About this event

  • Date and time Sat 30 Nov 2024 from 8:30am to 30 Nov 2024 at 5:00pm
  • Location Royal Society of Medicine
  • Organised by Plastic Surgery

Join us for the 17th edition of the aspiring plastics, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery (APRAS) national conference for medical students and junior doctors interested in a career in plastic surgery.

Be a part of this live, face-to-face event with interactive talks from experienced plastic surgeons from across the country and a range of high-fidelity skills workshops aiming to introduce attendees to the core concepts that underpin plastic surgery.

With an unmatchable breadth of the programme for aspiring plastic surgeons to network with like-minded peers. The conference aims to introduce the breadth of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery to aspiring surgeons through a range of specialist talks, skills workshops, and attendee poster presentations.

By attending this meeting, you will: 

  • Understand the breadth of plastic surgery historically and in modern times
  • Learn a range of transferable surgical skills used in Plastic Surgery 
  • Gain exposure to the breadth of subspecialist activity in Plastic Surgery from clinicians from across the country 
  • Gain experience in presenting scientifically interesting work in plastic surgery 
  • Gain experience appraising scientific work by peers in plastic surgery 

The UPRAS Prize will also be presented and awarded at the meeting. 

Show Virtual / In Person rates

Tickets (In Person)

Standard pricing available until 29 November 2024.

Member

RSM Trainee
Day 1
£37.00 Afternoon session (optional) - Only In-Person
£27.00 Morning session (required)
RSM Student
Day 1
£24.00 Afternoon session (optional) - Only In-Person
£14.00 Morning session (required)

Non - Member

Trainee
Day 1
£50.00 Afternoon session (optional) - Only In-Person
£40.00 Morning session (required)
Student
Day 1
£36.00 Afternoon session (optional) - Only In-Person
£26.00 Morning session (required)

Tickets (Virtual)

Standard pricing available until 30 November 2024.

Member

RSM Trainee
Day 1
£27.00 Morning session (required)
£0.00 Afternoon session (optional) - Only In-Person
RSM Student
Day 1
£14.00 Morning session (required)
£0.00 Afternoon session (optional) - Only In-Person

Non - Member

Trainee
Day 1
£40.00 Morning session (required)
£0.00 Afternoon session (optional) - Only In-Person
Student
Day 1
£26.00 Morning session (required)
£0.00 Afternoon session (optional) - Only In-Person

Agenda

View the programme

Morning session

Registration, tea and coffee

Poster viewing

Welcome and introduction

Dr Cyrus Talwar, Specialist Registrar in Plastic Surgery, and Council Member, Plastic Surgery Section, Royal Society of Medicine

Burns

Mr Jorge Leon-Villapalos

Questions and answers
Head and neck recon

Ms Kallirroi Tzafetta, President, Plastic Surgery Section, Royal Society of Medicine

Questions and answers
Tea and coffee break

Poster viewing

Core surgical training / Academic plastic surgery

Sara Jasionowska

Registrar specialty training

Dr Cyrus Talwar

Aesthetics

Mr Riaz Agha, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, London

APRAS Prize: Oral presentations
Lunch

Poster viewing

Afternoon session

APRAS Prize announcement
Workshop 1: Micro surgery
Workshop 2: Local flaps/wound closure
Workshop 3: Tendon repairs
Close of meeting

Location

Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom

Registration for this event will close at 1:00 am on Friday 29 November 2024. Late registrations will not be accepted.

The agenda is subject to change at any time

If the event is recorded, we are only able to share presentations that we have received permission to share. There is no guarantee that all sessions will be available after the event, this is at the presenter’s and RSM’s discretion.

All views expressed at this event are of the speakers themselves and not of the Royal Society of Medicine, nor the speaker's organisations.

This event will be recorded and stored by the Royal Society of Medicine and may be distributed in future on various internet channels.