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2025 ACT Annual Scientific Meeting 

Our Convenors, Dr Hazel Serrao-Brown and Dr Christopher Lim, invite you to get involved with the highlight of the RACS ACT year, our Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) on Saturday 15 November, 2025.

Event details.
Date: Saturday, 15 November 2025
Time: 8.30am 
Venue: The National Museum of Australia
Theme: The Cutting Edge: Driving Breakthroughs in Surgery

Registration link

Join us for our special post meeting dinner at Beltana Farm. Get in quick as tickets are limited. Link to register

Latest updates:

View our latest program (PDF 420.34KB). Our lineup includes:

• Melo Calarco - Burnout and Wellbeing in Surgery
• Professor Ray Sacks, FRACS and RACS Vice President
• Professor Charles Mosse - A new paradigm for clinical consent
• Panel discussion and more.

We can't wait to see you there.

 

Healthcare is evolving rapidly across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Staying informed and connected is essential for driving meaningful change. This one day event brings together the surgical and healthcare community in the ACT to explore innovations, tackle pressing challenges, and shape the future of healthcare delivery and research. Your participation helps strengthen the collective impact of our surgical community in the ACT.

The Annual Scientific Meeting is designed to foster collaboration, share cutting-edge research, and spark dialogue around the most critical issues facing healthcare in the ACT today. It serves as a platform for professionals to exchange knowledge, showcase advancements, and inspire new approaches to clinical practice, policy, and innovation.

• RACS Fellows, SIMG's, Trainees and RACS leadership
• Surgeons from Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand
• Surgical Assistants
• Junior Doctors
• Medical students
• Allied health professionals.

If you have an interest in the ACT healthcare system, and want to connect, share your knowledge and explore the topics that matter to you, this meeting is one you don't want to miss.

• Obtain up to 7 CPD hours.
• Hear from a diverse range of speakers, discover the latest in surgical research and emerging technologies.
• Engage in discussions with expert leaders shaping the future of surgical healthcare in the ACT.
• Gain practical takeaways.
• Collaborate, network and share your knowledge and expertise with peers in the surgical community.

Register now!

We look forward to seeing you there.