NPRAS
National Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery meeting
Instructional lectures, trainee presentations, home to the Douglas Murray prize and the Mercian travelling award.
Course Details
All aspects of plastic surgery
Mandatory for West Midlands NTNs
Expert Instructional lectures
Trainee presentations
Douglas Murray prize (£750 & £250)
Mercian Travelling Award (£1500)
Cost
£35
West Midlands NTNs - no charge - see additional notes below
Employees of UHBFT - no charge
Others - £35
Venue
The Beeches Conference Centre
76 Selly Oak Rd,
Bournville,
Birmingham
B30 1LS
Tel: 0121 433 3311
Forthcoming Dates
2021
2021 - date to be confirmed
The plastic surgery department at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham hosts NPRAS an educational meeting on all aspects of plastic surgery.
The meeting features instructional lectures from local and national experts and provides a forum for presentations on any topic related to plastic, reconstructive or aesthetic surgery.
Closing date for submissions: TBA
If you wish to apply for the Douglas Murray Prize & Mercian Award please remember to complete both application forms as well as registering for the meeting.
Further information about NPRAS
Submissions for presentation are invited from trainees or medical students on any plastic surgery related topic. All presenters will be eligible for the Douglas Murray prize and abstracts should be submitted via this link
As part of the meeting two prizes are awarded - The Douglas Murray prize and The Mercian Travelling Award.
The meeting will be of interest to anyone involved in plastic surgery and related disciplines.
Note: this meeting forms a mandatory part of the training programme for Specialist Registrars in Plastic Surgery on the West Midlands Regional Training programme. West Midlands trainees holding a National Training Number may attend the meeting free of charge but must register for the meeting by sending an email to Gwen.Eccleston@uhb.nhs.uk
Registration fees for all other attendees are shown above
NPRAS 2020
Sadly, NAPRAS had to be cancelled due to the impact of COVID-19. We will be back with our newly invigorated meeting as soon as possible. Watch this space ....
Past NPRAS Lecturers
We have been informed & educated by the following national experts
2017
Mr Nigel Mercer - "Certification in Cosmetic Surgery"
Mr Fazel Fatah - "Lipomodelling in cosmetic surgery"
Mr Shehan Hettiaratchy - "The plastic surgeon in trauma care"
Dr Amelia Swift - "How to read and write …… for publication"
Dr Robert Jones - "Vascular anomalies: twists and turns"
2016
Mr Dominic Power - "Current concepts in brachial plexus and peripheral nerve surgery"
Miss Gill Smith - "Congenital hand surgery"
2015
Mr Bruce Richard - "Hands up in Nepal - tendon transfers and smiles for people affected by leprosy
Mr Ken Bellringer - "Life changing injury: A patient's perspective"
2014
Dr Jerry Marsden - "Surgical skin oncology - what we don't know, but should"
Mr Simon Wharton - "Hypospadias - an update on where we are now"
2013
2013
Miss Anne Dancey - “Microvascular transfer for Prophylaxis & treatment of Lymphoedema”
Mr Fazel Fatah - “The Psychology of Cosmetic Surgery”
2012
Mr Garth Titley - "Something in the Sausages"
Mr Sat Parmar - “3-Dimensional Bony Reconstruction in the Head and Neck”
2011
Mr Francis Peart - “Aesthetic Challenges in Rhinoplasty”
Dr Jeff Lindsay - “Rehabilitation of Lower Limb Amputations”
Mr Hiroshi Nishikawa - “Assessment of Cosmetic deformity”
2010
Mr David Ross - “State of the Art on Massive Weight Loss Surgery”
Mr Vikram Vijh - “Breast Augmentation - How do I do it”
2009
Mr Venkat Ramakrishnan - 'Microsurgery - Past, Present and Future'
Mr Venkat Ramakrishnan - 'Microsurgical Reconstruction of the Breast'
2008
Mr Hiroshi Nishikawa - "Craniofacial Challenges"
Miss Vivien Lees - 'Why Train in Aesthetic Surgery'?
2007
Michael Early - "The Training Value of Overseas Experience"
Fazel Fatah - "Breast Reconstructive Surgery; room for improvement"
2006
Professor Simon Kay - “Publishing in Plastic Surgery”
Mr Aivar Bracka - "Evolution in Urogenital Plastic Surgery - The Wordsley Legacy"
2005
Mr P.E.M Butler - Transplantation in Plastic Surgery, Now & In The Future
Professor D.A McGrouther - How to Plan Your Career before, during, and after research.