speakers

Prof. Juozas Kupčinskas

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania

Prof. Juozas Kupcinskas is a Dean of Postgraduate Study Center at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences in Kaunas, Lithuania. Currently, he is also  professor of Medicine and Head of the Department of Gastroenterology at the same university. He received his MD from the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences in Lithuania in 2009. He has completed his Ph.D. at Otto Von Guericke University (Magdeburg, Germany) in 2012 and gained subsequent medical experience at University of Kiel (Germany) and Rambam hospital (Haifa, Israel). Since 2018, he is Secretary General of Lithuanian Society of Gastroenterology. He is a member many international research consortia including PANcreatic Disease ReseArch (Pandora), European Microscopic Colitis Study Group (EMCG), Gastric Cancer Research (staR), and European Network for the Study of Cholangiocarcinoma and others. 

prof. Fedde Scheele

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Prof. dr. Fedde Scheele. Gynecologist in the OLVG Hospital since 1997. Professor in 'Health Systems Innovation and Education' at VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Since 2004 at the VUmc Medical Centre (School of Medical Sciences) and since 2013 at the department of Science (Athena Institute for Transdisciplinary Research). Dean of the OLVG teaching hospital. Since 2018 member of the supervisory board of the health insurance company Menzis.
Research: I have shifted my focus from biomedical research to research on paradigm changes in health care and societal accountability of medical education programs. 
Curriculum design: I was both at National and European level project leader of the curriculum design for post graduate training in obstetrics and gynecology. I was advisor in curriculum design in several other medical disciplines. 
Teaching: Besides the daily clinical bedside teaching I have (co) designed workshops about: teaching, assessment, portfolio, EPA’s, CBME, curriculum design, change management, negotiation, leadership, team skills and holistic approach of vulnerable patients.

Specialties: 

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Post graduate training practice and research in medical education
Curriculum design, implementation and evaluation, accreditation and licensing (all based on) Health systems innovation

Prof. Linda Snell

McGill University, The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Canada

Linda Snell MD MHPE FRCPC MACP FRCP (London) FCAHS is a professor of Medicine & Health Sciences Education at McGill University in Montreal Canada, and Senior Clinician Educator at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. She is active in teaching, education leadership and education research at all levels of medical training. She has served in numerous educational and clinical leadership roles at McGill, the Royal College, nationally and internationally. In medical education she has presented over 200 invited talks in over 40 countries, and has published over 110 peer-reviewed papers, two dozen invited chapters, editorials, and commissioned reports, and over 120 abstracts and posters. Her weekly KeyLIME podcast (Key Literature in Medical Education), a medical education journal club, had 300,000 downloads last year. She has been recognized by many local, national and international teaching, leadership and education awards. Her current interests include faculty development for competency- based education, advanced training for clinician-educators and medical education scholars; learning, teaching & assessing the CanMEDS competencies, in particular the Roles of Professional, Leader and Scholar; leadership in medical education; and education scholarship. Clinically, Dr. Snell is a consultant in general internal medicine.

Prof. Adelle Atkinson

University of Toronto, The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Canada

Dr. Atkinson completed her MD at McMaster University in 1994 and went on to complete her Paediatric Residency at the University of Toronto in 1998 taking on the role of Chief Paediatric Resident in her final year.  From 1998 – 2000 Dr. Atkinson completed two years of subspecialty training in Paediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology at the University of Toronto. After completing this program, she was offered a consultant position in the Division of Immunology and Allergy with a cross appointment to the section of Blood and Marrow Transplantation.

Dr. Atkinson is currently a Professor of Paediatrics in the Department of Paediatrics, and a consultant Immunologist/Allergist in the Division of Immunology and Allergy.  Her clinical work focuses on patients with primary immunodeficiencies, bone marrow transplantation, and complex allergic diseases with an emphasis on reactions to foods, drugs and biologics.  

Dr. Atkinson currently holds the position of Associate Chair – Education, and the position of Director of Postgraduate Medical Education for the Department of Paediatrics.  In the latter role, she adminisers the training program for over 80 paediatric residents at the University of Toronto, from 2006 - current.  She is a graduate of the Education Scholar’s Program, through the Centre for Faculty Development.  She is the winner of the PARO Best Residency Program (2008), the Dr. Sarita Verma Award for Mentorship and Advocacy (2009), the Harry Bain Award for teaching excellence (2014), the Department of Paediatrics Continuing Education Award (2018), the Paediatric Chairs of Canada Clinician Educator Award (2018), the International Conference on Residency Education – Program Director of the Year award (2019) and the CPS - Michel Weber Education Award (2020).  She spends over 50% of her time in medical education related activities.

Dr. Atkinson also holds several other leadership positions including Chair – Specialty Committee for Paediatrics as well as the Departmental lead for CBME. 

Dr. Atkinson is also a Clinician Educator with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, with a focus on the Implementation of Competence by Design.

Dr. Jonas Nordquist

Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden

Jonas Nordquist, PhD is the associate residency director at the Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, overseeing its 44 residency programs and 700 residents. He is also a scholar in medical education at Karolinska Institutet where he serves as the Karolinska Institutet’s Prize for Research in Medical Educations Fellows Director. His research has mainly focused on educational leadership and how physical space impacts on learning. He has multiple roles at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and as serve as a faculty development hub leader for the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), USA. He  is an overseas fellow at the Royal Society of Medicine, UK.
Dr J. Nordquist has a strong interest in media production and has been working with a group of BBC broadcasters for over 10 years. In addition, he is deeply involved in the humanities with a BA in art history and a BA in theatre studies.

Prof. Olle Ten Cate

University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands

Olle ten Cate, PhD is a professor of medical education at University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands, and adjunct professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.
With a background of undergraduate medical training and a PhD in social sciences, he has four decades of experience, at the Universities of Amsterdam and Utrecht, with curriculum innovation, educational research, and faculty development in the health professions domain, locally, nationally and internationally. He was the founding director of the Center for Research and Development of Education at UMC Utrecht (2005-2017), served as the president of the Netherlands Association for Medical Education (2006-2012), and has published (450+) and presented (500+) widely about advances in health professions education. He has successfully mentored 24 doctoral students for a PhD in health professions education and currently supervises 9 candidates. For his work he received several awards, among which the J.P. Hubbard award of the National Board of Medical Examiners, the Ian R. Hart award for innovation in medical education, the NVMO Han Moll medal and a Dutch Royal Distinction for contributions to medical education. He is a fellow of the American Educational Research Association.
One of his interests is competency-based education in the health professions, and specifically in the application of entrustable professional activities and entrustment decision making, to improve education to serve the quality and safety of health care practice.

Dr. Temira Feinsilver

Ben Gurion university, Israel

Dr. Temira Feinsilver MD, Graduate of the Technion Medical School, Haifa, Israel Cum Laude in 2000. 
Completed the Family medicine residency program in at Ben Gurion University 2000-2005. 
Has further Training and experience in Adolescent medicine and eating disorders, Life-style medicine, and motivational interviewing. Training in medical education including university courses within Israel and participation in Euteach Teaching of teachers courses abroad. Currently participating in an MHA leadership program at BGU focused on developing medical enterprises in the Negev- social and geographic periphery of Israel.
Medical educator for medical students, and residents of family medicine for the past 15 years, holding leadership positions in family medicine student clerkships, and in the family medicine residency program. Member of the national committee developing CBME programs for Family residency programs in Israel. Currently deputy chair and residency coordinator for the Family residency program at BGU. 
Granted the  2005 Israeli Family physician award for young clinicians, 2014 Bracha Ramot  Award  for patient centered care, and 2021 Award of the IMA ( Israeli medical association) for  promoting medical education in residency.  
Proud and happy mother of eight wonderful children. I love my profession as a family physician, and love learning new things every day. I love teaching and perceive it as a means of continuously learning new things with for and from our learners, sharing insights with students and colleagues, which may further develop medicine and medical education.

Prof. Paul LP Brand

University of Groningen and University Medical Centre Groningen, the Netherlands

Professor Paul Brand (1961) has worked as a consultant paediatrician for respiratory and allergic diseases at the Isala Hospital in Zwolle, the Netherlands, for more than 20 years. He is currently the Dean of Medical Education and Faculty Development at the same hospital, and professor of Clinical Medical Education at the University Medical Centre in Groningen, the Netherlands.
Paul’s research interests focus on the art and science of becoming a medical specialist, and remaining a happy one throughout one’s career. He works on learning evidence based medicine skills, shared decision making, providing effective and constructive feedback, and on the learning environment in clinical medical education. Paul has contributed to more than 200 articles in peer-reviewed journals, and has edited acclaimed textbooks on medical education and paediatrics in Dutch. He published two novels in the Dutch language. He is married with five children. His hobbies include writing and mountain biking.

Prof. Andrius Macas

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania

Prof. Andrius Macas, MD, PhD, FESAIC, is the head of the Anaesthesiology Department of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. Elected Dean at the Faculty of Medicine, As an educator Andrius Macas leads European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive care Education Committee (CEEA) Lithuania‘ Regional Centre is a Board Member of European Board of Anaesthesiology. Lead Expert team of Ministry of Health of Lithuania for undergraduate studies planning in the field of Health Sciences. For 20 years is involved in the Study of quality assurance. As a clinician works in general anesthesiology, neuro anesthesiology and anesthesiology transplantology, as well as cardiology intensive care. He has been interested in safety anesthesiology and perioperative medicine for many years. Since 2012, the Anesthesiology Department of Kaunas Clinics has been implementing a Safe Medication and Medication Marking System, based on the ISO standard. Since 2018, the Department has started to implement a warning system for the maturity of patients in anesthesiology.

Prof. Leonas Valius

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania

Professor Leonas Valius is the head of the family medicine department at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. Serving in this position since 1993 he is a renowned expert in family medicine in the Baltic region. Professor Valius holds a position as chief executive editor of the scientific medical journal "Lithuanian General Practitioner" and currently is the president of the Lithuanian College of Family Physicians

Assoc. Prof. Gvidas Urbonas, PhD

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Head of the Department of Bioethics at Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. After finishing master’s studies in philosophy of science, I defended a PhD in public health after investigating associations between service quality and ethical climate at community pharmacies. Recently, I have been a co-author of scientific publications on ethical climate in health care organizations, dignity assurance in health care practices, and health inequalities. Also, I co-authored a few teaching books in the field of medical ethics.

Dr. Kasparas Briedis

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania

Dr. Briedis MSc, MD, MHEM is a Structural Interventional Cardiologist at the Hospital of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics. In 2018, he was awarded a 12-month Fellowship Grant for Training in Structural Heart Interventions from the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI). He was trained in structural heart interventions at the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (Liverpool, UK), Humanitas Research Hospital (Milan, Italy), and Luzerner Kantonsspital (Lucerne, Switzerland). 

In 2020, Dr. Briedis was awarded scholarships from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania, and Marius Jakulis Jason Foundation for the Executive MSc studies in Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Cardiovascular Sciences, and he gained his MSc degree in Health Economics and Management in 2022.

Dr. Briedis is a Lecturer and a PhD Candidate at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences with a research focus on the first-in-human heart valve interventions and new technologies for structural heart diseases. He is also a Clinical Proctor, Consultant, and Educational Trainer for many world-renowned medical companies. Dr. Briedis is involved in numerous multicenter clinical trials, has presented and published over 60 research projects in international scientific oral communications and peer-reviewed medical journals.

Karolis Bareikis

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania

Karolis Bareikis, MD is a neurosurgeon and educator at LUHS Department of Neurosurgery. He is a former Chairman of Resident Council in LUHS and Board member of Lithuanian Junior Doctors Association with a special interest in competence based training and it’s implementation. Karolis also participated in patient safety and leadership initiatives within the hospital of Kaunas Clinics. His main interests are education in surgical specialties, quality management and processes.

Vilma Traškaitė-Juškevičienė

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania

Vilma Traskaite – Juskeviciene – anaesthesiologist, intensive care physician, lector and patient safety enthusiast from Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics. Main fields of interest: human factors, patient safety and quality improvement, medical education, anaesthesia for liver transplant surgeries. 
Nowadays in this vuca world we are forced to encounter various complex and complicated problems where both doctors and patients might find themselves at risk. Good communication between team members, collaboration, situational awareness and shared mental model could help us to encounter those problems in easier manner, reduce stress and improve patient outcomes. However, there are still many barriers preventing our everyday teams from effective collaboration and problem solving. During our workshop Karolis Bareikis and I will elaborate on these issues and together with participants we will try to find ways of how to improve teamwork with improving communication and breaking the long standing barriers.

Dr. Julius Neverauskas

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania

Julius Neverauskas, M.D., Ph.D. is psychotherapist, lecturer, educator and scientist at Neuroscience institute, LSMU/LUHS.   
He is the head of postgraduate university training courses in psychotherapy (cognitive and behavioral and mindfulness-based therapy) at LSMU/LUHS.
His main areas of interest are the clinical implementation of modern, evidence-based psychotherapy in clinical practice, as well as the application of mindfulness psychology in clinical practice, education, and organizations.

Lukas Šemeklis

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania

Lukas Šemeklis is an ophthalmologist in hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics. Despite clinical activity he has special interest in medical education especially in competency-based education implementation in residency programs and e-portfolio integration in a daily residents life.

Antanas Jankūnas

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania

Antanas Jankūnas is an IT project coordinator in Lithuanian University of Health Sciences.   Having a university degree in Computer Science and expertise as a software developer, Certified Information Professional, and Certified Business Analyst, he also takes roles in adjacent and intersecting IT areas - as an IT Project Portfolio manager, Project manager, Product Owner and Business consultant.   Antanas currently leads an IT project team that develops an 'E-portfolio with EPAs' information system for LUHS.

Sandra Kučinovienė

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania

Sandra Kucinoviene - Business Analyst at Lithuanian University of Health Sciences.
Analyze new system needs, preparation of technical specifications and prototypes for informational systems, testing, counseling, train new system users.

Kristina  Ziuteliene

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania

Kristina Ziutelienė is a certified family medicine physician, assistant professor, and a PhD candidate practicing at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Family Medicine Department. Kristina has been actively involved in the field of medical education, continuous professional development and life-long learning since 2014 when served as the elected vice-president for external affairs at the European Medical Students Association and as Permanent Officer at CPME. In recent years she was appointed as a coordinator for the development of new medical program courses “Introduction to the profession” and “Professionalism” at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. Having participated as a delegate advisor in the national review process of the Medicine study program in 2021, later on, was invited to join the working group on developing new competency-based post-graduate program for family medicine training in Lithuania. She has served as an executive board member for the European Young Family Doctors Movement (2017-2020) an affiliate of World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of Family Physicians (WONCA) and is an active member at the Lithuanian College of Family Physicians.

Prof. Žilvinas Dambrauskas

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania

To me, if life and success boils down to one thing, it's movement. Yes, moving forward will always make you do some inevitable mistakes and meet unintended obstacles. But it’s also the best way to meet the most interesting people and discover unlimited opportunities.
Žilvinas Dambrauskas currently is the head of the LSMU CEBM. He works as the professor and the abdominal surgeon in the Department of Surgery, LSMU. He has been on a number of clinical rotations and placement since at the best-known clinics in the UK, USA, France, Germany, Sweden, Belgium and has co-authored over 50 scientific papers and several textbooks. Žilvinas Dambrauskas has defended the PhD thesis „Inhibition of Heme Oxygenase-1 (HO-1) increases responsiveness of pancreatic cancer cells to anti-cancer treatment“ in Heidelberg Ruprecht-Karls-Universität (Germany) under supervision of prof. H. Friess in 2005. But he proudly admits that the whole journey started with the studies at the Secondary and high school No. 5 in Panevezys (Lithuania) and a year at Ashville College, Harrogate (England) after winning a scholarship established by the G. Soros Foundation and the Open Society Fund-Lithuania. It was the time, when he realized how important is to stay curious and keep moving forward.

Dr. Tomas Bukauskas

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania

Tomas Bukauskas, MD, PhD scientist, educator at LSMU and physician at LSMU KK, specializing in perioperative and intensive care. Tomas is an active member of the CEEA, LARD. He is an instructor of simulation courses, involved in new educational methods, a supporter of using innovative teaching methods.

Assoc. Prof. Lina Jankauskaite, PhD

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania

Lina Jankauskaite, MD, PhD is an associate professor, scientist, and educator at LSMU and a pediatric emergency physician at LSMU KK. Since 2022 January she starting running a chief position in the rare and undiagnosed disease coordination center of LSMU KK. Lina is an active member of the European academy of pediatrics, EUSEM, and REPEM. She is highly interested in evidence-based clinical medicine, translational science, new diagnostic methods, and high-quality education with innovative solutions, applications, and proper up-to-date evaluation techniques. 

Dr. Povilas Ignatavicius

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania

Povilas Ignatavicius MD | PhD | FEBS (HPB) works as HPB and Transplant surgeon at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. He finished 2-year fellowship in Zurich, Switzerland and is certified Fellow of the European Board of Surgery (HPB). He is also a researcher and lecturer. Povilas Ignatavicius regularly participates at local and international educational events. He is a tutor at Center for Evidence Based Medicine.

Prof. Arūnas Gelmanas

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania

Arūnas Gelmanas, PhD, is professor at the Anesthesiology Clinic of LUHS. He has been working as a teacher for more than 25 years (since 1997) and leads the residents in cycles of regional anesthesia and trauma. Prof. Arūnas Gelmanas participates in the preparation of teaching aids and textbooks, publishes articles cited in the databases of the Institute of Scientific Information, gives more than 90 hours of lectures to students, residents and participants of postgraduate study programs, supervises the preparation of students' research papers, and actively participates in SSS activities.
Prof. Arūnas Gelmanas heads the LUHS Medical Simulation Center since 2012. Prof. Arūnas Gelmanas is Member of European Society of Regional Anaesthesia (ESRA), Council member of Baltic Society of Regional Anaesthesia (BSRA), Member of European Society of Anaesthesiology, Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS®) Faculty membe.

Dr. Rita Gudaitytė

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania

Rita Gudaityte, MD, PhD
Abdominal Surgeon at Department of Surgery, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno Clinics
Lecturer at Lithuanian University of Health Sciences.
Junior researcher at Laboratory of Translational Bioinformatics, Institute for Digestive System Research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences.
Instructor of practical training for students and residents.
Instructor of ATLS and Trauma courses.

Dr. Birutė Kumpaitienė

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania

Birutė Kumpaitienė MD PhD, Anaesthesiologist Resuscitator at Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno Clinics.
Lecturer at Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine.
Instructor of ERC ALS (European resuscitation council Advanced Life Support).
Area of interest: medical simulation, medical virtual simulation.

Aistė Žebrauskaitė

 Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania

Aistė Žebrauskaitė is a lecturer at Lithuanian University of Health Sciences in Kaunas, Lithuania. Works as an interventional cardiologist at Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics. A PhD student at Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. Gained subsequent medical experiences of post-residency training at Univeristy Hospital Limerick, Ireland (2016-2017), Nouvel Hôpital Civil Strasbourg, France (2017), Wellington University Hospital, New Zealand (2017-2018), Freeman Hospital Newcastle, UK (2022). Conducts clinical research projects in interventional cardiology field. Has a special interest in intravascular imaging, which is the main focus area of PhD thesis. An active member of international Cardiology community, delivers speeches and presentations at international meetings and conferences.

Marius Perminas

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania

Marius Perminas MD, is a clinical toxicologist and an assistant at LUHS Department of Nephrology. Marius is active member of the EAPCCT, works as chief specialist in the Lithuanian Poison Information Bureau. He is highly interested in education with innovative solutions, quality management and unconventional learning methods.

Edgaras Diržius

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania

Edgaras Diržius M. D., a psychiatrist and lecturer at a Psychiatry dept. of LUHS.  He is an advocate for the education and practice of evidence based medicine and mental well-being during residency. E. Diržius participates in developing a competency based psychiatry residency program. He was a board member of residents and doctoral students council, president of Junior Psychiatrists Association. E. Diržius research interests are in the field of cognitive neuropsychophysiology and clinical interest is in the field of treatment resistant depression.