Program

Thursday, September 18, 2025
14:00 - 17:00

Pre-conference workshop - by invitation
“Systems of Assessments and Programmatic Assessment”
Location: LAU Beirut Campus - Irwin Hall 6th floor

Speakers:

John Boulet, PhD
Hossam Hamdy, MD, PhD

Moderator:

Nazih Youssef, MD, MHPE

Friday, September 19, 2025

Location: LAU Beirut Campus - Irwin Hall Auditorium

08:30-08:50	On-site Registration and Coffee Break
08:50-09:00	Welcome Note Sola Aoun Bahous, MD, PhD, MHPE Dean LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
Theme: Medical Education in the AI Era
	Moderators: Hanadi Samaha, MD - SGHUMC Karim Echtay, PhD - BALAMAND
09:00-09:20	Plenary 1: “What do we Mean by Artificial Intelligence?” Jordan Srour, PhD Adnan Kassar School of Business Lebanese American University
09:20-09:40	Plenary 2: “Simulation-Based Education in the AI Era: New Frontiers” Pier Luigi Ingrassia, MD, PhD President of the Society for Simulation in Europe (SESAM)
09:40-10:00	Plenary 3: “The Future of Health Professions Education in the Rapidly Changing Healthcare Ecosystem” Hossam Hamdy, MD, PhD Gulf Medical University Ajman, UAE
10:00-10:10	Q&A Discussion
	Moderators: Bilal Azakir, MD - BAU Remy Daou, MD - USJ
10:10-10:30	Plenary 4: “Virtual and Augmented Reality in Practice: Educational Applications in Healthcare” Marc Lazarovici, MD Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
10:30- 10:50	Plenary 5: “Ethics in Health Professions Education in the Era of AI” Ken Masters, PhD, FDE College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University Sultanate of Oman
10:50- 11:00	Q&A Discussion
11:00- 11:15	Coffee Break
	Discussant: Sola Aoun Bahous, MD, PhD, MHPE Dean LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
11:15- 12:25	Panel Discussion: “How Do We Envision to Graduate Future Practitioners in the AI Era?” Deans/ Representatives from the Eight Lebanese Medical Schools - Alexandre Nehme, MD, MBA - Dean, Saint George University of Beirut - Elie Nemer, MD - Dean, Saint Joseph University of Beirut - Sola Aoun Bahous, MD, PhD, MHPE - Dean, Lebanese American University - Antoine Kosseifi, MD - Associate Dean, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik - Maha Khachab, MD - Associate Dean, University of Balamand - Mohammad Houri, MD - Assistant Dean, Beirut Arab University - Albert El Hajj, MD - Head of the AI in Medicine Program, American University of Beirut - Pierre Abi Hanna, MD - Head of Infectious Diseases Department, Lebanese University
12:25- 12:30	Recognition of Dr. Zeina Tannous’ latest book Zeina Tannous, MD - Professor & Chair, Department of Dermatology, LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine (This activity is not accredited for CME credit.)
Opening Ceremony 12:30
13:30-14:30	Lunch Break
Theme: Transforming Medical Education in the AI Era
	Moderators: Nathalie Khoueiry-Zgheib, MD - AUB
14:30-14:50	Plenary 6: “Integrating AI in Education: Essential Competencies for the Graduate of Tomorrow” Sola Aoun Bahous, MD, PhD, MHPE Dean LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
14:50-15:10	Plenary 7: “The New Horizons of Assessment in Health Professions Education” John Boulet, PhD New York Institute of Technology
15:10-15:30	Plenary 8: ”AI in Medical Education Research” Guillaume Alinier, PhD - Hamad Medical Corporation Ambulance Service, Qatar
15:30-15:45	Q&A Discussion
15:45- 16:00	Coffee Break
Theme: Future of AI in Healthcare
	Moderators: Aline Milane, PharmD, MSc, PhD - LAU
16:00-17:00	Short Communications
Location: LAU Byblos Campus
16:00- 19:30	Lebanese SimUniversity Preliminary Rounds - by invitation Location: Clinical Simulation Center

Saturday, September 20, 2025

Location: LAU Byblos Campus

08:30- 09:00	On-site Registration and Coffee Break
09:00-09:05	Welcome Note Sola Aoun Bahous, MD, PhD, MHPE Dean LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
	Moderators: Eliana Wannous, RN - SGHUMC Salah Malas, MD - BAU
09:05-09:25	Plenary 9: “Simulation-Enhanced Interprofessional Education in Health Care” Ralf Krage, MD Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor Medical Simulation Center
09:25- 09:30	Q&A Discussion
09:30- 11:00	Parallel Workshops
Workshop 1: “Application of XR in Medical Education” Location: Chagoury Health Sciences Center - Level 4 Clinical Simulation Center Facilitators: Marc Lazarovici, MD Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Hanane Barakat, MD & Wael Salame, MD LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
Workshop 2: “Standard Setting in Different Settings” Location: Chagoury Health Sciences Center - Level 5 room 5510 Facilitator: John Boulet, PhD New York Institute of Technology
Workshop 3: “Tips to Publish in Medical Education” Location: Chagoury Health Sciences Center - Level 5 room 5500 Facilitator: Guillaume Alinier, PhD Hamad Medical Corporation Ambulance Service, Qatar
11:00- 11:30	Brunch
11:30- 13:00	Parallel Workshops
Workshop 4: “Innovating Assessment with AI in Health Professions Education” Location: Chagoury Health Sciences Center - Level 5 room 5510 Facilitators: Ken Masters, PhD, FDE College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University Sultanate of Oman Heather MacNeill, MD, BSc(PT), MScCH(HPTE), FRCPC Interim Assistant Dean Clinical Faculty Development, Toronto Metropolitan University School of Medicine (TMU SoM) Sofia Valanci, MD, PhD Learning Strategy, Office of Learning and Connecting, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Workshop 5: ”Crisis Ready: Simulation-Based Disaster Preparedness” Location: Chagoury Health Sciences Center - Level 4 Clinical Simulation Center Facilitators: Guillaume Alinier, PhD Hamad Medical Corporation Ambulance Service, Qatar & Mariana Helou, MD LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
Workshop 6: “Teaching in the Digital Age: Practical Tips for Educators” Location: Chagoury Health Sciences Center - Level 5 room 5500 Facilitator: Jordan Srour, PhD Adnan Kassar School of Business Lebanese American University
13:00-14:30	Lebanese SimUniversity Finals Location: Chagoury Health Sciences Center - Level 4 Clinical Simulation Center Facilitators: Ralf Krage, MD – Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor Medical Simulation Center Marc Lazarovici, MD – Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Vanda Abi Raad, MD, MHPE, EMBA – LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine