International Advanced
Assessment Course 2017
Course convenor: Professor Katharine Boursicot
BSc MBBS MRCOG MAHPE FRSM NTF SFHEA
Director, Health Professional Assessment Consultancy
Thursday 26th and Friday 27th October 2017
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
27 Sussex Place, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4RG
International Faculty from Canada,
Netherlands, Singapore, UK & USA
Plenaries & In-depth Workshops
facilitated by experts in the field of
assessment
CME/CPD Accreditation from the Royal College of Physicians London
Cost of the 2-day course:
£900.00
Includes all course materials, refreshments
& lunches (excludes accommodation)
To Register:
Visit our website:
• http://www.hpac.sg
Enquiries:
Via email to the Course Administrator:
• [email protected]
Day 1: Thursday 26th October
Day 2: Friday 27th October
08:15 – 17:15
09:00 – 17:00
Plenary 1
Plenary 3
Assessment: The Evidence from the Literature
Prof Cees van der Vleuten
Director, School of Health Professions Education, University of
Maastricht, Netherlands
Peering Through the Looking Glass:
How Advances in Technology, Psychometrics and Philosophy
are Altering the Assessment Landscape in Medical Education
Dr Andre De Champlain
Director, Psychometrics and Assessment Services, Medical
Council of Canada (MCC)
Workshop Sessions 1 & 2
Workshop Sessions 3 & 4
Plenary 2
Assessment and Academic Integrity
Professor Trudie Roberts
Director, Leeds Institute of Medical Education
President, Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE)
Plenary 4
The Future of Workplace Based Assessment
Dr John Norcini
President and Chief Executive Officer, Foundation for
Advancement of International Medical Education and
Research (FAIMER)
Workshops - Participants may attend 4 workshops of their choice
Psychometrics
1. Classical Test and Generalizability Theories
Professor Cees van der Vleuten, Director of the School of Health Professions Education, University of Maastricht
2. Item Response Theory
Dr Andre De Champlain, Director, Psychometrics and Assessment Services, Medical Council of Canada (MCC)
Item Analysis and Key Validation Procedures for MCQ Exams and OSCEs
Dr David Swanson, Vice President for Academic Programs and Services, American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)
3.
Assessment Outcomes
4. OSCE Standard Setting and Metrics
Dr John Patterson, Emeritus Senior Lecturer and formerly Head of Assessment at Barts and the London, University of London
5. Standard Setting for MCQ Exams
Dr Luci Etheridge, Consultant Paediatrician, St George’s Hospital & Honorary Senior Lecturer, St George’s University of London
6. Score Reporting
Dr David Swanson, Vice President for Academic Programs and Services, American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)
Development of Assessment Tools
7. Writing Test Items on “Difficult” Topics
Kathy Holtzman, Director of Assessment and International Operations, American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)
8. OSCE Scoring Instruments
Dr Sydney Smee, Assessment Advisor, Evaluation Bureau at the Medical Council of Canada (MCC)
9. Examiner Training for OSCEs
Dr Debra Sibbald, Executive Director of Assessment Programmes, Touchstone Institute
10. Sequential Testing
Professor Richard Fuller, Director of Undergraduate Education at The Leeds University Medical school
Workplace Based Assessment
11. Workplace-Based Assessment of Teachers
Dr John Norcini, President and Chief Executive Officer, Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and
Research (FAIMER)
12. Getting the most from Work-based Assessment Forms and Rating Scales
Dr Eric Holmboe, Senior Vice President for Milestones Development and Evaluation, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical
Education (ACGME)
Personal and Professional Development
13. Assessment of Professionalism
Professor Trudie Roberts, Director of the Leeds Institute of Medical Education, University of Leeds and President of AMEE
14. Feedback and Assessment
Dr Sandra Kemp, Director, Learning and Teaching, Curtin Medical School
15. Quality Assuring Assessment Programmes
Dr Suzanne Chamberlain, Education & Assessment Lead, National School of Healthcare Science, Health Education West Midlands