Graduate Pre-conference Program (PS)
The following streams will run in parallel with the Student Conference from 16:30 on Tuesday 30 June and finishing at 11:45 on Thursday 2 July. Each stream will have seven sessions with evenings free for networking and socialising.
Please sign up for one of the following pre-conference programs. Details of content will follow.
PS_1 : Bioethics
This stream is intended for Christian healthcare practitioners who wish to deepen their understanding of some of the complex ethical challenges of faithful practice in the 21st Century. The aim in this stream is not to address ‘conventional’ bioethical topics but instead to focus on four areas which are rarely discussed, but which are relevant to Christian healthcare practice around the world.
1. Corruption and conflicts of interest in healthcare
2. The impact of current geopolitical and inter-racial conflicts on healthcare
3. Ethical challenges raised by artificial intelligence in healthcare
4. The impact of our patients’ traditional beliefs and practices concerning illness, life and death on our work as Christian practitioners
PS_4: Global Health & Family Medicine Traning
The practice of Christ-centered training in Medicine and its related specialties is the need of the hour in delivering Christ-centered healthcare across the world. Health professionals are looking for those skills that will help them see their patients, families and communities as a whole and offer care that is beyond just a clinical assessment. This workshop is designed to equip Family Medicine trainers and Healthcare Administrators to become global facilitators for training across the world through the ICMDA platform, which offers two International Blended Learning Courses (Family Medicine & Healthcare Management) in collaboration with Christian Medical College, Vellore, India and Loma Linda University, USA . The workshop offers a glimpse into the DNA of these courses, teaching & learning methodologies, comprehensive consultation processes and mentoring skills in the practice of Family Medicine and Healthcare Management. There will be opportunities for those interested in facilitating in the program, to learn more about the courses and be involved on a global platform. If you are passionate about whole-person healthcare and whole-person education, this faculty development workshop is for you!