Conferences & Events
The Advances in Emergency Surgery conference will bring together leading experts in general surgery, vascular surgery, upper and lower gastrointestinal surgery,endoscopy and interventional radiology to discuss the clinical advances in and practical management of surgical emergencies.
Participants will benefit from:
- A raised awareness of the evolving role of the emergency surgeon and what this will mean for the future
- A greater insight into ways to optimise the delivery of emergency care
- Comprehensive overviews of common surgical emergencies including focused sessions on general surgery, vascular surgery, upper GI surgery and lower GI surgery
- In depth panel discussions giving the audience an opportunity to submit personal case-studies for discussion by the expert panel
A particular highlight will be the keynote presentation from Professor John MacFie, Professor of Surgery, University of Hull, Consultant Surgeon,
Scarborough and NE Yorks Healthcare Trust and Vice President, Association of Surgeons of GB and Ireland.
Who should attend?
Advances in Emergency Surgery is aimed at all surgical professionals and will be of particular interest to:
- Emergency surgeons
- General surgeons
- Vascular surgeons
- Upper GI surgeons
- HPB surgeons
- Lower GI surgeons
- Interventional radiologists
- Interventional cardiologist
- Endoscopists
- Surgical directors
- Theatre nurses
- Theatre managers
- Anaesthetists
- Specialists in emergency medicine
- All trainees in these disciplines
Call for cases
The primary aim of each panel discussion is to discuss both routine and unusual cases that you encounter as a surgeon on-call. This is an opportunity to ask questions, raise concerns and seek advice from a panel of experts. All attendees are invited to submit a brief summary (400 words max) of an interesting clinical case. Cases should be submitted via email by Friday 20th August.
