The seminar and graduation of special education doctors at Landspítali will be held by the Office of Special Education on 1 November. The seminar will be held at Nauthóls from 14 to 17.

Specialty medical students who complete a full specialty training course are honored once a year and a symposium is held in parallel.

• All are welcome and admission is free.

• Light refreshments will be offered after the seminar.

The chairperson is Jóhanna Dröfn Stefánsdóttir, special education supervising physician at Landspítali University Hospital.

Agenda

14:00 to 14:10 Opening of the seminar.

14:10 to 14:40 Focus and vision - Chairman of the Qualification Committee Ólafur Baldursson

14:40 to 15 Experience of full special education in Iceland and foreign studies - Þórir Bergsson, specialist in emergency medicine.

15 to 15:15 Coffee break

15:15 to 15:45 Benefits of central funding - Gunnar Thorarensen, Head of Special Studies at Landspítali

15:45 to 16:15 Improvement of special education - Margrét Dís Óskarsdóttir Head of Quality and Reform at the College of Special Education

16:15 to 16:30 Discussion and summary

16:30 Graduation of special education doctors from full special education - Runólfur Pálsson, Director of the National University Hospital of Iceland