Conferences are a great opportunity to present research, gather information on the latest technology and guidelines, and of course meet up with friends from medical school and network with surgical colleagues across Canada and internationally.

Here are a variety of conferences to check out in 2022-2023:

CAGS: Canadian Surgery Forum (September 15-17, 2022, Toronto, ON)

CAPS: Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons (September 15-17, 2022, Victoria, BC)

ACS: American College of Surgeons (October 16-20, 2022, San Diego, California)

Critical Care Canada Forum (November 23-25, 2022, Toronto, ON)

STS: Society of Thoracic Surgeons (January 21-23, 2023, San Diego, California)

AHPBA: Americas Hepatico-Pancreatico-Biliary Association (March 9-12, 2023, Miami, Florida)

SSO: Society of Surgical Oncology (March 22-25, 2023, Boston, Massachusetts)

Trauma, Critical Care & Acute Care Surgery (March 28-30, 2023, Las Vegas, Nevada)

SAGES: Society of Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (March 29-April 1, 2023 Montréal, QC)

AAES: American Association Endocrine Surgeons (April 29-May1, 2023, Birmingham, Alabama)

APSA: American Pediatric Surgery Association (May 10-14, 2023, Orlando, Florida)

ASCRS: American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons (Jun 3-6, 2023, Seattle, Washington) 

CAGS maintains an event calendar which includes these events and more.