Our national conference is the centrepiece of the AWS Glasgow calendar, bringing together talks, workshops, and mentorship over a single day, alongside a candid account of the surgical training pathway from those progressing through it. This year's theme was paediatric surgery, and the conference was approved for 6 hours of CPD by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
Four leading consultants spoke on their experience across the breadth of paediatric surgery:
Talks were followed by three rigorous, hands-on workshop stations, giving delegates direct, supervised practice in the technical skills underpinning paediatric surgical care:
The conference concluded with a distinguished panel of women in surgery spanning Core Surgical Training through to consultancy, offering delegates a comprehensive and candid view of the surgical training pathway.
The conference was formally approved for 6 hours of Continuing Professional Development by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, reflecting both the clinical relevance of the programme and the calibre of its delivery.
Seven consultants delivered keynote lectures spanning the breadth of surgical oncology:
Keynote lectures were followed by a Women in Surgery panel, and hands-on workshops covering:
