The AfPP Robotics Symposium was recently held at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which has achieved some impressive milestones and advances in robotic surgery in recent years. Leading experts gathered at the centre to discuss the challenges and opportunities in this pioneering field. Louise Frampton reports.
Taking place at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), the AfPP's robotic symposium highlighted the vital role of pioneering robotic surgical techniques in driving improvements in patient outcomes. Safe implementation of the latest robotic technologies is a top priority — with training and teamworking central to ensuring successful outcomes.
The event sessions explored the impact of different robotic systems on theatre workflows, lessons for introducing a new robotic surgery programme, safe patient positioning, anaesthetic considerations, and the challenges and opportunities around robot-assisted surgery.
Chairing the symposium was Adrian Jones — a past president of the AfPP. As a retired Orthopaedic Surgical Care Practitioner, Adrian continues to support the next generation of Surgical Care Practitioners and Surgical First Assistants. As an external examiner, he works closely with the academic team and students at Anglia Ruskin University as they continue to develop these roles within their own surgical care/extended surgical teams.
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