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.
Seven consultants delivered keynote lectures spanning the breadth of surgical oncology:
Keynote lectures were followed by hands-on workshops covering:
Keynote lectures were followed by a Women in Surgery panel, giving delegates a candid, cross-stage view of the surgical training pathway.
This conference was also approved for 6 hours of Continuing Professional Development by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
Consultants delivered talks spanning breast surgery and its allied specialties:
Talks were followed by hands-on workshops covering:
