Annual Conference 2021

The Extended Surgical Team: Education, Research and Governance

RCSEd’s Faculty of Perioperative Care (FPC) was pleased to present their 7th Annual Conference, on 19 November 2021, online, to allow for wider inclusion for all members of the extended surgical team and in particular, non-medically qualified practitioners.

This conference provided an opportunity for members of the extended surgical team to meet, discuss issues and to gain relevant continuing professional development updates.

The Faculty were excited to explore educational resources both new and established, as well as offering an update on the Bi-Collegiate initiative overseeing the revision of the Surgical Care Practitioner Curriculum Framework and development of a managed voluntary register for Surgical Care Practitioners in addition to new developments for Advanced Clinical Practitioners and Physician Associates in Surgery.

Programme

The programme consisted of four sessions based around the themes of education, research and governance, led by experts in their field.

Keynote speakers for the conference were:

Mr Bill Allum: Consultant Upper GI Surgeon, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation, Council Member RCSEng
Mr Charlie Auld: Lead for Faculty of Perioperative Care RCSEd
Mr Simon Kendall: Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, South Tees Hospital NHS Trust. President Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery
Mrs Frances Page: Senior Lecturer in Surgical Care Practice Anglia Ruskin University
Mr David Ross, Consultant Urological Surgeon, Salford Royal Hospital