Posts in "Medicine"

On the 10th of September 2025, I was delighted to have to opportunity to present the findings of my audit asking “Should We Increase Follow-Up Intensity for PIRADS 4 Prostate Lesions with Negative or Clinically Insignificant Biopsy?” at the the 22nd Meeting of the European Association of Urology Robotic Section…

In July, I had the privilege of attending the 2025 Microscience Microscopy Congress Incorporating the Electron Microscopy and Analysis Group. This was held in Manchester at the Central Convention Complex.

I was invited to present a poster on my elective project titled “Comparison of Tissue Clearing Techniques for Skin Imaging via…

It's not where you start…

In desperation to pursue our interests, a team of twelve of us - having never even attended a conference - set out to host one with a goal in mind. With the help of our generous donor - The University of Aberdeen Development Trust Fund and…

I was privileged to attend the Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery of Great Britain and Ireland (AUGIS), Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) in Glasgow at the SEC in October this year. While there I presented my abstract titled “Outcomes of Robotic Assisted Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeries” in an oral presentation.

Robotic assisted…

In June, I had the privilege of attending the Triennial and ICOSET Conferenceat the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh, where I presented my poster titled “Developing Sustainable Healthcare Turas Modules.” This project, which I completed with the University last summer, involved creating four educational modules aimed at increasing awareness of sustainable healthcare…

I was thrilled to attend a very special event this April - the Joint Congress of the British and Spanish Societies for Surgery of the Hand (BSSH and SECMA). It was the first time these two groups came together like this, and in the beautiful Palma de Mallorca at that.…

Earlier this year, I was fortunate to present a poster at The British Pain Society’s 58th Annual Scientific Meeting. My project was titled ‘Discharge Analgesia Following Elective Surgery: The Importance of Patient Factors’ and was conducted under the supervision of Dr Dev Srivastava, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine at…

Attending the British Infection Association (BIA) conference in Newcastle was a milestone for me – it was my first ever medical conference and my first time presenting a poster. I had submitted an abstract from my elective project on urine dipstick use and antibiotic prescribing and it was accepted.

The…

On 9 May 2025, I attended the Scottish Society of Gastroenterology (SSG) Summer Meeting 2025, held at the beautiful Dunblane Hydro. I was there to present an academic poster based on the findings of my final-year elective project: “Assessing the Effectiveness of Advanced Therapies on Microscopic Colitis.” This project, undertaken…

On Friday 21 March 2025, I had the privilege of attending the Scottish Early Pregnancy Network (SEPN) professional and educational meeting. I was also honoured to co-present a systematic review of observational studies and a meta-analysis entitled "Bacterial Vaginosis and the Risk of First Trimester Miscarriage."

Presenting my research to…