Aims and Objectives
- To encourage Medical Students and Foundation Year Doctors to consider a career in surgery.
- To give delegates an opportunity to develop surgical skills and knowledge.
- To promote innovation amongst the next generation of surgeons.
Fee, Date and Venue
- Date : 4th March 2023
- Venue : Swansea University Bay Campus, Swansea
- Conference Fee :
Medical Students: £15.00
Foundation Year Doctors: £20.00 - Number of Places : 100
- Suitable for : Medical Students (of all years)
Foundation Year Doctors
Organisers
- Miss Tamsin Athalie Nicholson, MSc, MA (Hons)
President of Swansea University Surgical Society - Miss Cheuk Ying Li
President of Cardiff University Surgical Society - Mr Richard Odi
Vice President of Swansea University Surgical Society - Mr Alwin Saji
Vice President of Cardiff University Surgical Society - Miss Hope Henry, BSc (Hons)
Sponsorship Lead - Mr Jasper Cattell
Treasurer - Miss Alice Dullehan, MPharm
Logistics Lead - Mr Jayson Ryoo
Hospitality Lead - Miss Alice Eagles
Competition Lead - Miss Genevieve Wateridge
Marketing Lead - Mr Alex Reynolds
Workshop Lead - Mr Lawrence Quach, MSc, BSc (Hons)
Workshop Lead - Miss Samantha King, BA (Hons)
Workshop Lead - Miss Tabitha Jones
Workshop Lead - Miss Shum Yuet Au-Yeung
Workshop Lead - Miss Sanya Trikha
Workshop Lead
About
The annual Welsh National Surgical Conference (WNSC) is a collaboration between the surgical societies of Cardiff University and Swansea University to inspire delegates to pursue a career in surgery. This year’s conference, which is the fifth, will be held in Swansea. Talks and prizes, as well as certain workshops, will be tailored towards the central theme of the conference: ‘Innovation in Surgery’.
Delegates will listen to talks and participate in hands-on, practical workshops. They will also have the opportunity to network with experts in various surgical fields, as well as like-minded peers.
Workshops will allow delegates to gain an insight into the following surgical skills:
- basic suturing skills.
- tendon repair.
- tracheostomy.
- bowel anastomosis.
- venous cutdown.
- vascular anastomosis.
- emergency procedures.
- laparoscopy skills.
- virtual reality simulation.
- development of a surgical portfolio.
Speakers:
Mr Faris Soliman, MBBCh, MD, MRCS, PGCert (Med Ed)
Senior Specialist Registrar in General and Colorectal Surgery
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Professor Iain Whitaker, BA (Hons), MA (Cantab), MBBCh,
MRCS, PhD, FRCS (Plast)
Honorary Consultant Plastic Surgeon
Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery
Surgical Specialty Lead for Health and Care Research Wales
Chair of Plastic Surgery, Swansea University
Mr Thomas Bragg, FRCS (Plast)
Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive and Sarcoma Surgeon
Clinical Lead Sarcoma Multi-Disciplinary Team
All Wales Training Program Director Plastic Surgery
Senior Clinical Tutor, Swansea University
Chair Welsh Sarcoma Cancer Site Group
Workshop tutors:
Dr Alex Teasdale, BSc, MSc, MBBS
Honorary Clinical Tutor in Medicine
Swansea University
Mr Faris Soliman, MBBCh, MD, MRCS, PGCert (Med Ed)
Senior Specialty Registrar in General and Colorectal Surgery
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Mr Gustavo Guida, FRCS (CTh)
Senior Specialty Registrar in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol
Professor Ian Pallister, MBBS, MMed Sci (Trauma), FRCS (Tr & Orth), MD
Professor of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery
Swansea University
Mr Thomas Bragg, FRCS (Plast)
Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive and Sarcoma Surgeon
Clinical Lead Sarcoma Multi-Disciplinary Team
All Wales Training Program Director Plastic Surgery
Senior Clinical Tutor, Swansea University
Chair Welsh Sarcoma Cancer Site Group
