BeSST Virtual Conference 2021
Future Directions in Social and Behavioural Sciences in Medical Education
Friday 10th September
09.00-13.00 (BST)
The BeSST (Behavioural and Social Sciences Teaching in Medicine) virtual conference will be an opportunity to come together as a community of practice to: share experiences; learn from examples of good practice and innovation; discuss challenges; and explore future directions in teaching social and behavioural sciences in medical, and more broadly, health professions’ education.
To register for a free place please go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/97713921971
Submit a paper
We welcome papers on a wide range of topics related to social and behavioural sciences (SBS) in health professions’ education. We are particularly interested in the following:
• What is SBS? Is this umbrella term meaningful or useful; what is the relationship between ‘social’ and ‘behavioural’ in SBS teaching in medical education?
• Integrated curriculum: what do we mean by this; what works and what doesn’t; where next?
• Clinical/SBS Partnerships: what are effective partnerships between clinicians and social scientists in SBS teaching; what are the challenges and how are these overcome?
• Staff- student partnerships: how can we involve students in designing and delivering SBS teaching; what are the implications of a co-creation approach?
• SBS and competency-based education: should/can social and behavioural sciences in medicine be competency-based; what might those competencies be; is ‘structural competency’ a useful concept?
• Assessment: what are the current and future challenges in assessing SBS in health professions’ education?
• Experiences of being a SBS teacher: how is this role configured in different contexts; what is it like to work in this role; what would improve this experience; what kind of support would you like; how can the community of practice work best for you?
• COVID-19: how has the pandemic impacted your teaching?
• Equality, diversity and inclusion in the curriculum: how can SBS contribute to EDI curricula initiatives?
Formats
We invite papers in the following formats. Indicative timings are given:
• Research/evaluation: presentations of an original research or evaluation study that is theoretically relevant and methodologically sound (10-15 minutes)
• Practice: presentation of changes to practice (what was done, why, did it work?) (10-15 minutes)
• Point of View/Ideas: Is there something you feel passionately about, a topic that you feel needs to be discussed, or something that particularly frustrates you? No evidence is needed, just your opinion! (10-15 minutes)
• Lightning presentation: could be any of the three categories above, but is strictly 5 minutes maximum.
Abstracts
To submit your abstract please email: besstnetwork@gmail.com
The deadline for submission of abstracts is Friday 2nd July 2021 (23:59 hrs UK time).
Please include the following (max 400 words):
• Abstract Title
• Abstract Authors (up to 6 authors may be listed)
• Abstract Presenter and contact email
Present the abstract in the appropriate format:
• Research/Evaluation: Introduction; Methods; Results; Discussion & Conclusion.
• Practice: Background; Summary of Work; Discussion and Conclusions; Take-home Messages.
• Point of View: There is no prescribed format.