Theme 1: Assessment across the continuum
- Assessment for selection to health professional education
- Assessment in entry level health professional education (primary / undergraduate)
- Assessment in postgraduate / post-registration training
- Assessment for continuing professional development
- Assessment and remediation of sub-optimal performance
- Assessment across transitions in the educational process
- Assessment across borders for international students and practitioners
Theme 2: Assessment across clinical domains
- Assessment of clinical decision making / clinical reasoning
- Assessment of clinical skills
- Assessment of cultural safety
- Assessment of communication skills
- Assessment of professionalism
- Assessment of teamwork
- Assessment of collective / team competence
- Assessment of surgical skills
Theme 3: Consumer engagement and access in assessment
- Equity, diversity, and inclusion in assessment
- Engagement with stakeholders in assessment design processes
- Academic integrity in the assessment process
- Learner and patient / community experiences of assessment
- Impact of assessment on candidate well-being
Theme 4: Clinical Assessment Formats
- Workplace-based Assessment
- Clinical Assessments: The OSCE
- Use of EPAs in assessment practices
- Portfolio-based assessment
- Use of simulation in assessment
- Assessment tools and instruments
Theme 5: Organisational approaches to assessment
- Management of assessment change
- Programmatic assessment
- Evaluation of systems of assessment / organisational approaches
- Pandemic adaptations to assessment / assessment at a distance
- International comparisons and collaboration in assessment practice
- Administration and management of assessments (e.g., OSCE logistics, exam proctoring etc.)
- Governance and policy in assessment practices
Theme 6: Technology Enhanced Assessment
- Using technology in assessment
- The use of Artificial Intelligence and large language models in assessment
- Learning analytics: Data management, innovation and analytical approaches
Theme 7: Assessors and assessing
- Assessor judgements and calibration
- Feedback from assessment
- Assessment judgements in clinical competence / progress committees
- Assessor training and preparation
Theme 8: Evaluation
- Evaluation of assessment initiatives
- Assessment moderation and psychometrics
