Overview
Global Blue Skies is a major multi-disciplinary conference for Fellows and Members of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and will be held at the Hyatt Centric Hebbal hotel in Bengaluru on 13 December 2026.
Registration for the event is free of charge.
The event will be attended by three senior Vice Presidents of the College.
The theme of the conference is Building Bridges, Inspiring Excellence and Shaping the Future connecting physicians, surgeons and dental surgeons in a morning plenary session and three separate specialty tracks in the afternoon.
Topics will include: leadership, mentorship, artificial intelligence, cardiovascular prevention, robotic, ophthalmic, oral and maxillofacial surgery. View the full programme below.
How to book
Please note that there are a limited number of spaces for registration based on Faculty.
Please use the "Register your interest" button on this page to register your interest for the event. Once your request has been submitted, our team will contact you by email to confirm whether there is availability for your registration.
What happens on the day?
Click below to view or download the conference programme.
7.30
- Registration
8.30
- Key Note addresses – Leading with Purpose: Leadership, Mentorship & Inclusive Excellence in Healthcare
- Leading with Purpose: Building Trust, Inspiring Teams and Driving Change
- Mentorship Matters: Shaping the Next Generation of Healthcare Professionals
- Inclusive Excellence: Championing Equity and Inclusion in Modern Healthcare
- Affordable Healthcare: Making Quality Care Accessible, Equitable and Sustainable
- Governance with Purpose: Transforming Medical Education and Healthcare for the Future
10.00
- Panel Discussion 1 – How can RCPSG contribute to Medical/Surgical/Dental Education in India
10.30
- Panel Discussion 2 – Why I support RCPSG - Reflections from Fellows & Members
11.00
- Innovation in Surgery, Medicine & Dentistry
- 11.00–11.10: From Pessimism to Possibility
- 11.10–11.20: Beyond the knife!
- 11.20–11.30: The 2035 Doctor: What Will Change and What must never Change
- 11.30–11.40: Innovations for future Dentistry
- 11.40–11.50: Advances in Corneal transplantation
- 11.50–12.00: Discussion
12.00
- RCPSG Best Paper Session for Trainees
- All submissions would be accepted as Posters and displayed
- Two best Posters each from Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry will be selected for Podium Presentations (5 minutes each)
12.30
- Diploma Ceremony
13.00
- Lunch
14.00
- Specialty Specific Meetings - see Surgeons, Physicians and Dentists Tracks below
14.00
- State of the Art Talks
- 14.00–14.10: Bariatrics in India – What’s New?
- 14.10–14.20: Tiny Patients, Giant Leaps
- 14.20–14.30: AI in Otorhinolangology
- 14.30–14.40: A Paradigm Shift in Oncosurgery
- 14.40–14.50: BCRADS: A Re-Look at Clinical Breast Examination
- 14.50–15.00: Minimal Access Surgery in Tropical Chronic Pancreatitis
- 15.00–15.15: Discussion
15.15
- Exploring Local Solutions to Local Challenges
- 15.15–15.25: Returning to India: Challenges in Neurosurgical Practice
- 15.25–15.35: FoFo: Transforming Vision Screening Through Frugal Innovation
- 15.35–15.45: Indian solutions to surgical practice
- 15.45–15.55: Post cholecystectomy biliary stricture
- 15.55–16.05: Global problems: Local solutions in Hernia surgery
- 16.05–16.15: Topic TBC
- 16.15–16.30: Discussion
14.00
- Session 1
- 14.00–14.15: Personalized Medicine In Pulmonary Practice: From Phenotypes To Precision
- 14.15–14.30: The Diabetes Revolution – New Therapies, Better Outcomes
- 14.30–14.40: Discussion
14.45
- Session 2
- 14.45–15.00: Artificial Intellignce in Medicine: Hype, Hope or Healthcare Revolution?
- 15.00–15.15: Precision Medicine: Personalizing Healthcare - How I Treat TMA" in Genomic Era
- 15.15–15.25: Discussion
15:30
- Session 3
- 15.30–15.45: Cardiovascular Prevention 2.0: Beyond Cholesterol and Blood Pressure
- 15.45–16.00: Evolving clinical Spectrum of Vivax Malaria – Need for precision therapy
- 16.00–16.10: Discussion
- 16.10–16.30: Panel Discussion - Precision and Personalized Care- Present and Future of CAR T-Cell Therapy
14.00
- Session 1
- 14.00–14.15: Role of Digital Planning in Mandible Reconstruction with Local Resource and Cost Effective Treatments
- 14.15–14.30: AI in Prosthodontics
- 14.30–15.00: Panel Discussion - How is AI Driven diagnosis and treatment planning changing the practice of Dentistry in India?
15.00
- Session 2
- 15.00–15.20: Maxillofacial Conundrums: Where Specialties Converge
- 15.20–15.40: From Planning to Precision: A Digital Navigation Guided Work Flow for Full Arch Rehabilitation (ZyRAX Protocol)
- 15.40–16.00: Periodontal Practice: The Digital Way
- 16.00–16.30: Discussion