Past Events

This course is aimed at ST3-ST8 level trainees and subspecialty (skull base and cerebrovascular) fellows. Teaching of the approaches are tailored to the specific needs and experience of the individual trainee. This workshop is co-organised by the east and west of Scotland training programs. The program includes complex surgical procedures which cannot be performed by trainees without prior cadaveric exposure. It covers the whole armamentarium of intracranial approaches and provides fundamental insight to very complex procedures. The focus is on enabling trainees to safely approach superficial and deep seated vascular and benign intracranial lesions arising from or being in proximity to the cranial vault or skull base. Trainees will gain a heightened appreciation of the critical structures encountered through these approaches.

The primary aim of this course is to help to improve the ability to manage often difficult and challenging cases in a simulation environment and share your experiences with like-minded colleagues to gain further understanding and additional skills to manage situations expertly. In collaboration with B. Braun Medical Ltd, it is aimed at trainees, ST1-ST6, providing the relevant knowledge and skills to adequately mange neurosurgical on-calls and ultimately help improve patient care. Early Bird Delegate Ticket: £185 (until 25th September 23:59) Standard Delegate Ticket: £210

A one-day foundation course introducing trainees to the principles of robotic-assisted surgery within the contemporary multi-platform robotic environment, with focused practical exposure to the Cornerstone Sentire Robotic Assisted Surgery (RAS) System. Delegates will learn platform-independent principles of safe robotic surgery, theatre workflow, human factors and emergency procedures, while gaining hands-on familiarity with the Sentire system, including docking, system components and fundamental console skills. This course is aimed at early years Surgical Trainees (CT1-CT2/ST1-ST6)

SPIRIT Conference. International Conference on the Management of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in the Acute Setting & Outcomes. SPIRIT Medical Conference for: Spinal Surgeons (Neurosurgeon Orthopaedic Surgeons) Clinicians in the field of traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries , Scientists, Insurance Companies, Solicitors & Barristers

A 2-day online course with speakers and researchers from computer science, neurosurgery and biomedical backgrounds who will teach the key concepts and knowledge required to appraise AI/ML literature and how it applies in neurosurgical practice and across the clinical neurosciences. This will be through lectures, workshops and small group tutorials.

RISE-UK 2026 is a two-day national conference focused on the future of surgery, surgical robotics, digital innovation, AI, simulation and real-world adoption of next-generation surgical technologies. The event brings together surgeons, trainees, hospital leaders, theatre teams, procurement and transformation leads, industry partners, academics, innovators and policymakers to explore how robotics and emerging technologies can be implemented safely, responsibly and at scale across the NHS and wider healthcare system. It is aimed at surgeons and surgical trainees across specialties, NHS executives and managers, theatre and perioperative teams, innovation and transformation leads, procurement teams, medical technology companies, educators, researchers and anyone involved in shaping the future of surgical care.

Hands-on 1-day course of theory and practice, featuring expert-delivered lectures and exciting practical simulations. The event will focus around the various approaches to the spine, and the latest tips and tricks to ensure safe access - utilising the latest in innovative simulation models from UpSurgeOn to translate practice into reality.

Cambridge Lectures in 3D Neurosurgical Anatomy Saturday, 4th July 2026 Guest Speaker - Prof Atul Goel, Mumbai Course fee - £250 Further enquiries Angela Gray [email protected] 01223 596189

The Queen Square Simulation Centre is proud to announce its 3rd annual Advanced Cranial and Advanced Spinal cadaver courses in June/July 2026, to be held at The Griffin Institute, Northwick Park. The courses will have two delegates per cadaver and a high faculty to delegate ratio, giving ample opportunity to learn advanced hands-on skills from eminent faculty from London and beyond. Spine Target Audience: Senior neurosurgical and orthopaedic trainees/post-CCT fellows (deanery and non-deanery) and junior spinal consultants.