Events Diary

We are delighted to announce Future Surgery 2021 will be a hybrid event - physical and virtual taking place on 9 - 10 November 2021 at ExCel London.

In partnership with Royal College of Surgeons of England, it is set to be the biggest gathering of surgical and operating theatre teams with 100+ speakers, 1500 + 2000+ surgeons and overall, over 3,000 delegates set to attend this November.

It’s a one of its kind events specifically designed to meet the training needs, promote networking and develop a stronger voice for all surgical professionals and their multidisciplinary teams in perioperative care.

This year we have 7 core themes that cover the entire surgery ecosystem

• Disruptive Technology
• Perioperative Care
• Sustainability and The Green Theatre
• Global Health Innovation
• Innovation In Surgery
• Working Better
• Patient Centred Care

Our programme features leading experts in the sector including:

• Miss Celia Theodoreli-Riga, Head of School of Surgery
• Dale Gardiner, National Clinical Lead for Organ Donation, NHSBT
• Prof Dhananjaya Sharma, Head, Department of Surgery, Centre for Global Surgical Innovations and Low-Cost Solutions
• Mr John Hardie Registrar, Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, Frimley Park Hospital
• Scarlet McNally, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Eastbourne D.G.H
• Tremaine Richard-Noel, Head of Emerging Technology and Intelligent Automation Programme Director, Northampton General Hospital
• Matthew J Harris, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Public Health Medicine, Imperial College London

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The 2021 CSC Annual Scientific Meeting will feature:

• The Annual Kelsey Lecture, The Story of Decontamination in Endoscopy – Gluteraldyhyde and Beyond. Presented by Dr Helen Griffiths, Decontamination Advisor for the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG)
• The debate – to be or not to be? do AE(D)s have a long-term future? Wayne Spencer and Sulisti Holmes come face to face – a spectacle not to be missed!
• CJD guidance update: changing our approach to device processing, including Dr K Sinka, CJD Lead, Public Health England
• A focus on environmental issues relative to decontamination of medical devices
• Water quality testing, the complete life-cycle – or is it? Dr David Jenkins, Consultant Medical Microbiologist and Lead Infection Control Doctor at Leicester Royal Infirmary
• Decontamination equipment testing – a step too far?

This event is perfect for all individuals with an interest in decontamination and infection prevention, including:

• Decontamination Technicians
• Decontamination Managers
• Infection Prevention Practitioners
• Engineers
• Providers of Healthcare Services, Products and Equipment

This event not only presents the chance to learn, but it also provides the opportunity to network with multi-disciplinary decontamination practitioners from across the UK.