Abstract
The section on changes in training from the Future in Surgery Report by the Royal College of Surgeons of England outlined key ideas for improving surgical training in the future. These ideas included the use of augmented reality, virtual reality and simulation, as well as increased support for surgeons to diverge from traditional surgical training pathways to undertake research and act as entrepreneurs. The Second Oxford Surgical Innovation Conference (OxSI) had similar aims to prepare delegates for these changes in surgery. The event took place on Friday 13th March 2020 at St Catherine's College, Oxford, and included talks and workshops from world-renowned surgeons, which covered a vast range of topics but ultimately all gave a fascinating insight into what is needed to improve surgical practice and policy.
Highlights
We recently read the updated Future of Surgery report by the Royal College of Surgeons.[1]
In order to help delegates develop the skills needed to become entrepreneurs themselves, we organised two further plenary talks and two workshop sessions on the topic. This included a talk by Professor of surgical science and practice, Peter McCulloch, on the IDEAL (Idea, Development, Exploration, Assessment, Long-term followup) collaboration
Dr Sushma Shankar, works as a transplant surgeon, but is a laboratory immunologist working on creating a therapeutic treatment for cancer that would obviate the use of surgery
Summary
We recently read the updated Future of Surgery report by the Royal College of Surgeons.[1]. OxSI 2020 With the proposed changes to training in Future of Surgery, we sought the following plenary speakers and workshops to inform our delegates. Dr Helen Higham, consultant anaesthetist and one of the keynote speakers, focused on the advances in simulation and technology for learning in surgery, emphasising the need for VR and simulation in surgical training.
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