group (www.creme.org.uk). Their mission is to promote excellence in teaching clinical reasoning in medical education and provide high quality resources for teachers and learners. Nicola consults with medical schools and postgraduate training programmes in the UK and abroad on their clinical reasoning curricula and staff development.

Dr Farah Yoosoof

Farah Yoosoof is a medical doctor specialising in Paediatrics and Neonatology. As an educator, she is a strong advocate for student-centred, evidence-based education in health professions, which she incorporates into her role as a Clinical Skills Facilitator at the University of the West of Scotland. Her research revolves around promotion of student-centred learning, with a focus on self-regulated learning and its cultural implications in increasingly diverse health care communities.