Plenary Sessions
The Virtual Shift: Transforming Health Professions Education through the Integration of XR and AI
April 21 | 9:30 - 10:30 am
The convergence of Extended Reality (XR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is redefining clinical education. Together, we will explore “The Virtual Shift” by examining how integrated XR-AI frameworks enhance clinical reasoning and clinical mastery.
Participants will learn about evidence-based strategies to bridge the theory-practice gap using scalable, immersive XR. Discover how these transformative tools optimize student outcomes and institutional readiness, preparing the next generation of healthcare professionals for an increasingly complex clinical landscape.
Michelle Aebersold, PhD, RN, CHSE, FSSH, FAAN
The Science of Bite-sized Well-being During Uncertain Times: Evidence, Practice and Resources to Share
April 21 | 3:00 - 4:00 pm
In this plenary, the audience will review evidence published in top tier journals that both validates and normalizes their emotional exhaustion, and demonstrates that as much as the pandemic was associated with an increase in burnout, we now know through clinical trials that bite-sized, well-being interventions can cause well-being to improve in the same magnitude. What took the pandemic three years to do can be undone in 10 days using these interventions.
This plenary explains the science behind the interventions to improve workforce well-being, and demonstrates the prevalence and severity of well-being deficits, all while informing, comforting, and inspiring a weary work-force.
J. Bryan Sexton, PhD