Annual Sheffield Surgical Society Conference 2026
- Date – 28th February 2026
- Time – 9-5pm
- Location – The Diamond, 32 Leavygreave Rd, Broomhall, Sheffield S3 7RD
- Price – £8 (members) | £12 (non-members)
Join us in at our 14th Annual National Conference, with talks from highly renowned surgeons, opportunities to present and exciting workshops such as Virtual reality in surgery, External fixation and plenty of suturing opportunities. There will also be stalls to explore, merchandise and opportunity to network with fellow peers and doctors. Lunch will be provided.
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Itinerary
8:40 – Registration
9:00 – Introduction
9:10 – Short Word from our Sponsors
9:30 – Talk 1 – Getting into Research (Dr Sruthi Saravanan)
10:00 – Talk 2 – Ethics of Plastic Surgery (Dr Awad)
10:30 – Refreshment Break + Networking
11:00 – Talk 3 – Medicolegal Aspects of Surgery (Dr Aidan Fitzgerald)
11:30 – Talk 4 – CST Applications (Dr Jaibaji)
12:00 – Oral Presentations
13:00 – Lunch
14:00 – Workshop 1
15:00 – Workshop 2
16:00 – Workshop 3
17:00 – Closing Remarks
Workshops
Gynaecology-focused suturing skills – Professor Swati Jha
From beginner to intermediate or advanced, we’ll be covering a variety of suturing techniques and stitches
Laparascopic Skills – Dr Ishfaq Ahmad Khan
Practice hand-eye coordination, depth perception, and instrument handling by using box trainers to stimulate real surgery
Emergency Surgical Skills – Dr Rayan Alomaim
Be prepared for those life saving scenarios with chest drains and tracheostomy
External fixation – Lucy Amos (STH), Sheeraz Iqbal (STH), Hasan Daoud (STH)
Get the drills and hammers out to externally fix broken bones or stabilise with rods
Tendon workshop – Mr Alex Kocheta, Mr Piyush Vishwas Gavai. A flavour of orthoplastic specialty and levelling up of suture skills to rejoin tendons in reconstruction
VRIMS
Experience a real surgery through virtual reality headsets
Present Your Research!
We’re excited to invite submissions for the 14th Annual Sheffield National Surgical Conference 🩺
📄 Please submit abstracts related to surgical research via the submission form by clicking on the icon. This is a fantastic opportunity to present your work at a NATIONAL oral or poster presentation.
🔍 Please ensure you read all the information on the form carefully before submitting. We look forward to receiving your abstracts
Meet the Speakers!
