Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery - elearning for healthcare
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  • BAPRAS

About the Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery programme

The British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS), in partnership with Health Education England elearning for healthcare, has developed an elearning resource to support good clinical practice.

e-LPRAS supports the training programme for plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery and is aimed at plastic surgery trainees from specialty training year 3 (ST3) onwards. The elearning will also appeal to consultants, non-consultant career grades and allied health professionals who want to increase and update their knowledge base.

Are you a returning learner looking for the material? Then please head straight to the learning here on the elfh hub. The e-LPRAS team are also keen to hear your feedback on the course, please spare less than five minutes to complete our evaluation survey here.

Newly updated sessions in 2023 include the following:

More information

e-LPRAS provides new and complementary material to support rather than replace existing learning resources.

This peer-reviewed, evidence based elearning is available, free of charge, to all clinicians in the NHS throughout the UK and to full members of BAPRAS. Once registered, you will be able to access each 20-30 minute session via the internet from work or home.

High resolution images, videos, animations and assessments will engage you throughout the learning process. You are encouraged to plan and record your learning and use your newly acquired knowledge to reflect on your clinical practice.

Sample sessions

e-LPRAS offers a wide range of sessions covering the knowledge-base of plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery, together with formative assessments.

Each of the sessions covers a small chunk of the curriculum, using high-quality graphics, animations, video and interactive questions. The sessions complement each other, providing comprehensive coverage of basic and clinical science, practical knowledge and professional matters.

Learners can work through individual sessions, in any order they choose, or follow a more structured learning plan of a section of the curriculum.

Click on the ‘Play’ buttons below to view a sample knowledge session.

  • History of Plastic Surgery

    This session provides an overview of the developments that have helped to shape the specialty of plastic surgery.

  • Planning the Orientation of Skin Incisions

    This session describes the methods that can be used by plastic surgeons to plan the orientation of skin incisions.

  • Principles of Transplant Immunology

    This session provides a comprehensive account of transplant immunology, focusing on those aspects of greatest relevance to plastic surgeons (e.g. skin, limb and face allotransplantation).

Project structure

e-LPRAS covers the broad spectrum of the specialty described in the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Programme. The modules include:

  • Module 1

    Essentials of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
  • Module 2

    Surgical Principles of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
  • Module 3

    Head and Neck Surgery
  • Module 4

    Congenital Head, Neck and Skin
  • Module 5

    Upper Limb
  • Module 6

    Breast and Chest Wall
  • Module 7

    Lower Trunk
  • Module 8

    Lower Limb
  • Module 9

    Burns

Executive group

  • Mr Richard Cole

    Mr Richard Cole

    ChM FRCS (Plast), Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Director, e-LPRAS programme
  • Mr Aidan Fitzgerald

    Mr Aidan Fitzgerald

    MPhil FRCS (Plast), Consultant Plastic Surgeon & Wade Professor of Surgical Education (RCSEd) ,Chair, BAPRAS Education Committee
  • Mr Dimitris Reissis

    Mr Dimitris Reissis

    MSc (MedEd), FRCS (Plast), ST8 Plastic Surgery Registrar, London (Pan Thames) Deanery
  • andi blackmore

    Andi Blackmore

    Programme Manager - Technology Enhanced Learning, NHS England
  • Paul Tingle

    Paul Tingle

    Senior Project Manager - Technology Enhanced Learning, NHS England

Project team

  • Paul Tingle

    Paul Tingle

    Senior Project Manager - Technology Enhanced Learning, NHS England
  • Stephen Gibbons

    Stephen Gibbons

    Lead Learning Designer - Technology Enhanced Learning, NHS England
  • Tracy Watkins

    Tracy Watkins

    Learning Designer - Technology Enhanced Learning, NHS England
  • Alex Cleary

    Alex Cleary

    Learning Designer - Technology Enhanced Learning, NHS England
  • Charlotte Howell

    Charlotte Howell

    Learning Designer - Technology Enhanced Learning, NHS England
  • Rashmi Chavda

    Rashmi Chavda

    Graphic Designer - Technology Enhanced Learning, NHS England

Acknowledgements

The e-LPRAS team would like to thank the following individuals for their time and commitment to the programme.

Mr Paolo Matteucci FRCS (Plas)
Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Hull university teaching hospital

How to access

In order to access the Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery programme, you will need an elfh account. If you do not have one, then you can register by selecting the Register button below.

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To view the Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery programme, select the View button below. If you already have an account with elfh, you will also be able to login and enrol on the programme from the View button.

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Not an NHS organisation?

If you are not an NHS health or care organisation and therefore do not qualify for free access elfh Hub, you may be able to access the service by creating an OpenAthens account.

To check whether or not you qualify for free access via OpenAthens, you can view the eligibility criteria and register on the ‘OpenAthens’ portal.

Registering large numbers of users

If you are a HR, IT or Practice Manager and would like to register and enrol large numbers of staff within your organisation for access onto the Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery programme, please contact elfh directly.

Organisations wishing to use their own LMS

For HR departments wanting to know more about gaining access to courses using an existing Learning Management System please contact elfh directly to express interest.

How to license

In the event that you do not qualify for free access to the Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery programme, you are able to license access through eIntegrity, a community-interest company established for this purpose.
You can check whether or not you qualify for free access by clicking on the ‘Register’ button above.

For more information on the licensing options available for the Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery programme, please visit the eIntegrity website.

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