Thank you to everyone who attended our 16th Annual Main Conference! The conference was a huge success with ~200 total attendees. We hope you all enjoyed the excellent talks and workshops, and a special mention to those who gave a presentation!

Overview:

• Talk 1 – Mr James Bedford
  • Surgery Transformed: Perspectives of Surgeons and Patients
• Talk 2 – Ben Bridgewater
  • Driving Healthcare Transformation: Innovation for Better Patient Outcomes
• Talk 3 – Ms Kohila Vani Sigamoney
  • Surviving in Scrubs: Breaking Barriers as a Woman of Colour in Surgery
• Talk 4 – Mr Ahmed Habib
  • Robotic Surgery: The Sky is the Limit

• Presentations
  • 5 presentations by both medicals students and doctors

• Practical workshops
  • Lung resection/bronchoscopy, coronary artery anastomosis, bowel anastomosis, orthopaedics (DHS/ex-fix), microsurgery, flaps 101, tracheostomy, flexible cystoscopy/catheterisation, basic surgical skills, surgical escape room, VRiMS (Virtual Reality in Medicine and Surgery)
• Portfolio workshops
  • Entrepreneurship and innovation in surgery, CV clinic (journey of a surgical trainee), demystifying academia (how to get into research)