D-CREDO Project

What is the Learning Unit about? Patients increasingly arrive at the clinic already carrying data about themselves – sleep trackers, smartwatches, e-diaries, continuous glucose monitors. That data can enrich clinical reasoning, but only if students learn to read it critically: what it adds, what it misses, and when it can be trusted. Learning Unit (LU)…

One of the highlights of the third D-CREDO face-to-face consortium meeting in Hall in Tirol was a dedicated session exploring the role of nursing within digital clinical reasoning education. As healthcare becomes increasingly digital, it is essential that educational innovations reflect the perspectives and realities of all health professions – not only medicine, but also…

What is the Learning Unit about? In clinical practice, images not always speak for themselves. A chest X-ray, an endoscopic photograph, or a dermatoscopy image must be interpreted, and sometimes only a subtle deviation in an image is of importance. Besides the image interpretation itself, the information, weighed against a patient’s history, physical examination, and…

On June 11–12, 2026, the D-CREDO consortium gathered in Hall in Tirol, Austria, for its third face-to-face meeting, hosted by UMIT TIROL. Surrounded by the impressive Tyrolean mountains, all partners came together to review progress, tackle remaining challenges, and prepare for the final year of the project. The meeting opened with a welcome and a brief…

Modeling Cybernetic Systems in Biology (MCSB) is a conference series in bioengineering and health informatics with one of the longest traditions in Poland. It was initiated in 1978 and, with only minor interruptions due to martial law and the COVID-19 pandemic, has been organized every five years. This year’s 10th anniversary edition (MCSB2026) was organized,…

What is the Learning Unit about? Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have become an integral part of modern healthcare systems. They structure clinical documentation, support communication between healthcare professionals, and increasingly incorporate advanced functionalities such as automated summaries, clinical decision support, and speech-to-text technologies. While these systems promise improvements in efficiency and continuity of care, they…

What is the Learning Unit about? In our enthusiasm for innovation, it is easy to forget that new technologies can also cause harm. As captured in the old Latin adage primum non nocere (“first, do no harm”), moving fast is not inherently virtuous if it comes at the cost of unintended consequences. Even well-intentioned actions…

What is the Learning Unit about? We are excited to spotlight our latest learning unit, “Clinical Reasoning with Clinical Decision Support Systems”. Clinical decision support systems (CDSS) are a broad category of digital health tools that provide knowledge and information to help users make better, individualised health care decisions. As a cornerstone of medical informatics,…

What is the Learning Unit about? The unit is aimed at the more intermediate medical and nursing students. The core idea is simple: LLMs can be useful thinking partners, but they can also nudge people into cognitive traps (especially when the output sounds fluent and confident). So LU102 focuses on building habits that keep reasoning…

What is the Learning Unit about? This learning unit focuses on telehealth and remote clinical reasoning, aiming to teach novice medical and nursing students how to manage consultations via audio and video. How We Developed It! A team of seven D-CREDO partners developed the unit, beginning with the transfer of ideas from the blueprint into…

On Wednesday, 21 January, the D-CREDO consortium and its associate partners came together for a focused and forward‑looking research meeting dedicated to ongoing work at the intersection of artificial intelligence and clinical reasoning. The session was designed to foster exchange across institutions.  The meeting featured three short, research‑driven presentations, each followed by an open Q&A,…

What is the Learning Unit about? “There is nothing so practical as a good theory” is a famous quotation attributed to the psychologist Kurt Lewin. Following this idea, we initiated the D-CREDO series of learning units with a gentle introduction to Distributed Cognition Theory. Its tenets help explain how digital health tools fit into the…

As part of our ongoing exploration of clinical reasoning across health professions, we spoke with Prof. Dr. Daniela Deufert, an experienced nurse, educator, and contributor to D-CREDO. Her perspective highlights the essential role nursing plays in shaping patient-centred clinical reasoning – an aspect that becomes increasingly important as healthcare evolves and integrates digital tools. In…

Rotterdam, known for its vibrant international atmosphere and modern architecture, is also a leading center of innovation in healthcare and education. At the heart of the city stands the Erasmus Medical Center (Erasmus MC), the largest and one of the most productive academic medical centers in the Netherlands. Erasmus MC is affiliated with Erasmus University…

From May 2025 onward, the D-CREDO team laid the groundwork for developing twelve learning units on the use of digital tools for clinical reasoning. This planning period included several activities that we kicked-off during the D-CREDO team meeting in Munich in May. In small groups all team members familiarized themselves with the tasks ahead and…

The D-CREDO project participated in the Krakow Conference on Computational Medicine 2025 (KCCM 2025), that was organised by our associate partner, Sano Centre for Computational Medicine, in collaboration with the Faculty of Computer Science at AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow, and the Academic Computer Centre Cyfronet. It took place on 15-17 October…

In September, we officially entered the second year of the D-CREDO project. We want to take this moment to pause and look back on twelve months of productive collaboration. The first year was filled with lots of different activities: countless online meetings, two inspiring face-to-face gatherings, and several conference visits where we shared our progress…

In late August (23–27 August 2025), our team had the opportunity to take part in AMEE 2025, one of the world’s leading conferences on health professions education. This year, it was held in Barcelona, Spain, at the Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona (CCIB) – a modern venue right by the sea. The main theme…

The Society for Simulation in Medicine held its annual conference in Valencia, Spain, from June 26 to 27. This year’s event brought together 1,409 simulation experts and educators from 65 countries. The scientific programme featured 487 presentations over the three days of the meeting and aligned with the theme, “Developing, Adopting, and Embedding Innovative Simulation.”…

Two weeks after launching the D-CREDO White Paper, it’s a good moment to take a step back and share how it came to life – not just what’s in it, but how we got there. The White Paper wasn’t created overnight, nor was it the work of a single individual. However, the lion’s share of…

On May 27–28, 2025, members of the D-CREDO project came together in Munich for our second in-person meeting since the project began. Sixteen participants from five partner institutions joined onsite (with more joining online) to share progress, exchange ideas, and look ahead to the next phase of our work. The meeting was hosted by Instruct,…

As part of our ongoing efforts with the D-CREDO project, we had the privilege of attending the dHealth Conference, where we presented a poster on our research into the integration of digital health tools in clinical reasoning education for both medical and nursing students. The dHealth Conference has been a key event in Austria for nearly two…

Chernivtsi has been shaped by diverse empires and governments, yet it has preserved its respectful, tolerant, and thoughtful spirit. Each visit reveals new perspectives and a unique atmosphere built over centuries. Thanks to its rich history, natural beauty, stunning architecture, and warm-hearted people, Chernivtsi has long held a prominent place among Ukrainian and European cities.…

Hall in Tirol is a town in western Austria, located just a few kilometers from Innsbruck. Situated in the Inn Valley and surrounded by the Alps, Hall has historically been an important center for trade and commerce. Its strategic location along major trade routes contributed to its economic significance, particularly during the Middle Ages. The…

As digital health technologies rapidly evolve, medical and nursing students—and their teachers—must adapt. But how can we ensure that educational programs keep pace with innovations like AI, EHR systems, wearables, or telehealth? In the D-CREDO project, we’ve taken a major step in answering that question: by developing a consensus-based set of learning objectives (LOs) to…

The city of Kraków is also known as a “city of students” with over 130,000 young people from around the world studying there. It is home to the oldest university in Poland, the Jagiellonian University (JU), founded in 1364, which currently has more than 35,000 students and doctoral candidates. The Jagiellonian University Medical College (JUMC),…

The School of Digitalization in Medical Education in Kyiv took place from January 23rd to 24th, 2025. The event was a resounding success, offering an exciting opportunity to explore innovative digital tools for healthcare education, exchange experiences and best practices, and generate new ideas for integrating digital technologies in healthcare education.  Among the speakers were…

Instruct is a company based in Munich, Germany. We have our roots in academics as Instruct was originally founded as a spin-off of the University of Munich (LMU).  Our main focus is supporting healthcare educators in creating and providing virtual patients or cases for their students. For that, we developed and maintain the learning system…

When we started Work Package 2 (WP2) of the D-CREDO project, we knew we had an ambitious goal: to review the latest literature on integrating digital health tools into clinical reasoning education. What we didn’t fully anticipate, however, was how this process would shape us as a team. As our first deliverable together, it was…

Erasmus+ projects have the potential to gain tremendous efficiency and sustainability through synergies between parallel initiatives. A good example of that is the recent multiplier effect experienced by three D-CREDO project members in the area of virtual patient development.  From January 12th to 17th, 2025 Joanna Fąferek, Andrzej Kononowicz, and Małgorzata Sudacka from Jagiellonian University…

We are pleased to announce the completion of another deliverable of the D-CREDO project: the report on the Targeted Needs Assessment for using digital health tools in clinical reasoning education. The aim of this deliverable was to gain detailed knowledge of the specific needs of stakeholders (students, faculty, managers, practitioners, nurses, etc.) in partner institutions…

We are thrilled to announce the completion of one of the first deliverables in the D-CREDO project: the development of our Dissemination and Sustainability Strategy. This deliverable outlines how we will ensure that the project’s outcomes are widely shared, impactful, and enduring. The primary objective of the strategy is to maximize engagement among partners and stakeholders,…

In early November, under the alternating autumn sunshine and misty fog that cast a quiet, atmospheric charm, the D-CREDO project held its inaugural meeting at the Collegium Maximum Conference Center of Jagiellonian University in Kraków. Attended by 20 in-person participants and 5 online, the meeting included all D-CREDO project partner institutions from Austria, Germany, the…

On the 18th and 19th of October, the Institute for Medical Education (DAM) of the LMU University Hospital, in cooperation with Brainlab AG, organised a symposium on clinical reasoning for the second time in a series. The conference was chaired by Professors Martin Fischer and Matthias Stadler. It was held at the headquarters of Brainlab,…

The D-CREDO project officially kicked off right on schedule with an intense Zoom meeting that set the tone for what promises to be an exciting and collaborative endeavor. It was fantastic to see such a large turnout – almost 30 participants! Attendees included not only representatives from our partner institutions Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Erasmus…