Cardiothoracic science and professional education in Birmingham
The SCTS Annual Meeting 2027 is scheduled for 21–23 March 2027 at ICC Birmingham, 8 Centenary Square, Birmingham B1 2EA, United Kingdom. It is organised by the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland (SCTS) and is an in-person meeting. The society’s current abstract guidance describes a combined scientific and educational experience bringing cardiothoracic specialists and the wider clinical team together around research, training, wellbeing and professional exchange.
The announced subject areas include cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery, aortic and transplant surgery, congenital cardiothoracic surgery and surgical innovation. Dedicated nursing and allied-health-professional activity, together with wet and dry laboratory sessions, is described in the 2027 guidance. This identifies the intended breadth of the meeting, but does not establish a detailed timetable, named workshop roster or individual lecture assignments.
The society says conference registration provides access to scientific sessions, lectures, abstract presentations, plenary sessions and lunchbox sessions, as well as the exhibition hall, welcome reception and catering. Extra social activities are not included in the conference fee. The published meeting outline includes a welcome reception on Sunday 21 March, 17:00–19:00, and an annual dinner on Monday 22 March. The dinner venue remains to be confirmed; no separate ticket price is verified.
Programme and faculty status: the official programme section currently says “Programme coming soon,” and the guest-speaker section is marked TBC. No previous-edition programme, faculty or workshop names have been carried forward. The separate programme portal did not expose a usable 2027 timetable during verification. The event’s educational scope is therefore documented without presenting an invented schedule.
Registration is scheduled to open on 1 December 2026, according to the official 2027 guidance. No current ticket amount has been verified, and an older linked event-registration page no longer exists. No registration link is supplied until a working destination for this exact edition is confirmed. Venue registration-desk hours are listed separately and should not be mistaken for scientific-session times.
Abstract submissions are closed. The site retains an “open” label despite past deadlines: a promotional flyer shows 6 November 2026, while the text and guidance state 5 November at 23:59. Both have passed as of 7 November. The guidance describes five-minute oral presentations with discussion, moderated posters, e-posters and movie abstracts. Accepted in-person presenters must register and attend on their allocated date.
The society advertises “up to 18 CPD points”, without identifying an approving body in the reviewed material. This is retained as exact organiser wording, not a verified SCFHS claim. Named sponsors on the source footer are explicitly for 2026 and are not assigned to this edition. The official 2027 abstract guidance is attached below for the announced educational scope and participation rules.
Official 2027 abstract guidance
Abstract Submission Overview — official PDF; submissions closed
