WAPS
West Midlands Advanced Plastic Surgery Course
Preparation for the FRCS(plast)
Cost
£895
Venue
Edgbaston Park Hotel & Conference Centre,
53, Edgbaston Park Road,
Birmingham,
B15 2RS
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44(0)121 414 8888
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Forthcoming Dates
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6th – 10th October 2025 - - fully booked
11th – 15th May 2026
5th – 9th October 2026
WAPS is always hugely popular; book early to avoid disappointment.....
WAPS programme
WAPS takes place at the Edgbaston Park Hotel & Conference centre, which is near to The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Birmingham University.
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A course dinner (included) is held on the Tuesday evening.
Monday
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08:30 - Registration & Coffee
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08:45 - Housekeeping and introductions
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09:00 - MCQ questions
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09:30 - Overview of how to pass FRCS(Plast)
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10:10 - Tea & Coffee Break
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10:30 - Nerve compressions
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11:30 - Nose, lip & eyelid reconstruction
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12:40 - MCQ questions
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13:00 - Lunch
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14:00 - Sarcoma and Perineal reconstruction
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15:00 - Management of Vascular Anomalies
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15:40 - Tea & Coffee Break
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16:00 - Overview of Ear Reconstruction
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17:00 - Close of Day
Tuesday
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09:00 - Maxillo-Facial fractures
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10:00 - How to examine … the Hand
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10:30 - Tea & Coffee Break
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10:50 - Surgery for Rheumatoid Hand
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11:30 - Acute Management of Burns
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12:45 - Lunch
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13:30 - LASERS in plastic surgery
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14:10 - Burns reconstruction
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15:00 - Burns (electrical, chemical)
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15:30 - Ethics
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16:10 - Tea & Coffee Break
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16:30 - VIVA
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17:30 - Close of Day
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Followed by Course Dinner
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Mela Restaurant – 6.30 for 7pm
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High Street Harborne, Birmingham, B17 9NR
Wednesday
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08:30 - Craniosynostosis
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09:15 - Congenital Hands
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10:00 - Cleft Talk (1)
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11:00 - Tea & Coffee Break
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11:20 - Cleft Talk (2)
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12:15 - Paediatric Viva Topics
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13:00 - Lunch
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14:00 - Head and Neck Cancer 1
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15:00 - Tea & Coffee Break
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15:20 - Head and Neck Cancer 2
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16:30 - MCQs
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17:00 - Close of Day
Thursday
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08:00 - Aesthetics 1
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09:10 - Aesthetics 2 including how to examine…. the cosmetic surgery patient
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10:20 - Tea & Coffee Break
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10:40 - Breast Reduction / Mastopexy
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11:15 - MCQs
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12:00 - Facial Palsy
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13:00 - Lunch
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14:00 - Dupuytren’s Disease
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14:40 - Brachial plexus
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15:30 - Tea & Coffee Break
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15:50 - Tendon transfers
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16:40 - Lower Limb Trauma
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17:30: Close of Day
Friday
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08:30: Skin Cancer
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09:10: Hand Trauma
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10:00: Breast Reconstruction
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10:30: Trunk Reconstruction, Pressure Sores
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11:10: Tea & Coffee Break
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11:30: VIVA
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12:30: Lunch
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13:30: Hypospadias
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14:20: Viva Topics
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14:50: Tea & Coffee Break
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15:10: Viva Topics
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15:30: Closing Discussion / Tips / Questions / Feedback
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16:30: Close of Meeting
Course Organiser
Mr Sukh Rayatt FRCS(plast)
Consultant Plastic surgeon, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
WAPS registration
Please complete the form below to register for the meeting. When you register for the meeting you will be redirected to another website for payment
Event Coordinator
Mrs Kim Matthews