Programme
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This document lists the full schedule for the two-day event, including parallel sessions, presenter details and abstracts.
Day 1: Monday 15 September
08:30 – 09:30: Registration, networking, and refreshments
09:30 – 09:40: Welcome and introduction to the International Network – Prof Thompson Robinson and Prof Jeremy Howick
09:40 – 10:30: Plenary 1 – ROE: Return on Empathy – Jon LaPook, MD
10:30 – 11:00: Debate – ‘AI care- and chat-bots cannot provide empathic care’ – Prof Jeremy Howick & Dr Paquita de Zulueta
11:00 – 11:30: Refreshment break
11:30 – 13:00: Parallel sessions: Workshops; Oral Presentations; Masterclass facilitated by Jennifer Adams, MD
13:00 – 14:00: Lunch break
14:00 – 15:30: Parallel sessions: Workshops; Oral Presentations; Masterclass facilitated by members of the International Association for Communication in Healthcare (EACH)
15:30 – 16:00: Poster session and refreshment break
16:00 – 16:50: Plenary 2 – Cutting Through the Myth: Surgeons lack empathy! – Prof Gozie Offiah
16:50 – 17:30: Introductions from the Global Empathy in Healthcare Network Directors in preparation for roundtable discussions
17:30: Close
18:30 – 21:00: Conference dinner at The City Rooms, 16 Hotel Street, Leicester, LE1 5AW
Day 2: Tuesday 16 September
09:00 – 09:30: Arrival, networking, and refreshments
09:30 – 10:20: Plenary 3 – The patient doctor – Dr Ben Bravery
10:20 – 11:00: Parallel sessions: Roundtable discussions
11:00 – 11:30: Break and refreshments
11:30 – 13:00: Parallel sessions: Workshops; Oral Presentations; Masterclass facilitated by members of the Stoneygate Centre National Patient Advisory Board
13:00 – 14:00: Lunch (optional creative activity with Turtle Key Arts)
14:00 – 15:30: Parallel sessions: Workshops; Oral Presentations; Masterclass facilitated by Dr Andy Ward, Ray Cottington and Dr Nermin Abulibda
15:30 – 16:00: Break and refreshments
16:00 – 16:50: Plenary 4 – Meaningful engagement of people with lived experience requires empathic health system response: perspectives from low- and middle-income countries – Prof Monika Arora
16:50 – 17:10: Closing remarks – Prof Jeremy Howick
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