Dear colleagues, students and friends,
we are happy to invite you to a first online conference on the topic “Teaching life skills in medical education”. We would be more happy to see you live, in person, but let’s hope we will be able to do it next year. We are proud to present an exquisite crowd of esteemed speakers that will introduce us, veterinary students, teachers and professionals into a hot topic of life skills in veterinary profession.
The need of veterinary professionals for more skills to cope with the challenges of the modern veterinary profession is clear, both in life and in literature. The goal of both the SOFTVETS project and this online conference was to gather 7 esteemed veterinary experts talking about “life essentials”, beyond mere professional excellence.
We hope you’ll enjoy the short talks they have prepared, hoping we will be able to discuss them more extensively in a longer, more in depth conference soon. The online conference will take place on April 8th 2021, from 9AM – 3 PM.


These are the topics & lecturers of our online event:
9:30 – 10:10 Prof. Sarah Baillie, BSc(Bristol), BVSc(Bristol), RCVS Cert & dr. Phillip Duffus, Emeritus Professor: Rapid expansion of Clinical Skills labs in veterinary Establishments
10:10 – 10:40 Renate Weller, DVM, PhD, MScVetEd, FHEA, NTF, DipACVSMR, MRCVS, Prof. Stephen May, MA VetMB PhD DVR DEO FRCVS DipECVS FHEA : Students as creators – Engaging students in their own learning through student-led educational projects
11:00 – 11:40 Assist. Prof. Nicole Mastenbroek, Utrecht University: What research tells us about positive and negative mental well-being
11:40 – 12:20 Prof. Vlatko Ilieski, Msc DVM, PhD, DipECAWBM, University of Skopje: Ethical matrix framework and norms of veterinary profession
12:50 – 13:30 Prof. Dr. Med. Harm Peters, Charité Berlin: Entrepreneurship Education in Medicine
13:30 – 14:10 Mag. Dr. Birgit Hladschik-Kermer, MME: What and How to teach communication skills in veterinary medicine
14:10 – 14:50 Natalia Strokowska, DVM, MRCVS Vetnolimits: Online communication in vets – why and how could we make it better?
The conference will take place on April 8th 2021, from 9AM – 3 PM via Zoom link: https://uni-lj-si.zoom.us/j/92159653328,Meeting ID: 921 5965 3328
For registration please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/teaching-life-skills-in-medical-education-tickets-145258055755