Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many meetings in health care education have been canceled or postponed. The following overview might contain incorrect information as the situation changes rapidly. Please look at the organization’s websites for the latest details.
24th IAMSE Annual Meeting
The in-person meeting in Denver has been canceled and will be replaced by a Virtual Conference from June 15 to 18, 2020, at no costs for participants. Please visit www.iamseconference.org for more information.
VII International Congress of Medical Education/VI International Congress of Medical Simulation
The meeting has been postponed to October 6–10, 2020, in Puerto Vallarta, México. For more information, visit http://eventos-amfem.mx/index.php/en/
ASM 2020—Disrupting Medical Education
The 2020 meeting has been canceled, and the next ASME Annual Scholarship Meeting will take place in July 2021 (dates and venue TBC). In place of the 2020 conference, ASME is planning a series of free online sessions known as ASME Bitesize. For more information, visit https://www.asme.org.uk/events/asm2020.
The meeting in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, has been canceled. See https://www.anzahpe.org/2020-Conference for more details.
The in-person meeting in Glasgow, UK, has been canceled and will be replaced with a new virtual format for the conference, to be known as AMEE 2020: The Virtual Conference. This experience will offer an opportunity to participate in many types of sessions, all accessible from your home or office with a flexible time commitment. Participants will be able to join the conference with their own avatar and at a time most convenient to them. Visit https://amee.org/conferences/amee-2020 for more information.
PAEA 2020 Education Forum
The meeting of the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) is currently still planned to take place in Austin, TX, USA, on October 20–23, 2020. For more information and the latest information, please visit https://paealearning.org/forum/paea-education-forum-fall-workshops/.
Effective May 14, the AAMC has made the difficult decision to cancel all planned in-person meetings through June 30, 2021. This includes professional and leadership development programs, learning and training sessions, Learn Serve Lead 2020: The AAMC Annual Meeting, and various steering committee, advisory committee, and AAMC Board of Directors meetings scheduled for the coming year.
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Peter G. M. de Jong
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