Innovation for Sustainability in Surgery

10 Nov 2021

11:30 - 11:50

ASIT Innovation Theatre

ASiT

People are naturally averse to change. However we are at a critical time to prevent dramatic change to the climate on the planet and every person needs to be involved in the process of change to prevent this.
There are many simple innovations that can be taken by individual surgeons to dramatically reduce the carbon emissions of the operating theatre

Speakers

Cleo Kenington, Consultant Surgeon - St George's Hospital, London

“Future Surgery 2021 will be the first of its kind in the UK, drawing on the work our Commission on the Future of Surgery has done to predict the transformation in the medical care for millions of patients.”

Andrew Reed, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
“Driven by changes in digital technologies and our fast-evolving understanding of genomics, innovations are expected to affect how we undertake surgery, and how we train surgeons in future.”

Andrew Reed, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
"Alongside the conference organisers, CloserStill, we aim to deliver a high-quality event that will provide both professional development and discussion space for surgeons and their teams."

Andrew Reed, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
"We look forward to welcoming colleagues to what promises to be a very high-quality programme and an exciting two days of thought-provoking training and engagement with medical suppliers."

Andrew Reed, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Surgeons of England