Facilitator: Mr. David Smith, Director, International Network for Health Workforce Education

This session outlines the SAFEMEDIC project (Personal Safety of Medical Personnel in Difficult Professional Situations) which aims to improve the workplace safety of healthcare professionals by increasing their skills and competences in dealing with difficult situations. To achieve this the project consortium will design and develop a complex multi-stakeholder, inter-disciplinary course for healthcare students, predominantly focused at paramedics and nurses.

Facilitator: Prof. Theodoros Xanthos, Professor of Physiology and Pathophysiology, European University Cyprus, Cyprus

Facilitator: Ms. Soosmita Sinha, President, Health Law Institute, Switzerland

The importance of a sustainable health workforce with the right combined skills is increasingly recognised in Europe and beyond. This session explores case studies from across the globe.

2018181: Embracing technology to assess skills and competencies of the community pharmacy workforce to deliver national enhanced services

Facilitator: Prof. Lesley Diack, Robert Gordon University, United Kingdom

This session looks at various ways healthcare professionals can be taught in a team focused manor. The WHO acknowledge that this learning method enables effective collaborative practice of the health workforce.

2018197: Active Blended Learning and Changemaker at the University of Northampton

Facilitator: Dr. Jose Guilherme Couto, Assistant Lecturer, University of Malta

Presenter: Mrs. Irina Wagner, Senior Health Advisor, The Royal Tropical Institute (KIT)

Presenter: Mohamed Abdelwahab, Junior Health Advisor, The Royal Tropical Institute (KIT)

Facilitator: Prof. Josie Fraser, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, The Open University, United Kingdom

This session includes a welcome speech from the Rectorate Committee of our host organisation, the European University Cyprus. It will also outline some of the cutting edge research and education happening within the institution. The Facilitator for this session, Prof. Josie Fraser of the INHWE Advisory Board, will link the outstanding work of hosts with broader international trends within our network and beyond.

Prof. Kostas Gouliamos, Rector, European University Cyprus, Cyprus

Facilitator: Mr. Adam Layland, Senior Lecturer in Leadership and Management, Coventry University

Facilitator: Dr. Eszter Kovács, Assistant Professor, Semmelweis University, Hungary​

Facilitator: Prof. Josie Fraser, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, The Open University, United Kingdom

Facilitator: Prof. Alison Hartley, Associate Dean, University of Bradford, United Kingdom

Ethnicity and culture are commonly seen as barriers to achieve an effective healthcare practitioner-patient communication. Raising awareness about these barriers among healthcare practitioners may contribute to ameliorate intercultural medical communication, what is likely to impact patient satisfaction.

2018180: Healthcare Practitioner Educational Interventions: Skills and Strategies for a Culturally Sensitive Care

Facilitator: Dr. Eszter Kovács, Assistant Professor, Semmelweis University, Hungary​

Facilitator: Prof. Josie Fraser, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, The Open University, United Kingdom

Facilitator: Prof. Alison Hartley, Associate Dean, University of Bradford, United Kingdom