Organising a surgical training course involves much more than booking a venue and bringing together a few experts. From regulatory requirements and laboratory logistics to expert coordination, participant management and the growing expectations of stakeholders, the success of a course today depends on genuine organisational expertise.
This is precisely why Skylab has developed its Surgical Course Organizer (SCO) service: a dedicated solution for the design, organisation and coordination of surgical training courses in France and internationally.
Expertise built on hands-on experience
Since 2023, Skylab has been supporting leading medical education organisations in the delivery of hundreds of training days across France.
Each year, our centre welcomes more than 3,000 participants across nearly 150 training days, covering a wide range of specialties, including orthopaedics, maxillofacial surgery, ENT, dental surgery, veterinary medicine and robotic surgery.
This experience has allowed us to identify a recurring need: many organizers want to retain scientific control over their programs while delegating all operational management.
That is how our Surgical Course Organizer (SCO) service came to be.
Much more than just an event planner
The role of a Surgical Course Organizer goes far beyond that of an event planning agency or a traditional PCO.
Our team has expertise in the field of medical and surgical training:
- constraints faced by anatomy laboratories;
- medical device management;
- coordination with the technical teams;
- MedTech Europe regulations and the Medical Association;
- organisation des sessions pratiques sur pièces anatomiques ;
- gestion des experts internationaux ;
- exigences des sociétés savantes et des industriels.
This specialisation enables us to anticipate the specific challenges of surgical training courses and ensure smooth delivery, even for the most complex projects.
A fully flexible service offering
Every project is different.
Some organisations simply wish to outsource participant registration, while others require comprehensive support, from defining the educational format to the post-event review.
Our SCO offering adapts to these needs, with either a tailored, à la carte service or a fully managed, turnkey solution.
We can provide services for:
- la définition du format pédagogique ;
- le suivi de projet et le pilotage budgétaire ;
- la coordination scientifique ;
- la construction du programme ;
- la recherche et la gestion des partenaires industriels ;
- la commercialisation des partenariats ;
- la communication avant, pendant et après l’événement ;
- la gestion des inscriptions ;
- les réservations hôtelières et les transferts ;
- les démarches réglementaires (MedTech, CME, etc.) ;
- l’organisation logistique complète le jour de l’événement.
Our customers choose only the services they need.
At our centre… or anywhere in the world
One of the key strengths of our SCO service is its flexibility.
Of course, we can organise your training course at our Nantes centre, equipped with two anatomy laboratories, modern meeting rooms, state-of-the-art surgical equipment and reception areas designed for scientific events.
But our support doesn’t stop at Skylab.
Our teams can also organize your off-site training sessions anywhere in France or internationally, whether in the United States, Asia (Thailand), or Europe (London, Italy, etc.). After conducting an audit of the various potential venues, we coordinate all service providers to ensure that the quality standards for which Skylab is renowned are maintained.
A single point of contact to manage your project
Organizing a surgical course often involves many participants:
- Scientific committees
- Experts
- Industry partners
- Suppliers
- Hotels
- Caterers
- Transport providers
- Audiovisual teams
- Laboratories
With our SCO service, you benefit from a dedicated project manager who serves as your single point of contact.
They coordinate all stakeholders, oversee the schedule, budget and deadlines, and provide you with a comprehensive overview of the project’s progress.
You focus on the scientific content; we take care of everything else.
Organisation that meets regulatory requirements
Medical training courses are subject to specific regulations.
Compliance with MedTech Europe spending limits, adherence to professional regulatory requirements, expert contracting, management of sponsorship and hospitality arrangements, accreditation applications, document management…
These processes can quickly become time-consuming.
Our team incorporates these requirements from the outset to help safeguard your event and ensure regulatory compliance.
Who is our SCO offering intended for?
Our service is designed to support, in particular:
- Medical societies
- Medical device manufacturers
- Surgeons looking to develop their own training programmes
- Medical training organisations
- Hospitals and universities
Whatever the format — practical training course, cadaver lab, masterclass, certification programme, symposium or workshop — we tailor our support to the educational objectives of each project.
Make your next training course a success
Organising a surgical training course requires expertise that goes far beyond traditional event planning.
Drawing on its experience, facilities and specialist team, Skylab supports organisations in the medical education sector in bringing their projects to life, both in France and internationally.
Planning a surgical training course?
Our team is ready to work with you to develop a tailored solution that meets your scientific, educational and budgetary objectives.