Held between January 19th and 20th, 2018, the Department of Didactics and Medical Simulation - Medical University of Lublin organized a Scientific and Training Conference "Standardized Patient – 1st Polish Experts Meeting." 

Moderated by Ms Magdalena Horodenska, MA, Department of Didactics and Medical Simulation MUL, the meeting was aimed at tapping into the experience of SP experts. More than 40 specialists from thirteen Polish universities met to share their ideas about development and implementation of Standardized Patient Programs. The Conference was opened with an introductory video-lecture made by Ms Evelyn Van Weel-Baumgorten, the President of EACH - Internatioanl Association for Communication in Healthcare, who provided the principles and methodology for using SP in medical education. Following the lecture, the experts began a discussion on the SP recruitment and training methods and the process of writing simulation. They were also introduced to the latest software used in medical education – Virtual Patient Learning, presented by Giulio Tavarnesi and Tino Cennamo, VPL Product Specialists of Lifelike. 

The conference was organized in partnership with EACH International Association for Communication in Healthcare, EDRA Urban& Partner sp. z o.o. – Publishing Company, and Lublin Medicine – Medical and Wellness Cluster. The meeting resulted in the establishment of a national network of SP experts who will continue their professional discussion at www.mediq.edu.pl

The next edition of the Conference is scheduled for October 2018.