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2026 International Paediatric Surgery Fellow
Applications are now open for International Fellows in the Department of Paediatric Surgery at The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. The positions start between August 2026 and October 2026, for a period of a year.
BAPS Presidential Election Nominations
Nominations close 21st January 2025. You need to be a member in good standing to vote.
Upcoming events
12 May
2025 BAPS-CCLG Oncology Course
Cherry Hinton Road, Shelford Bottom, Cambridge CB22 3FB
Save the Date!
25 Jun
07 Jul
04 Dec
2025 Special Interest Groups and Winter Meeting, Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Save the dates! Our Special Interest Groups will meet on the 4th December followed by dinner at the College. Our Winter Meeting follows on the 5th December.
28 Mar
OA TOF SIMULATION SURGERY Master Class 2025
Birmingham
Open and Thoracoscopic Models Expert Trainers
28 Mar
PAEDIATRIC THERAPEUTIC ENDOSCOPY STUDY DAY
Herries Road, Sheffield S5 7AU
This study day will focus on the management of GI bleeding and is appropriate for consultants in paediatric gastroenterology, consultants in paediatric surgery and senior trainees including SAS and LEDs
05 Apr
42nd DAVOS GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY WORKSHOP
SWITZERLAND
OPEN, LAPAROSCOPIC AND ROBOTIC SURGICAL TECHNIQUES INCLUDING VIRTUAL REALITY TRAINING THEORY AND PRACTICAL EXERCISES 3 DIFFERENT COURSES: BASIC / INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED
12 May
2025 BAPS-CCLG Oncology Course
Cherry Hinton Road, Shelford Bottom, Cambridge CB22 3FB
Save the Date!
21 May
Dr. Koop: The Many Lives of the Surgeon General
London W1G 0AE
Author Professor Nigel Cameron will be interviewed by Professor Julia Manning, Dean of Education at the RSM, followed by a panel with Professor John Wyatt, Emeritus Professor of Ethics and Perinatology, UCL, and Matt James, director of BioCentre.
23 May
Court Skills Training – Police Investigation and Criminal Proceedings
Bloomsbury
A one-day Court Skills Training course providing a detailed insight into Police Investigation and Criminal Proceedings. Enhance your understanding of your role as a witness and enhance your skills to deliver clear, confident and effective evidence.
25 Jun
07 Jul
15 Sep
Global Surgery Short Course
60-62 Banbury Rd, Park Town, Oxford, OX2 6PN
A five-day intensive course exploring the critical challenges facing those working towards universal access to safe and affordable surgical, anaesthesia and obstetrics care.
20 Oct
SIOP 2025
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Abstract submission for the 57th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP 2025) is open and closes 1st April 2025
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