VRIMS - Virtual Reality Training in Medicine and Surgery - 'Netflix of Surgery'

09 Nov 2021

13:40 - 14:10

Theatre 3

Disruptive Technology

We will offer a consultant, trainee and medical student perspective of the live streaming and restreaming events utilised for the teaching of surgical skills and procedures, hoping to promote virtual reality teaching and encourage participation in future events

Speakers

Jagtar Dhanda, Consultant Maxillofacial/Head Neck Surgeon and Professor of Surgery - Queen Victoria Hospital. East Grinstead and Brighton and Sussex Medical School

Jinendra Ekanayake, Post CCT Senior Neurosurgical Fellow - Royal Sussex University Hospital/VRIMS

Hester Lacey, Final Year Medical Student and Surgery Society Student-surgeon liaison - Brighton and Sussex university Hospitals Trust

Abirami Kathiravelupillai, Final Year Medical Student, KSS OMFS Medical Student Ambassador - University Hospitals Sussex

“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