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SUMMARY:BSSH Scientific Meeting 2026
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DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe BSSH Scientific Meeting 2026 is our first three-day event dedicated to hand surgery. Held in conjunction with the American Association for Hand Surgery\, there will be a packed schedule of presentations\, workshops\, and networking opportunities. We are also pleased to have many other visitors\, including delegates from the China\, Japan and India. This unique opportunity will deepen our interdisciplinary global collaboration and help us learn from one another.\n\nThe meeting will consist of innovative talks and debates covering topics such as fractures\, training\, humanitarian work\, nerve injuries\, paediatric hand\, sports injuries\, brachial plexus\, Dupytren's and many more.\n\nWe will be joined by many overseas friends including Dr Charles Goldfarb\, Dr Warren Hammert\, Dr Harvey Chim and Dr Sanj Kakar\, from USA\, Dr Daniel Herren from Switzerland\, Dr Wen Dong Xu and Professor Shanlin Chen from China and Dr Takehiko Takagi from Japan and many others.\n\nThe first day will be followed by a drinks reception at Edinburgh Castle with a viewing of the Crown Jewels. This will give the perfect chance to network and to get to know fellow colleagues. The second day concludes with the Society Dinner at the Natural Museum of Scotland.\n\nSo\, please join us for the BSSH Autumn Scientific Meeting 2026 and discover the vibrant city of Edinburgh\, Scotland!\n\nDATE:Wednesday 4th -  Friday 6th November 2026. \n\nVENUE:Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC)\nThe Exchange \nEdinburgh \nEH3 8EE\nScotland\n\n\n\nAbstract Submission In a change to our traditional format\, all accepted abstracts will be podium presentations and must be presented in person. We will not be running e-poster sessions at this meeting. Instead\, successful submissions will be assigned either as a free paper or an emerging concept and given a slot within the programme.\n\nOnce abstracts have been scored\, if accepted\, they will be assigned a presentation time slot on the programme of either 7 minutes\, 5 minutes or 3 minutes.\n\nAll accepted abstracts will be presented orally. \n\nFree Papers will be the highest-ranked studies with mature data and strong scientific or clinical impact or focused\, high-quality studies with robust early or confirmatory results.\n\nEmerging Concepts will include innovative ideas\, case reports or small series\, technical developments and new clinical approaches.\n\nAbstract submission instructionsAbstract title must not exceed 30 wordsAbstracts must not exceed 300 wordsPlease write the title of the abstract in sentence caseTables\, graphs or other graphic elements will not be accepted\, and should not be included in the abstractIt is recommended that the following headings are used when submitting abstracts:\n- Aims\n- Methods \n- Results\n- Conclusions\n- An introduction should not be included unless essential Abstract Themes \n\nThe BSSH has introduced eight themes in which the abstracts are to be submitted in. Please see below a list of these themes:\n\n						1. Arthritis			2. Innovation / diagnostics /\n			research / technology							3. Minimally invasive surgery			4. Nerve & brachial plexus							5. Paediatric / congenital /\n			spasticity			6. Rehab\, outcomes\,\n			publishing & patient-focused\n			care							7. Tendon & soft tissue\n			conditions/reconstruction			8. Trauma			For more information and guidance on the eight themes\, please click here. \n\nPlease note to add the Senior Author as the last Author on your abstract submission. Please also include their name in the text box at the bottom of the Abstract Authors page.\n\nWhen submitting\, please indicate if you want your abstract to be considered as a Free Paper or Emerging Concept and which of the 8 topics/categories it falls under.\n\nPlease note that post scoring\, the scientific committee reserve the right to reallocate submissions to alternative formats or topics\, regardless of the category they were submitted under.\n\nBy submitting this abstract\, if selected\, you agree to your name and institution/hospital appearing in the NXT abstract book and in the online and printed programme and that you have the permission of all the authors for this.\n\nSubmit your abstractClick here to submit your abstract. \n\nDeadline: Monday 13 July 2026\, 23:59.\n\n Drinks Reception - Edinburgh Castle \n\nThe BSSH are delighted to announce that in partnership with KLS Martin\, we will be holding a drink and canape reception in the Jacobite Room at the famous Edinburgh Castle. This will be held on Wednesday 4th November from 19.00pm. This will also include a private viewing of the Scottish Crown Jewels on arrival (at 19.00pm). \n\nThe Jacobite Room boasts magnificent high ceilings and superb views of the Edinburgh skyline in a flexible and modern space within an 18th-century building.\n\nVenue\nCastlehill\nEdinburgh \nEH1 2NG \n\nCLICK HERE for information on getting to the venue.\n\nTickets cost £30 inclusive of VAT\n\nDresscode: Smart/Casual\n\nThe registration to drinks reception is within the main registration form. \n\n Edinburgh Walking TourWalking Tour \n\nThursday 5 November – 16:30 -18:00 \n\nJoin Invisible Cities for a unique walking tour of Edinburgh led by a local guide with lived experience of the city. Beginning at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC)\, this journey takes you through hidden streets\, overlooked corners\, and stories that rarely make it into traditional guidebooks. Along the way\, you'll discover Edinburgh through a different lens\, hearing personal insights\, local history\, and reflections on the city’s changing landscape. The tour winds its way through the heart of the Old Town before finishing on the iconic Royal Mile\, leaving you with a deeper understanding of Edinburgh and the people who call it home.\n\nClick here to book\n\n\n\n  \n\n
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