Association for Dental Education in Europe

Learning together to improve oral health and quality of life

Performance Assessment of Clinical Skills (PACS); an overview and critical analysis.

Monday, 9th September 2024 - 16:30 to 18:00
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Timezone: 

CEST (Brussels Time)

Duration: 

90 Minutes

Venue: 

HP4

Session synopsis: 
To enable delegates to explore different methods of undertaking Performance Assessment of Clinical Skills (PACs) in dentistry, through sharing of experience, discussing advantages and disadvantages, problems and pitfalls with common PACS.

By sharing PACS design processes from a variety of dental institutions, the presenters aim to support colleagues looking to make their PACs more reliable and valid. A questionnaire will be sent out in advance of the session and remain live throughout the session/conference.

This session will be delivered through a combination of short lectures, discussion and breakouts, as per the session outline.

Speakers: 

Charlotte Emmanuel

Senior Clinical Lecturer/Honorary Consultant in Oral Surgery. Director of Assessment and Feedback
Cardiff University, UK

Sarah Rolland

Senior Lecturer / Honorary Consultant in Orthodontics. Director of Assessment.
Newcastle University, UK

Clare McNally

University of Melbourne, Australia
Academic Lead for Assessment and Evaluation.

Heather Lundbeck

Clinical Lecturer in Paediatric Dentistry. OSCE Lead.
Cardiff University, UK
Learning Outcomes: 

By the end of the session, delegates will:

  1. Have insight into the common methods of PACS used in dentistry globally;
  2. Be able to compare use of PACS in dentistry via a collaborative forum by sharing of experiences;
  3. Be able to discuss the common methods to maximise the validity, reliability, defensibility and reproducibility of assessment delivery.
Call for Abstracts: 

A questionnaire will be sent out in advance of the session and remain live throughout the session/conference.

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