The Future of Surgery
The Future Hospital Show,
7th December 2022.
London, England
Surgical and hospital technology innovation has had an essential role in achieving improved patient outcomes, reduced complication rates and length of hospital stay, all while decreasing morbidity and mortality.
This is the UK’s leading MUST ATTEND event for everyone involved in innovation and providing healthcare services in hospitals.
*On stage at GIANT’s “Future Hospital Show”, come and meet Professor Shafi Ahmed, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Barts Health NHS Trust, and Clinical Lead for Surgical Training, Royal College of Surgeons
This is an exciting time to be involved in hospital and surgical innovation. The future of hospitals and surgery will bring innovative technologies, enhanced understanding of disease, and wider collaboration among experts and innovators to improve patient care and achieve better outcomes at lower cost.
Attend The Future Hospital Show to learn, meet the UK’s innovation leaders demonstrating which technologies are likely to have the greatest impact, and what this means for patients, hospital leaders and managers, nurses, and surgical professionals.

Mr. Iain Hennessey
Paediatric surgeon Co Founder and Clinical Director of Innovation
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Shafi Ahmed
Consultant Colorectal Surgeon
Barts Health NHS TrustBarts Health NHS Trust

Rajesh Sivaprakasam
Lead for Robotic Renal Failure Surgery
Barts Health NHS TrustBarts Health NHS Trust

Jamie Murphy
Professor of Surgery
Cleveland Clinic London

Bijendra Patel
Director of Surgical Skills and Science
Barts Cancer Institute

Viraj Shah
President
Imperial College Surgical Society

Stefano Bini
MD, Founder and Chair, Clinical Professor
UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Who should attend in 2022?
► Consultant surgeons and Consultant anaesthetists
► Consultant anaesthetists
► Associate specialist surgeons, specialty/staff grade/career grade surgeons, specialist surgical registrar, core training doctor (CT1 and CT2) and foundation doctors (F1 and F2).
►Associate and specialty/staff grade/career grade surgeons, specialist surgical registrars, core training doctor (CT1 and CT2) and foundation doctors (F1 and F2).
► Anaesthesia associates
► Advance nurse practitioners
►Operating room nurses, nurse managers, department practitioners
►Theatre healthcare assistant and registrars
► Non-surgical staff including information governance, finance specialists, purchasing teams, hospital management
► Regulators, hospital suppliers, architects, consultants
► Independent & hospital charities
For all surgical specialties, all roles and every member of the theatre team The Future of Surgery for the NHS UK is an important exhibition and conference dedicated to all that is new in surgery. The event explores the evolving world of surgery with expert speakers delivering CPD accredited education.
We look forward to welcoming surgeons, anaesthetists and the whole perioperative team with the shared goal of understanding how the future of surgery will be mapped out. This event takes place at the Business Design Centre, London, England.

time |
Session title |
Session description |
10:00 - 11:30 |
This is an exciting time to be involved in surgery. The future of surgery will bring innovative technologies, enhanced understanding of disease and wider collaboration among experts and innovators to improve patient care. Technologies such as surgical robots, artificial intelligence, three-dimensional printing and new imaging methods are already changing and will continue to change the way surgical care is delivered. Developments in fields such as genomics, regenerative medicine and cell-based therapies could open new avenues for predicting and treating disease, which were unthinkable only a few years ago. |
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11:30 - 13:00 |
Product and device innovation |
We explore the exciting and profound innovations that are happening in the delivery of surgery. Frrom innovation in devices and systems, to new products and disruptive technologies that are revolutionising patient experience and care, all supported by the adoption of digital first across the healthcare system |
13:00 - 14:30 |
Digital innovation |
We explore the spectacular, important innovations in the delivery of surgery, by the adoption of digital first across the healthcare system |
14:30 - 15:30 |
Conversation with the leaders of robotic surgery |
Conversation with the leaders of robotic surgery |
15:30 - 16:30 | Virtual Reality Training in Medicine and Surgery |
Come learn from the UK and Europe’s leading experts. Virtual reality (VR) is an emerging technology that can teach surgeons new procedures and can determine their level of competence before they operate on patients. Also VR allows the trainee to return to the same procedure or task several times later as a refresher course. |
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