Team Consulting and inclusive surgical devices at Royal College of Surgeons of England event

Team Consulting are attending the Women at the Cutting Edge event hosted by the Royal College of Surgeons of England, in partnership with the RCS England I-Hub and Women in Surgery (WinS) group, on Friday 17th October 2025 at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. Team's Senior FEI Strategy and Innovation Consultant, Lara Zaki, and Senior Human Factors Consultant, Claire Young, will lead a workshop that addresses how we can design surgical devices that work better for everyone, especially women.

A must-attend innovation workshop on inclusive surgical devices

On Friday 17th October 2025 at 11:50am as part of Breakout Session One, Team Consulting will present an interactive 1-hour workshop on how inclusive and collaborative design processes can drive better device experiences for women surgeons, and better outcomes for women patients.

Attendees can look forward to:

Gaining practical experience exploring and brainstorming surgical device innovation
Providing input on the challenges women in surgery face with devices and technology, and help demonstrate the importance of inclusive device design that caters to the needs of women surgeons and patients

Supporting inclusive innovation

Ahead of Women at the Cutting Edge event, see how Team Consulting’s FemTech experts are supporting meaningful innovation to address challenges around the gender health gap.

Three women outlining a FemTech Innovation strategy, collaborating, writing on post-its

Building a FemTech innovation strategy

Learn how Team helped our client to develop a targeted FemTech innovation strategy by analysing the market, identifying unmet needs of the user and mapping key opportunities for commercial goals.

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Tackling the gender health gap through user-centred product development

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How FemTech tackles the gender health gap

How can we advance the future of FemTech? Learn more about how the industry must continue to work in multidisciplinary groups to understand end-user needs and experiences to push the boundaries of current practices.

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Interested in inclusive surgical device design?

Join the insightful workshop at Women at the Cutting Edge with the RCSEng I-Hub and WinS group and Team’s FemTech experts, Lara Zaki and Claire Young, or get in touch to discover how Team Consulting can accelerate your surgical innovation journey with inclusive, user-focused design expertise.