Nurturing Critical Minds: Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Education and the Workforce
Nurturing Critical Minds: Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Education and the Workforce
We are delighted to invite you to our upcoming international conference on “Nurturing Critical Minds: Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Education and the Workforce”. The conference is interdisciplinary, it will cover a diverse range of fields and perspectives on the development of critical thinking skills in different academic fields at universities and labour market institutions. Showcasing the holistic approach, the conference aims to explore the vital role of critical thinking in diverse academic disciplines and its significance in the ever-evolving landscape of labour market institutions.
The conference aims to bridge the gap between universities and labour market institutions, fostering a culture of critical thinking that thrives in the classroom and enhances professional growth in the workplace. This conference will serve as a platform for educators, researchers, and labour market professionals from diverse fields to explore innovative strategies, and share best practices and collaborate on integrating critical thinking skills into educational curricula.
Keynote speakers
Alistair Starling
Co-Founder and Managing Director of the European Diplomats
Luís Sebastião
Associate Professor in the Department of Pedagogy and Education, Director of the Center for Research in Education and Psychology, University of Évora
Dimitris Pnevmatikos
Professor in the Department of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Western Macedonia
Erika Vaiginienė
Associate professor in the Department of Business, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Vilnius University
Inga Jončienė
Head of Business Development at Alliance for Recruitment
Adam Mastandrea
Assistant Professor in the Department of Foreign Language Teaching and Research, Institute of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Philology, Vilnius University
Daiva Penkauskienė
Director of Modern Didactics Center, Associate Professor in the Institute of Educational Sciences and Social Work, Mykolas Romeris University
Sandra Kairė
Associate Professor, Director of the Institute of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University
Kay Hemmerling
Dr Kay Hemmerling, Chairman at the Institute for Moral-Democratic Competence (IMDC e.V.)
Programme
Programme
Rita Payan Carreira
Advancing Clinical Excellence: Nurturing Critical Thinking Skills in Medical Education
Critical Thinking Skills in Medical Education
Rita Payan Carreira
University of Évora / CIEP-UE, Évora,
Portugal
Critical thinking skills (CrT) are crucial for effective clinical decision-making, problem-solving, and patient care in all healthcare professions. Medical schools are increasingly emphasizing the development of critical thinking skills alongside medical knowledge. Many schools have integrated critical thinking train-ing into their medical curricula across various stages of medical education. The strategies used may present different pedagogy types, whether they are intended to be used within a course (e.g., problem-or case-based learning, simulation-based learning, interprofessional education, and other active learning strategies) or they represent mandatory training in clinical settings (e.g., pre-clinical coursework, clinical rotations).
However, integrating critical thinking and clinical reasoning development in medical education pre-sents several challenges. Some are related to the implementation of CrT nurturing activities (time con-straints, assessment methods, faculty training, interdisciplinary collaboration), and others are related to the institutional culture, priorities, and resource constraints. Besides, to ensure the efficacy of the implement-ed strategies, student's prior knowledge must be guaranteed, and the evaluation of the activities' outcomes must prove its effectiveness.
This presentation explores learning strategies to enhance critical thinking in medical education, as-sessing their effectiveness and potential long-term impact on students' CrT development.
Keywords: critical thinking; clinical reasoning; medical education; curriculum development; teaching strategies; educational innovation
Biography
Rita Payan-Carreira is a Full Professor at the University of Évora (Portugal), Department of Vet-erinary Medicine since June 2018. With a teaching career of nearly 35 years, she has been actively engaged in pre-clinical and clinical courses in the Veterinary Medicine Master Programme. Rita's dedication to enhancing her students' clinical reasoning skills prompted her to explore critical thinking. She specifically concentrated on pedagogical interventions that cultivate critical think-ing skills and dispositions, integrating these elements into the core content of her courses. She participated in two ERASMUS + Projects – Crithinkedu and Think4jobs, gaining valuable insights and advancements in pedagogy. Find out more at https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5225-4510
