UKCCC Clinical Communication Conference 2025
UK Council of Clinical Communication in Undergraduate Medical Education Conference 2025
The conference took place in April 2025. We invited participants to share their learning from their stories on the journey towards mastery. You can find examples of this learning below.
The UK Council of Clinical Communication (UKCCC) in Undergraduate Medical Education supports and promotes effective teaching in clinical communication. We were delighted to co-host this national conference in undergraduate clinical communication teaching alongside the newly merged City St. George’s, University of London.
This two-day conference was aimed at all involved in the delivery of undergraduate clinical communication education, including tutors, simulated patients, patient educators and students. While the emphasis was on undergraduate medical education, our experience was that the event was also very helpful for those involved in postgraduate training.
The theme of the conference was ‘Moving Towards Mastery – Learning from Miscommunication’ and we invited participants to share their learning from their stories on the journey towards mastery.
The intention was to share innovative and best practice within UK clinical communication education. Participants enjoyed a range of educational material from research presentations to developmental workshops and also shared innovative teaching ideas.
Conference themes broadly included:
- Innovations to Embrace Inclusivity and Belonging
- Clinical Communication & Cultural Competency – Getting It Right
- Collaboration & Team Work: Peer-to-Peer / Student-Teacher / Interprofessional – Your Team & My Team
- New Frontiers for Informed Consent – Is The Detail in the Digital?
- Keeping Patients Safe & Avoiding Harm – The Conversation Starts At Medical School
Turning Misunderstandings into Insights – The Roundtable Discussions
Teaching and assessing communication skills for neurodivergent medical students
Feedback from roundtable participants on practical ideas for teaching and assessing communication skills for neurodivergent medical students. Each participant provided feedback for two out of four roundtables:
- Preparation of teaching sessions
- Delivery of teaching sessions
- Giving students feedback
- Assessment of student communication skills
The following four documents provide a summary of feedback on the practical approaches for teaching and assessing clinical communication skills for neurodivergent medical students gained from UKCCC participants:
Given the current pressures faced by the NHS, how do we teach compassionate communication to healthcare students?
You can read the collated responses from this roundtable discussion on the Padlet put together by the rountable creator Dr Maaya Modha-Patel.
Dr Leeanne Bodkin attended the discussion and has written a blog for the UKCCC which you can read here: How do we teach compassionate communication to healthcare students?.
Useful documents from the 2025 conference
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