From theory to practice: Elevating Clinical Reasoning Across Europe - Van theorie naar praktijk: Verbeteren van klinisch redeneren in heel Europa
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This symposium is a nexus for sharing best practices and innovative strategies, uniting students, healthcare practitioners, educators, teachers and trainers, administrators, researchers and scholars, and policymakers across the European healthcare landscape.
This hybrid event aims to provide a comprehensive exploration of the importance of clinical reasoning, covering its conceptual foundations, measurement tools, determinants, and educational and practical implications. Participants will engage in discussions around effective strategies, best practices, and interdisciplinary collaboration to enhance clinical reasoning across healthcare domains.
- Defining Clinical Reasoning (What):
• Define and clarify the concept of clinical reasoning in the context of healthcare.
• Identify the key components and cognitive processes involved in clinical reasoning.
- Understanding the Significance (Why):
• Explore and articulate the crucial role of clinical reasoning in healthcare settings.
• Reflect on the impact of effective clinical reasoning on patient outcomes and safety.
- Exploring Methodologies (How):
• Examine diverse approaches and methodologies employed in the development of clinical reasoning skills.
• Facilitate discussions on integrating clinical reasoning into educational and professional practices.
- Instruments to Measure Clinical Reasoning:
• Present and evaluate existing instruments and tools designed for assessing clinical reasoning skills.
- Determinants of Clinical Reasoning:
• Investigate the factors influencing the development and application of clinical reasoning.
• Analyse the impact of experience, expertise, and contextual variables on clinical reasoning abilities.
- Impact on Education and Practice:
• Examine the implications of enhanced clinical reasoning in educational curricula.
• Discuss how improved clinical reasoning translates into better decision-making and patient care in professional practice.
- Integration into Educational Frameworks:
• Share best practices for incorporating clinical reasoning into educational programs.
• Discuss innovative teaching strategies and simulation techniques to foster the development of clinical reasoning skills.
- Application in Practice:
• Explore real-world examples of successful integration of clinical reasoning in healthcare practice.
• Highlight the benefits of continuous professional development to enhance and sustain clinical reasoning skills among practitioners.
- 9:30 Welcome
- 9:40 Defining and Understanding the Significance of Clinical Reasoning by the research team.
- 10:00 Exploring Methodologies and Instruments to Measure Clinical Reasoning by the research team.
- 10:20 Driving Clinical Excellence: The Imperative of Leadership in Clinical Reasoning by Marc Verschueren.
- 11:00 Short break
- 11:10 The Neuroscience of Informed Decision-Making by Nina Purg.
- 11:50 Integrating Goal Oriented Care within Clinical Reasoning Process by Dagje Boeykens.
- 12:30 Closing online event
Partners:
- HBO Verpleegkunde Genk (BE)
- Hospital Clinic of Barcelona (ES)
- La Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica (ES)
- University of Ljubljana (SI)
- University of Warsaw (PL)
Dagje Boeykens
Dagje Boeykens obtained a Master’s degree in Health Promotion and Education at Ghent University in 2019 and a Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy in 2018. In 2019 she started a PhD entitled ‘Goal-oriented care: Bridging theory and practice. Towards building blocks for primary health care interventions’ which she defended in September 2023. Her PhD was embedded in the consortium of the Primary Care Academy, funded by Fund Dr. Daniël De Coninck of the King Baudouin Foundation and conducted at Ghent University. During this PhD a close connection with primary care stakeholders was maintained. Dagje also conducted research on behaviors related to antibiotics and biocides in Belgium on behalf of the FDS Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment at the University of Antwerp. Currently, Dagje is working at a lecturer and researcher at Artesis Plantijn University of Applied Sciences in the occupational therapy program.
Nina Purg Suljič
Nina Purg Suljič, Ph.D. in Neuroscience, is a postdoctoral researcher and a teaching assistant at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Her research focuses on studying human cognition, particularly working memory and cognitive control, with a combination of behavioral and neuroimaging experimental approaches, such as fMRI and EEG.
Marc Verschueren
Marc Verschueren, PhD. in organizational psychology, is an ICF-trained executive coach and leadership expert. He is also a guest professor at the Faculty of Medicine of KU Leuven, where he leads the Network for Leadership Development in Healthcare. He was the driving force behind the Clinical Leadership Project.