Aims and Objectives
- To inspire delegates to consider a career in surgery.
- To assist delegates in understanding the skills and characteristics required to pursue a surgical career.
- To assist delegates in understanding the skills and characteristics required to pursue a surgical career.
- To provide delegates with an insight into basic surgical skills.
Fee, Date and Venue
- Date : Saturday 22nd and Saturday 23rd April 2022
- Venue : 22nd April 2023: Crowne Plaza, Plymouth, PL1 2HJ (There is also an option for delegates to attend
Day 1 virtually)
23rd April 2023: Portland Square Building, University of Plymouth, PL4 6DH - Conference Fee : Full Conference: £20.00
Day 1 Only (attendance in person): £18.00
Day 1 Only (virtual attendance via Zoom): £8.00 - Number of Places : 48
- Suitable for : Medical Students (all years); Foundation Year Doctors
About
This two-day conference aims to inspire medical students and foundation year doctors to consider a career in surgery. Through lectures, delegates are encouraged to learn more about the vast surgical specialties that medicine has to offer. The workshops intend to equip delegates with an insight into the necessary surgical skills required to pursue a career in surgery, as well some introduce them to specialty-specific skills to give them a flavour of certain surgical specialties.The skills covered in the workshops are:
Suturing
Excision of a Cyst
Fracture Fixation (optional)
Laparoscopy Skills (optional)
As they register online for the conference, delegates will have the opportunity to select their preference between the fracture fixation and laparoscopy skills workshops. All delegates will attend the workshops on suturing and excision of a cyst.
Abstract submissions are welcomed from medical students, dental students and foundation year doctors. They may be submitted via the following link: https://forms.gle/dtwEepUVM8U6FaTA8 The closing date for abstract submissions is 16th April 2023.
Speakers
Ms Catherine Western, MBBS, BSc, FRCS (Eng), PGCert ClinEd
Consultant Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Dr James Cole, FRCS
Consultant Anaesthetist
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Professor James Palmer, FRCS
Consultant Neurosurgeon
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Mr Richard Berrisford, ChM, FRCS, FETCS
Consultant Oesophagogastric Surgeon
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Mr Somaiah Aroori, PGCMEd, MS, MD, Dip HPB Surgery, FRCS
Consultant Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgeon
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Professor Srinivas Gosla Reddy, MBBS, MDS, FRCS (Edin), FDSRCS (Edin), FDSRCS
(Eng), FDSPCPS (Glasg), PhD
Consultant Maxillofacial Surgeon
GSR Institute of Craniomaxillofacial and Facial Plastic Surgery, India
Organisers
Miss Victoria Vincent
Co-Chair
Mr Mohammed Bhat
Co-Chair
