The Future Surgeon: Post-Conference Form

Please complete this after attending The Future Surgeon 2026.

Thank you for attending the 2025 VRiMS Inaugural Conference: The Future Surgeon. This short post-conference questionnaire is designed to help us evaluate how the event has influenced your knowledge, confidence, and skills across key Future of Surgery themes. Your feedback will guide future VRiMS initiatives and help us continue improving our programmes. Certificates of attendance will be sent shortly to the email addresses provided in this form.

Full name

1. Following the conference, how has your interest in a career in surgery changed? *

1- Much less interested5- Much more interested

2. Do you feel your primary goals for attending this conference were achieved? *

YesNo

Keynote Talks

The Future Surgeon conference brings together leading voices shaping the next era of surgical practice. Inspired by the RCS England Future of Surgery Commission, our programme explored the innovations redefining the operating theatre — from robotics and AI to global collaboration and sustainability — empowering delegates to build confidence and insight into the future of surgical care. Having attended the talks, we'd like to use this form to assess delegates' current knowledge and confidence in these key areas, helping us understand how the conference made a difference in informing and inspiring the next generation of surgeons.

3. Having attended, how familiar are you with the Royal College of Surgeons of England "Future of Surgery" Commission and its key recommendations? *

1- Not at all familiar5- Extremely familiar

4. Having attended, how would you rate your current level of knowledge on the following topics? *

1- No knowledge5- Excellent understanding

Robotics and automation

Artificial intelligence and data science

Extended reality and digital simulation

Regenerative medicine and bioprinting

Global health and remote surgery

Sustainability and green surgery

Workforce, leadership, and training reforms

5. How useful were the talks? *

1 - Not informative/engaging5 - Very informative/engaging

Jag Dhanda/Athananasios Raikos: "How do we use Technology to train the Future Surgeons?"

George Pappagianakis: "Never First on the Patient - Never Last to the Machine: Why your surgical Co-Pilot will be trained on you"

James Kinross: "Coming Soon"

TBC: "TBC"

6. After the conference, what areas do you think will have the greatest impact on the future of surgery? *

Robotics and automationArtificial intelligence and data scienceExtended reality and digital simulationRegenerative medicine and bioprintingGlobal health and remote surgerySustainability and green surgeryWorkforce, leadership, and training reforms

7. Technological innovation will fundamentally reshape surgical training in the next decade. *

1- Strongly disagree5- Strongly agree

8. Digital tools such as AI and simulation can improve patient safety. *

1- Strongly disagree5- Strongly agree

9. The NHS is prepared to adopt new surgical technologies. *

1- Strongly disagree5- Strongly agree

10. Multidisciplinary collaboration is key to driving surgical innovation. *

1- Strongly disagree5- Strongly agree

11. I feel confident discussing topics related to the future of surgery (e.g. innovation, technology, policy, sustainability). *

1- Not confident at all5- Extremely confident

12. I have a strong interest in contributing to innovation and technological advancement within surgery. *

1- No interest5- Very strong interest

13. Overall, how satisfied were you with the event? *

1- Not satisfied at all5- Highly satisfied

14. The event was well organised by the VRiMS Surgical Society. *

1- Strongly disagree5- Strongly agree

15. Would you recommend this event to your friends/colleagues? *

YesNo

16. Were there any things you particularly enjoyed regarding the conference as a whole?

17. Please feel free to note down any suggestions/improvements regarding the conference as a whole:

18. Did you attend the workshops? *

YesNo