Conference events page now available (click below):

Welcome to Scalpel’s 17th Annual Conference: Re-thinking the Cut. This year’s conference focuses on the theme of surgical innovation, exploring recent developments in surgery that have challenged the status quo, and considering how the field may continue to evolve in the future.

At the conference, you can expect to hear from speakers at the forefront of their fields, leading work in minimally invasive surgery and implementing novel applications of robotics and AI, participate in your choice of 15+ workshops covering the full range of surgical specialties, observe (or present your own!) high-quality oral and poster presentations from students and recent graduates on their surgery-themed research work, and observe the winning project pitches from the Scalpel x MedTech Hackathon: Innovating Surgical Oncology. Also featuring the ever-popular ‘Battle of the Surgical Specialties’ panel debate – this time student-led, with representatives from each major University of Manchester specialty surgical society, in a contest to see which surgical specialty comes out on top!

An overview of the talks and workshops taking place at Scalpel’s 17th Annual Conference: Re-thinking the Cut has now been revealed (see below)! Stay tuned for more information regarding speakers, talks, presentations and workshops; these will be posted in the coming days on our Instagram (@scalpelsurgical).

• 4 amazing surgery-themed talks
  • Covering a range of surgical topics and themes
  • Also touching on innovations such as robotics and AI in surgery
• Oral and poster presentations
  • ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED!
  • We are primarily looking to accept abstracts from medical students or newly qualified doctors, on any topic relating to surgery
  • Accepted abstracts will be chosen for either oral or poster presentations
  • All accepted abstracts our published in our journal – The Scalpel
• 15+ high-quality hands-on workshops
  • Covering the full range of surgical specialties – there will be something for everyone!
• Portfolio and careers workshops
  • Valuable advice from surgeons on how to develop your portfolio and research skills
• Hackathon presentations (Innovating Surgical Oncology)
  • PLEASE NOTE: The Hackathon is a separate event taking place on Sun 16th Nov 09:00-17:00 at University Place, with project presentations ONLY taking place on the day of the conference
  • Participate in the Hackathon on 16th Nov for a chance to be selected to present your project to a panel of prestigious judges on 22nd Nov
  • For info on the Hackathon: CLICK HERE

Stay tuned for updates – we look forward to seeing you all on 22nd November.