ACT activities

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. Here's how you can get involved.

• Submitting a Research Paper for this event - applications must close 2 October. See the 'Call for Research Papers' section for details.
• Register to attend our event - registrations now open. See below for details.

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

Latest updates:

Provisional program now available. (PDF 425.59KB)

Special post meeting dinner: Beltana Farm - bookings now open, but you must get in quick. You can register for the dinner here.

 

We have a wonderful line up of speakers confirmed and we can't wait to share the details with you. Stay tuned for more information.

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.

 

Your research, your moment | Call for Research Papers - three awards on offer | Submissions must close 16 October 2025

Do you have an interest in exploring innovations, challenges, and advancements in healthcare across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand? We invite you to submit a research paper/poster on your own research topic within the context of healthcare for this event.

Entries are now open until Thursday 16 October 2025. Awards will be given to:

- Best Poster Prize. Winner will receive a certificate and $250 Prezee gift card
- Best Oral Presentation. Winner will receive a certificate and $250 Prezee gift card
- Noel Tait Prize for Best Presentation by a Medical Student. The winner will receive a plaque and $250 Prezee gift card

Submit your paper here.

• 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.