When Seriousness Approaches – Knowledge Becomes Vital: An SFMI webinar for our times

Date: Wednesday, 1 April 2026

Time: 12:00–13:00 CET

(Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna)

In a world where crises, conflicts, and climate-related disasters are rapidly reshaping the conditions for human security, the need to rethink education and preparedness is becoming increasingly urgent. How do we train decision-making, empathy, and readiness when the realities we face can no longer be safely practised in controlled settings?

SFMI warmly invites to an engaging online webinar featuring Natalia Stathakarou from Karolinska Institutet. During the session, she will present her research on how digital tools and gamification — through the use of virtual patients — can support the development of trauma response capabilities in both civilian and military contexts.

This discussion goes beyond technology. It also explores how we preserve and refine human capability under pressure. How can we learn from mistakes without anyone getting hurt? How do we balance realism, ethics, and pedagogical impact? And what can simulations teach us about ourselves when we face the unexpected?

Join us to discover how research, game theory, medical education, and health informatics are coming together to open new pathways for tomorrow’s life-saving interventions.

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