The British Elbow & Shoulder Society (BESS) will make this
year’s Annual Scientific Meeting international for the first time.
The three-day event, which takes place at The Glasshouse
International Centre for Music next week, will be attended by La Sociedad Española
de Cirugía de Hombro y Codo (The Spanish Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery)
as well as surgeons and advanced health practitioners from across Britain.
To mark the milestone for the BESS, the Spanish society’s
president elect Abdul-ilah Hachem, will deliver the Presidential Guest Lecture
to its 650 delegates.
BESS president Mark Falworth and vice president/local organiser lead, Jaime Candal-Couto, said: “We
are pleased to welcome colleagues from the Spanish Society of Shoulder and
Elbow Surgery, marking an important step in strengthening international
collaboration and sharing expertise. We look forward to three days of
high-quality discussion, debate and professional development.”
It will be the second time the Annual Scientific Meeting for
the BESS will be held at the Glasshouse located on NewcastleGateshead quayside.
Chris Laws, head of operations, events and hires at The
Glasshouse, said: “The BESS conference will make full use of our world-class
auditorium and our open concourse area for the exhibition, which has panoramic
views across the river to Newcastle upon Tyne.”
