HSMR21 Workshop- 'Establishing A UK Surgical Robotics Roadmap'

The Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics (HSMR) is now in its 13th year and has provided an annual forum for surgeons and engineers from across the globe to network and explore the latest developments in medical robotics. Every year researchers, clinicians and engineers are invited to submit papers on a range of topics covering clinical specialities in Urology, Cardiac Surgery, Neuro Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, General Surgery, Gynaecology, ENT, Orthopaedic and Paediatric Surgery.

This year we plan to build beyond the previous achievements and take the symposium to even higher successes with the theme of Surgery and Beyond’. We have already received full CPD accreditation from the Royal College of Surgeons and to complement this we are planning a programme with increased focus on clinical practitioner centered talks, workshops and presentations.


Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics 2021: Workshop

Establishing A UK Surgical Robotics RoadmapUK activities on surgical robotics have significantly increased over the past decade. The research community, however, has never been brought together to discuss how to best shape the future of the field together, highlight the most critical and impactful research directions, and produce a document that can be used to shape science policy and the funders’ perspective.

The current White Paper on Surgical Robotics is already several years old, and in need of collaborative update. This workshop will bring together multi-disciplinary international experts from the domain of surgical robotics, and in particular 1) laparoscopic surgical robots, 2) continuum surgical robots, 3) intra-corporeal robots, 4) microrobots.

Based on opinions that have already been captured via a questionnaire, a draft of the surgical robotics white paper will be put on the table for discussion, critique, and amendment.

Our goal is to use this workshop as a platform that captures the voice of every engaged surgical robotics researcher in the UK. The produced white paper should represent our community’s successes, obstacles, and aspirations clearly and confidently.


This workshop is worth 1.5 CPD points, please register to qualify for certification.

Royal College of Surgeons of England

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