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Gimbernat
Surgical Association
SCALPEL
Gimbernat Surgical Symposium
On the past 24th of February we held our first Surgical Symposium for medical students.
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​We had the pleasure to listen to the conferences of Dr. Salvador Navarro (Parc Taulí, Sabadell), who talked about the ATLS management of a polytraumatic patient and its implementation in Spain, and Dr. Julio Mayol (Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid) who gave a lecture about the future of surgery.
![Dr. Salvador Navarro Conference](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/39249b_ca19ad0518e24421ad3eb3f53821cb97~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/39249b_ca19ad0518e24421ad3eb3f53821cb97~mv2.jpg)
![Dr. Salvador Navarro Conference](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/39249b_bae52613ee944caab705de1ae909d6d6~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_37,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/39249b_bae52613ee944caab705de1ae909d6d6~mv2.png)
![Conference room](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/39249b_5892cddce5554f1ab52d93b9e0b77d75~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/39249b_5892cddce5554f1ab52d93b9e0b77d75~mv2.jpg)
![Dr. Salvador Navarro Conference](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/39249b_ca19ad0518e24421ad3eb3f53821cb97~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/39249b_ca19ad0518e24421ad3eb3f53821cb97~mv2.jpg)
Also, medical students from all of the catalan faculties could do dynamic workshops. They could learn about the management of a politrauma patient using a simulation room, practise plastic surgery techniques such as skin grafts or flaps, sew up a cardiac valve in an animal heart, proceed to use an arthroscopy device with traumatology surgeons, practise ophtalmology surgery skills, attend suture workshops and even do a medical escape room.
![SCALPEL Cardiac Surgery Workshop](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/39249b_eb4838c2972f48f79ed6d21c7f96a27a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_37,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/39249b_eb4838c2972f48f79ed6d21c7f96a27a~mv2.png)
![SCALPEL Traumatology Workshop](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/39249b_e89e0ca13c604531be7a037993c14a01~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_37,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/39249b_e89e0ca13c604531be7a037993c14a01~mv2.png)
![SCALPEL Oftalmology Workshop](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/39249b_e60e962f900f4eb69d93ee851b263972~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_37,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/39249b_e60e962f900f4eb69d93ee851b263972~mv2.png)
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Between the workshops, we had a brunch organised for students to ask the doctors and residents questions and concerns about their speciality.
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![Lunch break](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/39249b_bae5617c570e44388f3fef668a9d8670~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/39249b_bae5617c570e44388f3fef668a9d8670~mv2.jpg)
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![Lunch break](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/39249b_12eebcdcb3894ae683835d1b45916ed8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/39249b_12eebcdcb3894ae683835d1b45916ed8~mv2.jpg)
At the end of the day, we had a closure act in which we thanked all participants and did a special mention to our professor Dr. Manuel Pera for his implication in the organization of the symposium.
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![CTO Scolarship winner](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/39249b_948c7544cd6948e3977b77e7de2b1216~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/39249b_948c7544cd6948e3977b77e7de2b1216~mv2.jpg)
![AQG Comittee](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/39249b_a0dc2c6c54844dc8948211d289535745~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/39249b_a0dc2c6c54844dc8948211d289535745~mv2.jpg)
![AMIR Scolarship winner](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/39249b_2a2cd3b271e04613bcac3717a9ea6666~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/39249b_2a2cd3b271e04613bcac3717a9ea6666~mv2.jpg)
We hope it was a rewarding experience for all the assistants. We are looking forward to seeing you again at Scalpel 2021.
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