UCC Student Surgical Conference 2015

UCC Student Surgical Conference 2015

Conference Telephone Number 0876538307

Number of places available:50

The UCC Surgical Society is welcoming all students with an interest in surgery to attend our conference on the 30th & 31st of January, 2015 in the Brookfield Health Sciences Complex. There will be a variety of very interesting talks, surgical skills workshops and research poster presentations.

Theme: 100 years of Surgery: where we have been and where we are heading
Date: 30th & 31st January 2015
Venue: Brookfield Health Science Complex, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Intended Audience: All students from any college who have an interest in surgery

Outline of the Conference: Talks, Workshops, Research Poster Presentations.
Conference Fee: €10
Email if interested in attending/ presenting at the conference.

Call for Abstracts!:
We are currently looking for students to present their research (with any surgical relevance) in poster form at this conference. There will be prizes for the 3 best posters on the day which will will be judged buy the surgical consultants speaking at the conference.
To include your poster in the conference please send abstracts to .
(Recommended Poster Size is A0)

For more information please contact us at

Conference Agenda
Friday 30th January
4pm – 5pm: Welcome Reception & Registration
5pm – 5:30pm: Talk 1
5:30pm – 6pm: Talk 2 – Mr. Colm Taylor, Orthopaedic Surgery
6pm – 6:15pm: Break
6:15pm – 6:45pm: Talk 3 – Ms. Julliette Buckley, Breast Surgery
6:45pm – 7:15pm: Talk 4 – Wartime Surgery, Mr. Charles Marks - Neurosurgery
7:15pm – 7:30pm: Closing Remarks
7:30pm – 8:30pm: Regional Surgical Case Competition
9:30pm: Conference Social

Saturday 31st January
10am – 10:45am: Morning Reception
10:45am – 11:15am: Talk 5 – Mr. Kishore Duddakula, Cardiothoracic surgery

Parallel Workshops
A B C D
11:15 – 11:45 Basic and Advanced Suturing Basic and Advanced Suturing Laparoscopy Skills Diathermy Demonstration
11:45 – 12:15 Basic and Advanced Suturing Basic and Advanced Suturing Diathermy Demonstration Laparoscopy Skills
12:15 – 12:45 Laparoscopy Skills Diathermy Demonstration Basic and Advanced Suturing Basic and Advanced Suturing
12:45 – 13:15 Diathermy Demonstration Laparoscopy Skills Basic and Advanced Suturing Basic and Advanced Suturing

1:15pm – 2:15pm: Lunch & Poster Presentations
2:15pm – 3pm: Talk 6 – “Virtual Reality Surgical Training”, Mr. Tony Gallagher (Guest Speaker)

Parallel Workshops
1 2 3
15:00 – 15:25 Orthopaedics workshop Suturing Practice Laparoscopy Practice
15:25 – 15:50 Laparoscopy Practice Orthopaedics workshop Suturing Practice
15:50 – 16:15 Suturing Practice Laparoscopy Practice Orthopaedics workshop

4:15pm – 4:30pm: Prize Giving and Photos

Registration Options: 3

First Option: Talks Only

Student who wish to attend the Talks only and not the workshops.
First Option Price (€)
Second Option: Talks + Workshops €10
Students who wish to attend the full conference (and are not presenting research posters)

Third Option Title: Talks + Workshops + Poster Submission: €10

Students who wish to attend the full conference and will also be presenting a research poster

Third Option Price (€) 10

Light Snacks will be provided

• Please note: A 6.3% fee will be charged on all conference income (1.3% bank charges, 5% administration fee)