May 22, 2025 (Calgary)

0845-0900      Opening- Leacock Theatre, Mount Royal University  (map)

Land acknowledgement   Amy Cartwright, Education Undergraduate Society president
Welcome:  Dr. Stephen Price, Dean, Faculty of Health, Community & Education

0900-1000 Opening Plenary Speaker  (Leacock Theatre)

The Art of Humanizing AI in Professional Education: Challenges and Opportunities
Dr. Soroush Sabbaghan,   Associate Professor- University of Calgary 

1010-1040      Concurrent sessions 1   (30 mins- classrooms TBA)      (NOTE:  🖥️ = also available during virtual sessions M26-Jun9)

AI Focus: AI to streamline course design (A. Wright)     🖥️

Innovation/AI focus: Navigating the deep dark wood: innovative immersion to model read-aloud skills (N. Espetveid) 🖥️

Simulation focus:   High fidelity simulation demonstrations (C. Tortorelli, P. Choate) 🖥️

1040-1100                Break (outside Leacock Theatre)

1100-1130      Concurrent sessions 2  

AI : Talk the talk: A student driven lexicon for social work education (S. Begum, A. Chen, Y. Ahmed, A. Wright) 🖥️

Innovation/AI: Generative AI in academics: Student perspectives on ChatGPTs impact (T.Buttler, C. Weir) 🖥️

Simulation: Simulation video for teaching microcounselling skills  (J. Thompson, A. Tung) 🖥️

1140-1210      Concurrent sessions 3  

AI: Incorporating AI in mental health nursing education: An interactive assessment (C. Mansbridge)   🖥️

Innovation/AI: Virtual reality in practice-based education: Effectiveness, opportunities and challenges (C. Carter-Snell) 🖥️

Simulation: Techniques for embedding virtual simulation into critical care orientation  (S. Goldsworthy, J. Harris)🖥️

1210-1300                Lunch (provided - Terrace Room)  

1300-1330      Concurrent sessions 4   

AI: Integrating AI into place-based education (J. Cunningham, M. Saggar, M. Brown, A. deKoning, J. McArdle)  🖥️

Innovation/AI: Importance of Scaffolding: Experiences of healthcare aides transitioning to licensed practical nurses ( V. Bryan, K. Petrovic, E.Pitka, P. Gibbings)  🖥️

Simulation: Shadow box technique in undergraduate simulation (G. Harvey, G. Currie, L. Semple)

1340-1410      Concurrent sessions 5  

AI: Bridging tradition & innovation: Formative assessment & AI (J. Cunningham, M. Saggar, M. Brown, A. deKoning, J. McArdle)   🖥️

Innovation:   Simulation in maternal-newborn care (S. Goldsworthy, A. Mercredi, G. Currie, M. Haider) 🖥️

Simulation: Developing a simulation safe evaluation tool (M. El Hussein, G. Harvey)

1420-1510                Break  (outside Leacock Theatre) - Vendor exhibits

1510-1555      Concurrent Panel Discussions  (45 min) 

AI: AI in practice-based education (S. Singh, T. Magee, L. Da Rosa Dos Santos, G. Harvey )

Innovation/AI: Integrating Blackfoot culture into Social Work education (C. Tortorelli, R. Bear Chief, A. Foggin, I. Borg)

Simulation: Developing a Simulation Fellows program  (S. Goldsworthy, P. Prince, S. Zettel, N. Rombaugh, S. Andersen, D. Rai)

1600-1700 Closing Plenary Speaker  (Leacock Theatre)

The Cognitive Revolution: AI, Simulation, and the Future of Healthcare Training,    
Dr. Nicole Harder, RN, Associate Professor, University of Manitoba  

1700-1710 Closing remarks:  Dr. Gaye Warthe,  Vice-Dean, Health Community & Education

1700-1900 Wine and cheese reception (outside Leacock Theatre)

(Posters, & vendor displays available throughout day & at reception- rooms, times TBA )

Poster Session  🖥️

Using Chat GPT as an interactive journal for self-reflection in education (M. Saggar, M. Brown, J. Cunningham, A. de Koning, J. McArdle)  

Whiteboard animations to explain tooth microanatomy (N. Sharmin & A. Chow)

       Integrating gamification techniques into clinical education (L. Schwedfeger)

(printable PDF of program)