SCALPEL III

Welcome to the third edition of Scalpel – Gimbernat Surgical Symposium 2022.

In this year’s edition, we expanded the participant capacity to accommodate 90 students, and introduced innovative surgical workshops covering Vascular Surgery, Urology, Gynecology, Bandages, and Basic Life Support.

The inaugural session, titled “The Future of Surgery: Digital Revolution Continues,” was presented by Prof. Eduardo Targarona, Head of the Gastrointestinal and Hematological Surgical Unit at Hospital Sant Pau, Barcelona. Dr. Targarona addressed the challenges that future generations will confront in light of technological advances and big data.

The second conference, led by Dr. Irene Bello, Senior Faculty of the Thoracic Surgery Service at Hospital Clínic, focused on “Thoracic Surgery: Beyond Lung Cancer.” Dr. Bello highlighted the main areas and pathologies within this surgical specialty, offering insights through real surgery images and videos.

Following these enlightening sessions, students had the opportunity for a brief coffee break to network, leading to the commencement of the first series of surgical workshops.