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Sponsor Session: Transforming healthcare credentials with Surpass: The latest in high fidelity written and clinical examinations

3 March | 2.40pm

Join us for an in-depth look at the end-to-end journey of using Surpass for the production and delivery of healthcare certification exams. Covering both traditional written assessments and the latest in clinical examination capabilities, this session will guide you through every stage of the process:

• Blueprinting your certification program (defining test specifications and curriculum content maps)
• Determining appropriate question types
• Managing SMEs for robust and intuitive item authoring, reviewing, and standard setting processes
• Delivering secure, modern assessments and generating insightful reports.

Discover how Surpass supports advanced healthcare assessment with features such as:

• Advanced Management of Medical Media e.g. Dermatology photos, X-Rays and CT scans.
• The production of clinical scenarios and associated mark sheets/scoring rubrics
• Configuring circuits and station rules for Clinical Exams
• Digital response capture and automated reporting of Written and Clinical Exams.

Whether you’re designing written exams or complex clinical evaluations, this session will show you how Surpass can streamline your workflow, capture relevant performance data and elevate the candidate experience.

Speakers:

Nick Biancalana
Surpass Assessment

Ibi Layi-Ojo
Surpass Assessment

Tackling certification test development in high-stakes healthcare with AI-enhanced item generation

2 March | 11.10am

Hear pilot results from AI-augmented item authoring in high-stakes healthcare certification, & practical insights from one of the largest global certification providers serving 145,000+ medical professionals. The challenge for professionals evaluating AI potential has been separating hype from reality, what’s missing are thorough case studies with real data from purpose-built platforms rather than general AI tools. In this session we’ll explore results of a series of pilots using an AI authoring platforms integrated within a secure item banking system. These pilots generated productivity gains while maintaining security & quality standards, highlighting the innovative people driving assessment forward. Attendees will learn from real pilot experiences about platform selection, security requirements, & workflow integration, discovering both possibilities and current limitations as we explore new ways for people & technology to work together effectively in certification development.

Speakers:

Jeff Grove
Inteleos

Jim Crawford
Surpass Assessment

Transforming media libraries: AI-powered image search and auto-tagging for scale

2 March | 2.25pm

This session presents a transformative solution: AI-powered image search with intelligent auto-tagging that revolutionizes how medical assessment teams discover and reuse visual content. Healthcare boards spend hours searching poorly tagged media assets and often recreate content that already exists. This session reveals how AI-powered image search and auto-tagging transforms scattered media libraries into searchable, traceable asset repositories. See how intelligent metadata generation moves beyond simple filename searches to rich, multi-layered tagging that evolves with your needs. Discover the breakthrough “Used In” feature that instantly shows which test items use specific images – ending the audit nightmare of tracking visual content across assessments. Perfect for teams seeking to reduce sourcing costs while scaling their assessment development.

Speakers:

Bobby Corrigan
Data Recognition Corporation

John Turner
Surpass Assessment

Sparking innovative new product design in assessment

3 March | 10am

Next generation product development is necessary for education and credentialing assessments to stay relevant in a rapidly changing learning and professional landscape. This session equips testing programs with tools and resources to guide innovation, research, and successful new product design. Using well-researched and proven methods, product and design professionals with experience in tech, ed-tech, and testing, will lead attendees through hypothetical new product design steps. Attendees will learn how to develop innovative product ideas, assess potential, and make informed, data driven decisions about how and when to move forward. From design sprints to ability analyses, business model canvases and user/candidate communities, attendees will explore methods to speed the strategic planning process across a range of product and service innovations. If your testing program wants to stay ahead of the curve and ensure ongoing innovation, this session will set you up for success!

Speakers:

Stephanie Dille
Dille Consulting

Kaitlynn Griffith
Cornerstone Strategies

Jim Crawford
Surpass Assessment

Ibi Layi-Ojo
Surpass Assessment

From checkpoints to compasses: reimagining assessment as a pathway to purpose

3 March | 10am

What if assessments didn’t just measure learning, but mapped the way forward? This interactive panel explores how AI-enhanced, equity-driven assessments can act as compasses that guide students from K–12 through postsecondary education into fulfilling careers. Panelists from education and credentialing sectors will share practical insights on transforming assessments into tools of purpose, personalization, and progress—helping learners navigate toward credentials, careers, and lifelong success.

Speakers:

Debi Crimmins
Prometric

Andrew Ordover
Prometric

Patricia Hartman
NASBA

Jarret Dyer
Surpass Assessment

Universal delivery: Examining a new standard for multi-device exam delivery

3 March | 4.15pm

Join us as we explore a new approach to multi-device support faced by many credentialing organizations today. If you’re tired of managing separate exam delivery apps for Windows, Mac, tablets, and Chromebooks, then Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) might be the perfect solution for you. Discover how PWAs eliminate the multi-device support nightmare that drains resources and frustrates candidates. This session gives delegates a chance to come together to consider how PWA technology can reduce technical support burdens, prevent last-minute compatibility disasters, and improve both delivery success and candidate satisfaction. Gain an introduction to PWAs, learn how they compare to traditional app development methods, and discover how PWA features can make life easier when supporting testing on any pla

Speakers:

John Turner
Surpass Assessment

When online isn’t enough: Transitioning back to in-person event-based testing 

3 March | 4.55pm

If you’re faced with the need to go back to in-person testing, where would you start? As an expert who’s managed thousands of high-stakes digital examinations, I understand the challenges when online proctoring fails to meet your security and integrity requirements. Discover a proven seven-area framework covering planning, hardware, software, infrastructure, risk, costs, and integrity that transforms this daunting transition into manageable steps. This isn’t retreat – it’s strategic positioning for enhanced control and stakeholder confidence. Get actionable strategies to successfully navigate returning to physical venues while leveraging everything you’ve learned from digital delivery.

Speakers:

Jarret Dyer
Surpass Assessment

Protecting exam integrity with data forensics: Stories from the field!

4 March | 8.30am

Authors of ATP’s latest whitepaper, Using Data Forensics to Detect Potential Test Fraud, will share their expertise and in an insightful panel discussion on safeguarding assessment integrity. As experts in psychometrics, data science, and academic integrity, they will share cutting-edge techniques and real-world case studies that reveal how data forensics has been successfully leveraged in their organizations and continues to transform the assessment industry. Learn how to ethically apply these tools to protect the validity of your assessments and ensure fairness for all test-takers. This session is a must attend for test developers, security professionals, administrators, educators and policy makers!

Speakers:

Boots on the ground & plans in the cloud: The value of training & incident preparedness

4 March | 9.25am

A negative testing experience can quickly go viral, drowning out even the best mission statements, psychometric reports, and technology advances. While testing programs put extensive effort into creating psychometrically sound exams, they must rely on thousands of individuals in test centers around the world to create a positive, secure, and standardized exam administration experience. Creating a positive exam experience and responding when things do not go as expected requires training, planning, and communication. Join testing professionals in an engaging session that will use real life use cases and realistic hypotheticals to explore due diligence best practices, communication and training recommendations, incident response checklists, and PR guidelines that will put your program in the best position possible to ensure positive testing experiences for all test takers, and to be prepared to respond if testing goes awry.

Speakers:

Jarret Dyer
Surpass Assessment

Stephanie Dille
Dille Consulting

Michael Clifton
Cornerstone Strategies, LLC

Tom Denzler
College Board

AI at the crossroads: Expert insights on what to build, pause, and reject

4 March | 9.25am

AI at the Crossroads: Expert Insights on What to Build, Pause, and Reject reveals three years of strategic AI implementation decision-making through real case studies and expert analysis. Join members of a unique global AI Advisory Board, assessment industry experts from legal, educational, professional, medical, and psychometric sectors who collaboratively guide community AI roadmap decisions. Organizations struggle with evaluating AI innovations that carry significant technical, social, and validity implications. Through detailed case studies, panelists share their decision-making logic and systematic evaluation processes. As AI capabilities advance rapidly while assessment standards must remain rigorous, this session provides frameworks for balancing innovation with responsibility. Learn proven approaches for establishing advisory processes, evaluating AI readiness, and managing complex trade-offs in AI implementation.

Speakers:

Ibi Layi-Ojo
Surpass Assessment

Allison Mulford
Mulford & Associates, LLC

Paul Edelblut
Vantage Labatories

Alex Tong
ATA Online