The following list outlines some important conferences in the areas specified. It is by no means exhaustive, so please also use other sources to identify conferences that may not be listed here.
A quick google search for the name of any of the below conferences will show where it will be held this year and how to submit work for consideration.
Following medical doctors who are involved in your preferred speciality on Twitter is also an excellent way to identify key conferences. Email us at cures@cardiff.ac.uk if you would like to add a conference to the list
CUReS strongly encourages students to submit abstracts to professional conferences and meetings as to gain experience of presenting work on a national/international level and to learn more about an area of interest. It is also an excellent way to enhance your CV and build contacts within a particular field.
Conferences by speciality:
Acute Medicine
SAM Conference (The Society for Acute Medicine Conference)
Allergy (also see Immunology)
British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology Annual Meeting
Anaesthetics
Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland Annual Congress
Breast Surgery
Association of Breast Surgery Trainees Meeting
Association of Breast Surgery Conference and AGM
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland Annual Meeting and Cardiothoracic Forum
Cardiology
Heart Rhythm Congress
Advanced Symposium on Congenital Disease in the Adult
Annual Autumn Meeting of the British Society for Heart Failure
British Cardiovascular Society Annual Conference
Clinical Genetics
Genome Informatics
Clinical Neurophysiology
International league against epilepsy – Annual Scientific Meeting
Clinical Pharmacology
British Pharmacological Society – Pharmacology
Colorectal Surgery (also see General Surgery)
Tripartite Colorectal Meeting
Dermatology
Annual Meeting of the British Association of Dermatologists
Education
Association for the Study of Medical Education
Academy of Medical Educators
Association of Medical Education in Europe
Emergency Medicine (see Acute Medicine)
Trauma Care Conference
SMACC
Endocrinology and Diabetes
Diabetes UK Annual Professional Conference
Society for Endocrinology BES Conference
ENT
British Rhinological Society Epidemiology (see Public Health)
Gastroenterology
British Society of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting
General Practice/ Primary Care
Society for Academic Primary Care Annual Scientific Meeting
General Surgery
Association of Surgeons in Training Conference
International Surgical Congress of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
Genitourinary Medicine
British Association for Sexual Health and HIV Spring Meeting
Geriatric Medicine/ COTE
British Geriatrics Society Scientific Autumn Meeting
British Geriatrics Society Spring Meeting
Haematology
British Society for Haematology Annual Scientific Meeting
Immunology
British Society Of Allergy & Clinical Immunology Annual Meeting (BSACI )
Infectious Diseases
Influenza One Influenza, One World
Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Biennial Meeting
Medical Microbiology
Microscience Microscopy Congress
Neonatology
Annual International Neonatal Conference
Nephrology (see Renal Medicine)
Neurology
Association of British Neurologists Annual Meeting
Neurophysiology (see Clinical Neurophysiology)
Neurosurgery
The Society for British Neurological Surgeons Autumn Meeting
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Obstetric Anaesthesia
Oncology and Palliative Care
National Cancer Research Institute Cancer Conference
The British Association for Cancer Research Development of Cancer Medicines
Ophthalmology
Conference The Royal College of Ophthalmologists Annual Congress
Orthopaedic Surgery
Trauma Care Conference
British Orthopaedic Society Association Annual Congress
Otorhinolaryngology (see ENT)
Paediatrics
Europaediatrics and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Annual Conference
Pain Management
The British Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting
Pathology
Pathological Society and European Society of Pathology Joint Congress
Pharmacology (see Clinical Pharmacology)
Physiology
Physiology Conference, UK
Plastic Surgery
Congress of the European Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
Primary Care (see General Practice)
Psychiatry
Royal College of Psychiatrists International Congress
Public Health
NICE Annual Conference
Please note this conference does not accept student abstracts
Radiology
British Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting
Renal Medicine
UK Kidney Week
Respiratory Medicine
British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting
Trauma (see Orthopaedic Surgery and Acute Medicine
Tropical Medicine (see Infectious Diseases)
Urology
The British Association of Urological Surgeons Annual Meeting