Scalpel’s 17th Annual Conference: Re-Thinking the Cut
Opening Address
Welcome to Scalpel’s 17th Annual Conference: Re-thinking the Cut, designed to immerse you in the ever-changing landscape of innovation in modern surgery.
This year’s conference features inspiring talks, surgical skills workshops, and portfolio sessions, providing opportunity for attendees to develop key skills highly relevant to their future careers. Delegates will hear from and work closely with surgeons from a range of specialties throughout the day’s events. Our conference also provides the chance to network with clinicians and like-minded peers passionate about surgery.
Whether you are already aspiring towards a career in surgery or are simply attending to test the waters, this conference promises a day of learning, inspiration, and excitement for all.
Sincerely,
Arvis Tam, Joshua Bailey & Praneshwar Eswaran
Scalpel Main Conference Leads
A Marker of Excellence
We are delighted to announce the event has been awarded 7.5 CPD points by RCS England
Event Programme
Learn from a lineup of expert speakers
Next Generation: Paediatric Urology and Robotic Surgery
Ms Anju Goyal
Consultant Paediatric Surgeon and Urologist
From Software to Scalpel: Integrating AI into Surgical Practice
Dr Anthony Wilson
Consultant of Anaesthetia and Critical Care Medicine
Old Organs, New Tricks: Transforming Transplantation
Professor Titus Augustine
Transplant Consultant, Endocrine and General Surgeon
Cardiac Surgery: Past, Present and Future
Mr Massimiliano Codispoti
Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Access the Latest Cutting Edge Research:
New This Year
We are proud to have some new and exciting additions to the conference this year, including our hackathon presentations and a Student Battle of the Surgical Specialties! Access their pages to learn more.
Workshops
Choose from 15+ engaging workshops designed to provide you with key skills and knowledge
- Bowel anastomosis
- External fixation & dynamic hip screws
- Hand surgery
- Tracheostomy
- ENT – sinus balloons and tonsil coblation
- CABG and cardiac surgery
- Lung resection and thoracic surgery
- Tendon repair
- Laparoscopy
- Basic surgical skills
- Surgical escape room
- Microsurgery
- Core surgical training portfolio
- AMBOSS AI seminar
- Breast surgery careers seminar
- QI project and Audit
Workshop allocation will be on a first-come first-served basis. We will send out final workshop allocations over the course of 20th-21st November.
*Workshop allocation forms will be sent out at 08:00 on Tuesday, 18th of November. A second wave of forms will be sent out at 09:00 Thursday 20th November. If you have not received your form or registered after this time, please contact us at scalpelmanchester@gmail.com
Venue & Accessibility Information
University Place, M13 9PL
Please ensure to arrive by 08:30 for registration as the conference will begin at 09:00 sharp!
Free nearby street parking can be found on Accomb Street, M15 6FQ. The nearest car parks are at The Aquatics Center, M13 9SS, and MRI, M13 9WL.
If you are using public transport, use any of buses 41, 42, 43, 142, 143 or 147. The stop “University Shopping Center” is right outside the venue.
Registration and a map of the venue can be found on the ground floor by the entrance.
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