Medicine & Health Sciences
XXVII National Congress and III International Congress of SEDEM
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
This new edition of the SEDEM Congress, hosted by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at UIC, centres on the idea “Pursuing excellence: from scientific evidence to educational innovation”. This event provides a forum for sharing experiences, teaching innovation, and research outcomes in medical education.
Over several days, the educational community will reflect on and discuss today’s major challenges in medical training: from curriculum design and competency‑based learning to assessment methods, clinical simulation, the incorporation of new technologies, and the development of professional and humanistic skills among future healthcare professionals.
Our mission:
- Promote excellence and innovation in medical education
- Strengthen collaboration between medical faculties, university hospitals, and centres for educational research
- Support the development and dissemination of effective teaching methodologies
- Promote research in medical education and the exchange of good practice
What to expect at the congress
- Keynote lectures by experts in medical education
- Scientific communications and presentations of innovative teaching experiences
- Interactive workshops on learning and assessment methodologies
- Meeting spaces and networking between teachers and researchers
The SEDEM Congress offers a valuable opportunity to reflect on the present and future of medical education, share experiences and strengthen the community of teaching staff committed to training the next generation of doctors.
New! SEDEM – UIC University Institute for Patient Care Award
This edition introduces a new award that will recognise initiatives which promote person-centred care, the development of human and interpersonal skills and the integration of the patient’s voice into education and training.
Programme
19 November
| 2.00 p.m. | Collection of congress materials Location: to be confirmed |
| 4.00 p.m. | Oral communications Location: to be confirmed |
| 5.00 p.m. | Institutional opening Main auditorium, HUGC |
| 5.45 p.m. | Presentation of the 2026 Antonio Gallego Award to Dr Jesús Morán Barrios, former Head of Studies at Hospital Universitario Cruces (Bizkaia) Main auditorium, HUGC |
| 6.00 p.m. | Inaugural Lecture Miriam Freedman Memorial. Prof. Yavuz Selim Kiyak, Gazi University, Turkey |
| 7.00 p.m. | Plenary session Sustainability and Planetary Health in the Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine |
| 8.30 p.m. | Welcome cocktail Location: to be confirmed |
| 2.00 p.m. | Collection of congress materials Location: to be confirmed |
| 4.00 p.m. | Oral communications Location: to be confirmed |
| 5.00 p.m. | Institutional opening Main auditorium, HUGC |
| 5.45 p.m. | Presentation of the 2026 Antonio Gallego Award to Dr Jesús Morán Barrios, former Head of Studies at Hospital Universitario Cruces (Bizkaia) Main auditorium, HUGC |
| 6.00 p.m. | Inaugural Lecture Miriam Freedman Memorial. Prof. Yavuz Selim Kiyak, Gazi University, Turkey |
| 7.00 p.m. | Plenary session Sustainability and Planetary Health in the Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine |
| 8.30 p.m. | Welcome cocktail Location: to be confirmed |
20 November
| 9.00 a.m. | Oral communications Location: to be confirmed |
| 10.00 a.m. | Plenary session 2 Critical Thinking |
| 11.30 a.m. | Coffee-break Room: P0A1 and P0A2 |
| 12.00 p.m. | Plenary lecture: Colloquium on the book “History of Medical Teaching” |
| 12.45 p.m. | Plenary session 3 Artificial intelligence and medical education: from enthusiasm to academic responsibility |
| 2.15 p.m. | Lunch Location: to be confirmed |
| 3.15 p.m. | Poster session Location: to be confirmed |
| 4.30 p.m. | Plenary session 4 Competencies required of university lecturers |
| 5.30 p.m. | Coffee-break Rooms: P0A1 and P0A2. |
| 6.00 p.m. | Plenary session 5 Opportunities to improve the quality of clinical practices |
| 7.30 p.m. | SEDEM members’ assembly Main auditorium, HUGC |
| 9.30 p.m. | Closing dinner Location: to be confirmed |
| 9.00 a.m. | Oral communications Location: to be confirmed |
| 10.00 a.m. | Plenary session 2 Critical Thinking |
| 11.30 a.m. | Coffee-break Room: P0A1 and P0A2 |
| 12.00 p.m. | Plenary lecture: Colloquium on the book “History of Medical Teaching” |
| 12.45 p.m. | Plenary session 3 Artificial intelligence and medical education: from enthusiasm to academic responsibility |
| 2.15 p.m. | Lunch Location: to be confirmed |
| 3.15 p.m. | Poster session Location: to be confirmed |
| 4.30 p.m. | Plenary session 4 Competencies required of university lecturers |
| 5.30 p.m. | Coffee-break Rooms: P0A1 and P0A2. |
| 6.00 p.m. | Plenary session 5 Opportunities to improve the quality of clinical practices |
| 7.30 p.m. | SEDEM members’ assembly Main auditorium, HUGC |
| 9.30 p.m. | Closing dinner Location: to be confirmed |
21 November
| 9.00 a.m | Parallel workshops Ground-floor classrooms + CISA |
| 11.00 a.m. | Coffee-break Rooms: P0A01 and P0A2 |
| 11.30 a.m. | Plenary session 6 From simulation to clinical competence: evidence, assessment and patient safety in health sciences training |
| 1.00 p.m. | Closing plenary lecture Incorporation and assessment of cross-disciplinary skills in the Bachelor’s degree in Medicine |
| 2.00 p.m. | Closing of the Congress Moderator: Dra. Milagros García Barbero, Former Chair of SEDEM. Main auditorium, HUGC |
| 9.00 a.m | Parallel workshops Ground-floor classrooms + CISA |
| 11.00 a.m. | Coffee-break Rooms: P0A01 and P0A2 |
| 11.30 a.m. | Plenary session 6 From simulation to clinical competence: evidence, assessment and patient safety in health sciences training |
| 1.00 p.m. | Closing plenary lecture Incorporation and assessment of cross-disciplinary skills in the Bachelor’s degree in Medicine |
| 2.00 p.m. | Closing of the Congress Moderator: Dra. Milagros García Barbero, Former Chair of SEDEM. Main auditorium, HUGC |
- Key dates
- Early registration opens: 15 May 2026
- Submission window for communications opens: 15 June 2026
- Submission window for communications closes: 2 October 2026 ➡️IMPORTANT INFORMATION📢: The deadline has been extended to 9 October!
- Notification of acceptance: 23 October 2026
- Early registration closes: 5 November 2026
- Registration
- Early registration opens: 15 May 2026
- Early registration ends: 5 November 2026
Registration fees
In-person attendance
Member €300
Non-member €350
Residents and students €150
Day pass (local participants only): Thursday €100, Friday €150, Saturday €100
Virtual attendance: €50
Closing dinner: €50
SESSEP and SEFSE-AREDA members
Members of SESSEP and SEFSE-AREDA may register under the same conditions as SEDEM members.
Benefits of in-person registration- Accreditation for access to the congress venue, catering and coffee breaks
- Access to the congress website and app
- pption to present communications
- Participation in discussions both in person and online, with opportunities for real-time and asynchronous engagement
- Publication of accepted communications (where applicable)
- Congress programme
- Certificate of attendance
- Certificate of communication presentation (where applicable)
Benefits of online registration
- Access to the congress website and app
- Option to present virtual communications
- Participation in online debates through dedicated forums
- Publication of accepted communications (where applicable)
- Congress programme
- Certificate of attendance
- Certificate of communication presentation (where applicable)
- Communications
Free communications
A communication may have several authors and at least one must be registered for the congress. Each author may present one communication, although they may appear as co‑authors on others.
Some accepted communications will be selected for oral presentation in sessions aligned with their themes.
See the terms and conditionsPublication
Accepted communications will be published in the Revista Española de Educación Médica.
- Thematic areas
- Teaching innovation in medical education.
- Competency assessment.
- Clinical simulation and patient safety.
- Artificial intelligence and medical education.
- Critical thinking and clinical reasoning.
- Sustainability and planetary health.
- Quality of clinical practice.
- Teaching staff training and development.
- Cross-cutting competencies.
- Humanisation, ethics and professionalism.
- Research in medical education.
- Other areas of medical education or health sciences.
- New! SEDEM – UIC University Institute for Patient Care Award
The aim of this new award, promoted by SEDEM and the UIC University Institute for Patient Care, is to recognise innovative initiatives that help integrate humanisation into medical education and the training of health professionals.
Speakers
Antonio Compañ Rosique
Curriculum Vitae
Beatriz Gal
Curriculum Vitae
Carlos de Aldama Sánchez
Curriculum Vitae
Cristina Alfonso
Curriculum Vitae
Elisabet Moyano Claramunt
Curriculum Vitae
Eva Fairen Jiménez
Curriculum Vitae
Fernando Bandrés Moya
Curriculum Vitae
Fernando Caballero Martínez
Curriculum Vitae
Gracia Ardanez
Curriculum Vitae
Jesús Millán
Curriculum Vitae
Jesús Morán
Curriculum Vitae
Joan Guanyabens Calvet
Curriculum Vitae
Joan Hernández Serret
Curriculum Vitae
Joaquín García-Estañ
Curriculum Vitae
Jordi Castillo
Curriculum Vitae
José Vicente Lafuente Sánchez
Curriculum Vitae
Juan Antonio Vargas Nuñez
Curriculum Vitae
Juan Ramón Lacalle Remigo
Curriculum Vitae
Leire Arbea Moreno
Curriculum Vitae
Maite Martín Ibáñez
Curriculum Vitae
Milagros García
Curriculum Vitae
Mónica Rodríguez-Carballeira
Curriculum Vitae
Pedro Cabrera
Curriculum Vitae
Rocío González Soltero
Curriculum Vitae
Yavuz Selim Kiyat
Curriculum Vitae
Organising committee
- Esther Calbo - Co-President of the Organising Committee
Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UIC.
- Joaquin García-Estañ - Co-President of the Organising Committee
President, Spanish Society for Medical Education and Health Sciences (SEDEM).
- Montserrat Virumbrales - Secretary
Vice-dean for Academic Organisation, Department of Medicine, UIC.
Members
Local Section – UIC
- Boi Ruiz - Director of the University Institute for Patient Care.
- Esteve Llargués - Vice-Dean for Medical Education, Department of Medicine.
- Antonio Sánchez - Vice-Dean for Teaching Staff, Department of Medicine.
- M. Dolores Victoria - Centre Manager of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
- Verónica Méndez - Academic Secretary of the Department of Medicine.
- Jacobo Rodríguez - Lecturer in the Department of Medicine and Head of Structure and Function.
National section
- Beatriz Gal - Secretary of the Spanish Society for Medical Education and Health Sciences (SEDEM)
- José Vicente Lafuente - Treasurer of the Spanish Society for Medical Education and Health Sciences (SEDEM)
UIC student section
- Joan Solano
- Guifré Pareras
- Gemma Caula
- Laura Collado
- Inés Dexeus
- Daniela Malo
- Jesús David Mezones
- Eva Montserrat
- Marina Costa
- Oliver Tohidi
Scientific committee
- Chair of the scientific committee
Montserrat Virumbrales - Vice-Dean for Academic Organisation, Department of Medicine, UIC.
- Vice-Chair of the scientific committee
Esteve Llargués - Vice-Dean for Medical Education, Department of Medicine, UIC.
- Scientific secretary
Carlos García Forero - Vice-Dean for Research and Knowledge Transfer, Department of Medicine, UIC.
Members:
- Esther Calbo – Professor in the Department of Medicine, and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UIC.
- José Vicente Lafuente – Professor and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, UPV/EHU.
- Beatriz Gal – Professor of the Faculty of Medicine, CEU San Pablo University.
- Antonio Compañ – Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, and President of the Conference of Medical School Deans.
- Tomás Chivato - Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, CEU San Pablo University.
- Albert Balaguer – Professor in the Department of Medicine, UIC.
- Lluís Giner – Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry, UIC.
- Encarna Rodríguez – Director of the Department of Nursing, UIC.
- Ramón Mir – Lecturer in the Department of Nursing, UIC.
- Pilar Fuster – Deputy Director of the Department of Nursing, UIC.
- Miguel Aranda – Director of Education at Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa (CST).
- Antonio Sánchez – Vice-Dean for Teaching Staff, Department of Medicine, UIC.
- Joan Izquierdo – Manager of Hospital Universitari General de Catalunya (HUGC).
- Jaume Sellarès – Vice-President of the Official College of Doctors of Barcelona and Manager of UDACEBA.
- Alejandro Portela – Lecturer in the Department of Bioengineering, UIC.
- María Gámiz – Deputy Director of the Department of Psychology, UIC.
- Pol Serra – Lecturer in the Department of Physiotherapy, UIC.
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Expansion: call for papers deadline 9 October
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Contact
To resolve queries about the congress, contact SEDEM's technical secretary (sedem@interprofit.es)