Program

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

Pre-conference workshop - by invitation
“Systems of Assessments and Programmatic Assessment”
Location: LAU Beirut campus

Speaker

Jack Boulet, PhD

Moderator

Nazih Youssef, MD, MHPE

Friday, September 19, 2025

Location: LAU Beirut campus

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 Moderator(s): TBA
09:00-09:20	Plenary 1: “The Future of Health Professions Education in the Rapidly Changing Healthcare Ecosystem” Hossam Hamdy, MD Gulf Medical University Ajman, UAE
09:20-09:40	Plenary 2: “The Future Classroom”
09:40-09:55	Q&A Discussion
09:55-10:15	Plenary 3: “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
10:15-10:35	Plenary 4: “The New Horizons of Assessment in Health Professions Education” Jack Boulet, PhD New York Institute of Technology
10:35-10:50	Q&A Discussion
10:50-11:10	Coffee Break
11:10-11:20	Panel Introduction: “Evaluation of Medical Education in Lebanon” Iskendar Sayek, MD President of TEPDAD - Hacettepe University School of Medicine Ankara - Turkey
11:20-12:30	Panel Discussion: “How Do We Envision to Graduate Future Practitioners in the AI Era?” Deans/ Representatives from the Eight Lebanese Medical Schools
Opening Ceremony 12:30-13:30
13:30-14:30	Lunch Break
Theme: Transforming Medical Education in the AI Era Moderator(s): TBA
14:30-14:50	Plenary 5: “Virtual and Augmented Reality in Practice” Marc Lazarovici, MD Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
14:50-15:10	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
15:10-15:30	Q&A Discussion
15:30-15:45	Coffee Break
Theme: AI in Healthcare: Transforming Daily Medical Practice Moderator(s): TBA
15:45-16:30	Plenary 7: “The New Wave in Medical Practice” AI in Cardiology Georges Ghanem, MD LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine AI in Ophthalmology Karim Sleiman, MD LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine AI in Your Clinic Mohamad Ali Jardali, MD LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
16:30- 16:45	Q&A discussion
16:45- 17:45	Short Communications
17:45-18:00	Q&A discussion

Saturday, September 20, 2025

Location: LAU Byblos campus

08:10-08:30	On-site Registration and Coffee Break
08:30-08:40	Welcome Note Sola Aoun Bahous, MD, PhD, MHPE Dean LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
Moderator(s): TBA
08:40-09:00	Plenary 8: “Simulation-Enhanced Interprofessional Education in Health Care” Ralf Krage, MD Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor Medical Simulation Center
09:00-09:10	Q&A Discussion
09:10-10:40	Parallel Workshops
Workshop 1: “Application of XR in Medical Education” Location: LAU Clinical Simulation Center Facilitators: Marc Lazarovici, MD Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Hanane Barakat, MD LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
Workshop 2: “Standard Setting in Different Settings” Location: Chagoury Health Sciences Center - PBL Room Facilitator: Jack Boulet, PhD New York Institute of Technology
Workshop 3: “Innovating Assessment with AI in Health Professions Education” Location: Chagoury Health Sciences Center - Classroom/PBL room 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
10:40-11:00	Coffee Break
11:00- 12:30	Parallel Workshops
Workshop 4: “You can use AI in your Every Day Practice- Hands on” Location: Chagoury Health Sciences Center - Classroom/ PBL room Facilitator: Mohamad Ali Jardali, MD LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
Workshop 5: “Pediatric Emergencies Cases” Location: LAU Clinical Simulation Center Facilitators: Abeer Hani, MD Maroun Matar, 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 - Classroom Facilitator: Jordan Srour, PhD Lebanese American University
12:30-14:00	“SimUniversity” Location: Chagoury Health Sciences Center - Auditorium Facilitators: Ralf Krage – 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