BLAPRAS x UCLPRAS Congenital & Paediatric Plastic Surgery Teaching Series

COURSE AIMS:

• Teach students about the role of plastic surgery in managing congenital abnormalities and how plastic surgeons treat paediatric patients
• Build students’ knowledge concerning types of congenital abnormalities children may be born with and the complications these may represent
• Develop participants’ surgical skills relevant for congenital plastic surgery through weekly wet lab workshops
• Allow students to understand the procedures performed by plastic surgeons and surgical decision making

DATES

• Session 1: Saturday 1st November 09:00 - 11:00 (UCL)
  • Talk: Intro to Congenital Plastic Surgery
  • Workshop: Flap Reconstruction Wet Lab
• Session 2: Saturday 15th November 09:00 - 12:00 (Barts)
  • Talk: Hypospadias with Mr Ganesh Vythilingham
  • Workshop: Hypospadias Snodgrass TIP Repair Wet Lab
• Session 3: Saturday 22nd November 09:00 - 12:00 (UCL)
  • Talk: Congenital Hand Anomalies with Mr Dimitris Reissis
  • Workshop: Syndactyly Wet Lab
• Session 4: Saturday 6th December 09:00 - 12:00 (Barts)
  • Talk: Congenital Craniofacial Anomalies with Mr Juling Ong
  • Workshop: Cranioplasty
• Session 5: Tuesday 9th December 17:30 - 20:30 (UCL)
  • Talk: Cleft Lip with Ms Louisa Ferguson
  • Workshop: Cleft Lip Wet Lab
• Session 6: Tuesday 16th December 17:30 - 20:30 (Barts)
  • Talk: Cleft Palate with Mr Theodore Pezas
  • CLEFT UK Fundraiser
  • Workshop: Cleft Palate Wet Lab