2025 Welsh National Surgical Conference
15th March 2025
Bay Campus, Swansea University, Swansea, SA1 8EN
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The registration for this conference is now closed.
Aims and Objectives
- Inspire and Educate: Encourage medical students and junior doctors to explore careers in surgery.
- Provide a Platform: Allow attendees to present research and discover surgical innovations.
- Facilitate Networking Opportunities: Promote connections with experienced surgeons and peers.
- Develop Practical Skills: Offer hands-on workshops to enhance essential surgical skills.
- Promote Innovation: Foster creativity and new ideas among the next generation of surgeons.
- Support Learning: Create an environment conducive to learning for aspiring surgeons.
- Encourage Research Exploration: Motivate participants to pursue academic and research opportunities in surgery.
Fee, Date and Venue
- Date : 15th March 2025
- Time : 0930 - 1730 hours
- Venue : Bay Campus, Swansea University, Swansea, SA1 8EN
- Conference Fee :
£10: First 30 Registrations
£15: Pre-Medical Students and Medical Students (of all years)
£18: Foundation Year Doctors - No. of Places Available : 120
- Suitable for : Pre-Medical Students; Medical Students of All Years; Foundation Year 1 and 2 Doctors
About
We invite you to the 2025 Welsh National Surgical Conference in Swansea, a premier event tailored for medical students and junior doctors with a keen interest in surgery. This year, the WNSC proudly celebrates seven years as a medical student-led conference dedicated to the advancement of surgery in Wales and globally. Established in 2018 by passionate medical students eager to pursue surgical careers and enhance their clinical expertise, the WNSC has since experienced significant growth and is now an annual event for aspiring surgeons in Wales.
Event Highlights:
- Engaging Talks: Hear from renowned speakers, including a welcome address by Mr Bragg and sessions on Celebrity Breast Surgery and Ophthalmology: Politics and Medicine.
- Hands-on Workshops: Of the six workshops, attendees will be allocated to four interactive workshops covering essential skills such as vascular anastomosis, nasal packing and quinsy drainage, tumour removal techniques, and more.
- Networking Opportunities: Connect with experienced surgeons and fellow attendees to enhance your professional journey.
Organisers
Swansea
- Mr Jaskaran Singh Bhangu - President
- Miss Poornima Ramesh - Vice President
- Mr Keioni Essex - Sponsorship/Workshop Lead
- Miss Zoe Edwards-I-Coll - Sponsorship/Workshop Lead
- Miss Palesa Ndlovu - Secretary
- Miss Rebecca Kent - Workshop Lead
- Miss Rhadika Rewal - Workshop Lead
- Mr Chris Stewart - Workshop Lead
Cardiff
- Miss Nada Dahan - Conference Lead
- Miss Zena Al-Essawi - Conference Lead VP
- Miss Alaa Mohammed - Marketing Manager
- Mr Ahmed Mansoor - Secretary
- Miss Becky Leveridge - Treasurer
- Miss Sanjana Purbhoo - Workshop Lead
- Miss Hanifa Alis - Workshop Lead
- Miss Anisa Shah - Workshop Lead
Faculty
Mr Thomas Bragg, FRCS (Plast)
Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive and Sarcoma Surgeon
Clinical Lead Sarcoma Multi-Disciplinary Team
All Wales Training Program Director Plastic Surgery
Senior Clinical Tutor, Swansea University
Mr Shafiq Chughtai, MBBS, MRCS, FRCS, MSc (Organ Transplantation)
Consultant Upper GI Surgeon
Cwm Taf University Health Board, South Wales
Mr Gwyn Samuel Williams, MBChB, MRCS, FRCS
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Medical Retina Specialist
Singleton Hospital, Swansea Bay University Health Board
Dr Samuel Webster, BSc, PhD, FHEA
Senior Lecturer in Anatomy and Embryology
Swansea University Medical School, Wales
Mrs Asmaa Al-Allak, MBBCh, FRCS, PhD, LLM, Honorary Fellow Cardiff University
Consultant Breast Surgeon
Cwm Taf University Health Board, South Wales
