Day 1 — 12 October 2026
Welcome & Opening
08:30–09:00
Registration; Preparing exhibitions
Conference Team
VenueFoyer / Exhibition
09:00–10:00
Official Opening Ceremony
VenueMain Hall
Global Health Professions Education – Strategy, Partnerships & Local Context
10:00–10:20
Global Health Professions Education, Strategic Academic Development & Partnerships
Prof. Emiola Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa, FAS, FNAMed, FAMedS
President-Elect, World Federation for Medical Education (WFME)
VenueMain Hall
10:20–10:40
Looking at Educational Partnerships through the One Health and Sustainable Development Goals Lens
Prof. Janusz Janczukowicz, MD, PhD
President, AMEE – The International Association for Health Professions Education Ltd
Head of the Centre for Medical Education and Vice Dean for the Development of Education; Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lodz
VenueMain Hall
10:40–11:00
Globalization versus Diversity: Are They Two Sides of the Coin?
Dr. Mary Jo Lechowicz
Professor and Vice Chair for Education, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology; Margaret H. Rollins Chair in Cancer, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
VenueMain Hall
11:00–11:20
Georgian Perspective on Higher Education
Lasha Margishvili
Director, National Center of Education Quality Enhancement, Georgia
VenueMain Hall
11:20–11:50
Coffee & networking
Quality, Excellence, Academic Integrity & Readiness for Practice
11:50–12:10
Striving for Excellence in Medical Education: Beyond WFME Recognition and Standards
Prof. Harm Peters
President, Association of Medical schools of Europe (AMSE)
Professor of Medical Education and Medicine; Germany
VenueMain Hall
12:10–12:30
Preparing Graduates for an Uncertain Future: What Does Readiness for Practice Really Mean?
Prof. Mairi Scott
Emeritus Professor of Medical Education and General Practice
International Consultant in Medical Education, Quality Assurance and Governance
VenueMain Hall + Online
12:30–12:50
Building a Culture of Academic Integrity and Professionalism in Medical Education
Prof. Paul Horrocks
Director of Medical Sciences and Director of Educational Partnership Development; School of Medicine, Keele University, United Kingdom
VenueMain Hall
12:50–13:50
Quality, Excellence & Readiness in Medical Education: Beyond Standards
VenueMain Hall
13:50–14:50
Lunch
13:50–16:50
Poster Exhibition; Student art exhibition
VenuePoster Zone
13:50–14:50
Poster Author Session & Judging (during networking lunch)
VenuePoster Zone
Internationalization & Intercultural Education – From Mobility to Meaningful Integration
14:50–15:20
Cultural Contexts of Illness Narratives
Dr. Michael McQuaide
Professor Emeritus of Sociology; Oxford College of Emory University, United States
VenueMain Hall
15:20–15:40
Internationalization, Global Mobility & Strategic Partnerships
Alejandra Vicencio
Director, International Education Strategy Consultancy; Global Mobility and Partnerships Specialist
VenueMain Hall
15:40–16:00
Training Neurologists Across Cultures: A German Practitioner’s Perspective on Intercultural Competence
Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Tim Patrick Jürgens
Chief Physician, Department of Neurology, KMG Klinikum Güstrow
Medical Director, Headache Center North-East, University Medical Center Rostock
First Vice President, German Migraine and Headache Society (DMKG), Germany
VenueMain Hall
16:00–16:30
Coffee & networking
16:30–17:30
Internationalization in Medical Education: From Mobility to Meaningful Integration
VenueMain Hall
17:30–17:45
Day 1 Closing & Day 2 Orientation
VenueMain Hall
Parallel Off-site Clinical Masterclasses
15:30–18:30
Advanced Heart Failure: From Complex Management to Mechanical Support and Transplantation
David W. Markham, MD, MSc, FACC
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Target audience: Cardiologists, internal medicine physicians, cardiology residents and fellows, intensive care clinicians, and physicians involved in the management of patients with advanced cardiovascular disease.
Registration opens soon
VenueChapidze Emergency Cardiology Center
15:30–18:30
Building Safer Systems: Practical Principles of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Bhavin Adhyaru, MD, FACP, SFHM
Associate Professor of Medicine, Emory University; Grady Memorial Hospital
Target audience: Clinicians, healthcare leaders, faculty, quality and patient safety professionals, residents, and healthcare professionals involved in improving clinical systems.
Registration opens soon
VenueIngorokva and TSMU High Medical Technology University Clinic