title: The annual scientific conference: what does the future hold?
abstract: It is now expected that medical practitioners around the world will engage in ongoing professional development. Many Colleges, medical associations and societies have made completion of appropriate continuing professional development (CPD) mandatory and medical registration in some jurisdictions is predicated on participation in a CPD programme. This commits doctors to a programme of lifelong learning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. mjh@sydneysurgicalservices.com.au
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hollands
authors.forename: Campbell
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Miles