Organizing a surgical training course involves more than just booking a room and bringing together a few experts. Between regulatory requirements, laboratory logistics, coordinating experts, managing participants, and the growing expectations of various stakeholders, the success of a course today depends on true organizational expertise.
It is precisely to address these challenges that Skylab has developed its Surgical Course Organizer (SCO) : a service entirely dedicated to the design, organization, and coordination of surgical training programs in France and internationally.
Expertise Born from Real-World Experience
Since 2023, Skylab has been working with the leading organizations in medical education to organize hundreds of training sessions in France.
Each year, our center hosts more than 3,000 participants over nearly 150 training days in a variety of specialties, including orthopedics, maxillofacial surgery, otolaryngology, 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;
- organizing hands-on sessions using anatomical specimens;
- management of international experts;
- the requirements of scientific societies and industrialists.
This specialization makes it possible to anticipate the unique challenges of surgical training programs and ensure that everything runs smoothly, even on the most complex projects.
A fully customizable offering
Every project is different.
Some companies simply want to outsource registration, while others are looking for comprehensive support, from defining the educational format to the post-event review.
Our SCO offering is tailored to these needs through customized or turnkey support.
We can provide services for:
- defining the instructional format;
- project monitoring and budget management;
- scientific coordination;
- the program’s structure;
- identifying and managing industrial partners;
- marketing partnerships;
- communication before, during, and after the event;
- registration management;
- hotel reservations and transfers;
- regulatory procedures (MedTech, CME, etc.);
- Comprehensive logistics support on the day of the event.
Our customers choose only the services they need.
At our center… or anywhere in the world
One of the main advantages of the SCO service is its flexibility.
Of course, we can organize your training at our center in Nantes, which is equipped with two anatomy labs, modern meeting rooms, state-of-the-art surgical equipment, and reception areas suitable 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 committee;
- experts;
- industrial partners;
- suppliers;
- hotels;
- caterers;
- carriers;
- audiovisual teams;
- laboratories.
With the SCO service, a dedicated project manager serves as your single point of contact.
He coordinates all stakeholders, monitors the schedule, budget, and deadlines, while providing you with a comprehensive overview of the project’s progress.
You focus on the scientific content; we’ll take care of the rest.
An organization that complies with regulatory requirements
Medical training programs are subject to specific rules.
Compliance with MedTech Europe thresholds, adherence to professional association requirements, contracting with experts, management of coverage, accreditation applications, documentation tracking…
These tasks can quickly become time-consuming.
Our team incorporates them from the very beginning of the project to ensure the safety of your event and guarantee its regulatory compliance.
Who is our SCO offering intended for?
Our service supports, in particular:
- scholarly societies;
- medical device manufacturers;
- surgeons who wish to develop their own training program;
- training organizations;
- hospitals and universities.
Regardless of the format—hands-on course, cadaver lab, master class, certification, symposium, or workshop—we tailor our support to the educational objectives of each project.
Make Your Next Training Session a Success
Organizing a surgical course requires expertise that goes far beyond traditional event planning.
Drawing on its experience, infrastructure, and specialized team, Skylab supports organizations in the medical education sector in bringing their projects to fruition, both in France and internationally.
Do you have a surgical training project?
Our teams are here to work with you to develop a customized solution tailored to your scientific, educational, and budgetary goals.
