UKCCC Clinical Communication Conference 2025
UK Council for Clinical Communication in Undergraduate Medical Education Conference
We invite you to share your learning from your stories on the journey towards mastery.
The UK Council for Clinical Communication (UKCCC) in Undergraduate Medical Education supports and promotes effective teaching in clinical communication. We are delighted to announce that it will be hosting the upcoming national conference in undergraduate clinical communication teaching, led jointly by the newly merged City St. George’s, University of London and the UK Council for Clinical Communication (UKCCC), in the Northampton Suite, University Building, City St. George’s, Clerkenwell Campus, EC1V 0HB.
This two-day conference is aimed at all involved in the delivery of undergraduate clinical communication education including tutors, simulated patients, patient educators and students. While the emphasis is on undergraduate medical education, our experience is that the day will also be very helpful for those who are involved in postgraduate training.
The theme of this conference is ‘Moving Towards Mastery – Learning from Miscommunication’ and we invite you to share your learning from your stories on the journey towards mastery.
The intention is to share innovative and best practice within UK clinical communication education. In the past, participants have enjoyed a range of educational material from research presentations to developmental workshops and have shared innovative teaching ideas. Work in progress as well as completed work is welcome.
To ensure there is quality time for meaningful conversations and sharing ideas, places are limited.
14 and 15 April 2025 in the Northampton Suite, University Building, Clerkenwell Campus, EC1V 0HB
City St. George’s, University of London.
Registration is now open!
Registration for the 2025 UK Council for Clinical Communication Conference 2025 is now open. Non-UKCCC member rates for the conference are as follows:
Places are limited and early bird registration ends on Saturday 15 February at 23.59.
Full conference fees can be found both below and on the registration page for non-UKCCC members.
Early bird registration fees for non-UKCCC members (15 Feb, 2025)
- Monday 14 April 2025 only, day rate, no dinner: £125
- Monday 14 April 2025 only, day rate, including dinner: £175 (£50 for dinner needs to be added at registration)
- Tuesday 15 April 2025 only, day rate, no dinner: £125
- Both days – Monday 14 & 15 April 2025, including dinner: £300
Full registration for non-UKCCC members – Deadline Saturday 8 March 2025
- Monday 14 April 2025 only, day rate, no dinner: £150
- Monday 14 April 2025 only, day rate, including dinner: £200
- Tuesday 15 April 2025 only, day rate, no dinner: £150
- Both days – Monday 14 & 15 April 2025, including dinner: £350
Students/Simulated Patients
- Monday 14 April 2025 only, day rate, no dinner: £65
- Monday 14 April 2025 only, day rate, including dinner: £65
- Tuesday 15 April 2025 only, day rate, no dinner: £65
- Both days – Monday 14 & 15 April 2025, including dinner: £130 (dinner is free)
Registration for the conference closes on: Saturday 8th March 2025.
You can register for the conference here: https://shop.sgul.ac.uk/short-courses/centre-for-clinical-education/clinical-communication/uk-council-for-clinical-communication-conference-2025
Call for abstracts – deadline extended!
The Call for Abstracts opened on Wednesday 13 Nov 2024. We have extended the deadline for abstract submission to Wednesday 22 Jan 2025 at 23.59. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to get in touch with the organising committee at UKCCCconference2025@sgul.ac.uk.
The organising committee is looking for abstracts for oral presentations, workshops, roundtable discussions and posters on topics focusing on the learning and teaching of clinical communication within undergraduate medical education. We are especially interested in staff-student partnerships, assessment of clinical communication, academic support within the context of communication skills and challenging biases.
We invite you to submit abstracts in the form of:
1. Posters and/or oral presentations
Submissions are open for ideas and original research on contemporary educational practice related to the conference theme “Moving Towards Mastery – Learning from Miscommunication”. Abstracts should provide a clear outline of the work, relevant background, research results and/or evaluation findings and relevant conclusions. Work in progress and new ideas will be considered for acceptance. Poster format details will be sent to you should your abstract be selected.
Abstract submission length: Up to 350 words
Presentation time: 15 minutes (10 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for questions)
Please note: Not all poster authors will be invited to do an oral presentation because slots are limited
2. Workshops
Workshops are intended to provide participants with a chance to learn or enhance skills/ techniques with an overarching aim of broadening the perspective of their attendees. They should be designed to introduce a rigorous framework for learning a new area or to provide ‘hands-on’ experience for the participants. Submissions will be selected on the basis of the objectives and relevance of the workshop. Abstracts should include a clear description of the workshop objectives.
Abstract submission length: Up to 350 words
Workshop time: 60 minutes
4. Hosting a Roundtable Discussion Group
Round table discussions provide opportunities for open facilitated discussion and creativity in an informal setting on a specific topic. These are usually best suited to debateable/topical issues. Attendees will organise themselves around a table(s) where questions are posed about the selected topic. Facilitators will help the discussion and debate each side of the argument to bring out opportunities for learning. At the end of the session, the facilitators will sum up the arguments and main points. Abstracts should include a clear description of the roundtable discussion, objectives, as well as the proposed questions to debate.
Abstract submission length: Up to 350 words
Roundtable Discussion Groups running time: 60 minutes
How to submit an abstract
Authors must complete the ‘Call for Abstracts’ form https://forms.office.com/e/X46Wfn05dp which asks you to email your 350-word abstract in PDF format to UKCCCconference2025@sgul.ac.uk. The scientific committee will review the submitted abstracts and, if successful, you will be notified by email.
UKCCC Conference – “Moving Towards Mastery – Learning from Miscommunication”
14 and 15 April 2025 in the Northampton Suite, University Building, Clerkenwell Campus, EC1V 0HB
City St. George’s, University of London.
Register for the conference here: https://shop.sgul.ac.uk/short-courses/centre-for-clinical-education/clinical-communication/uk-council-for-clinical-communication-conference-2025
Contact us about the conference: UKCCCconference2025@sgul.ac.uk