Overview

Plastic surgery is the restoration of form, function and appearance of soft tissues following injury, surgery, trauma or cancer. It is a complex and multi-faceted speciality that supports a broad range of clinical areas across surgery, medicine, emergency and elective services.

Complex wound management is an integral aspect of any burns and plastic surgery service and requires highly skilled practitioners to drive quality improvement and the delivery of advanced wound care practice. In recent years, a more joined up approach has been adopted between plastic surgery, tissue viability services and those generalist nursing services that deliver the majority of wound care in the UK. This collaboration provides opportunities to engage in shared visions, supports best practice, strengthens wound care services and highlights the importance of engaging all clinicians who deliver wound care with this forward thinking approach.

Who’s the Burns and Plastic Surgery: Optimising skin health and wound healing study day suitable for?

This study day is aimed at specialist clinicians working in burns and plastic surgery services, nurses working in both acute and community/ primary care settings whose role includes wound care, other clinicians/ AHPs with an interest in wound care and academics or researchers with an interest in this topic.

Programme – please note timings may be subject to change

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09.30-09.40          Welcome & Introduction – Sarah Gardner, Society of Tissue Viability Education Facilitator/Director, Wound Matters Ltd

 09.40 – 09.45      BAPRAS – Who are they and what do they do? – Claire Porter, Advanced Practice Lead Burns & Plastics, University Hospitals of Leicester

09.45-10.15         Plastics intervention for lower limb trauma – Stephanie Brown, DipHE, BSc (Hons.), PNA, MSc. Advanced Clinical Practitioner – Plastic Surgery, Orthoplastic Trauma & Complex Wound Management, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Royal Stoke Hospital

10.15– 10.25       Q&A

10.25-10.40         Industry presentation by Flen Health

10.40-10.50         Comfort break

10.50-11.20         Scar management – Rosie Dear MA, BSc, Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist, Hands, Burns and Plastics, Leicester Royal Infirmary

11.20-11.30         Q&A

11.30-12.00         Minor burn management/burns first aid – what and when to refer – Dr Hebah Daradkah, Specialty Registrar, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Royal Stoke Hospital

12.00-12.10         Q&A

12.10-12.25         Industry presentation by PolyNovo – Suprathel – an innovative solution for definitive wound closure in burns, abrasions and donor sites – Ms Lauren Newland-Nell GMBPsS, Medical Science Liaison, PolyNovo

12.25-13.00          Lunch

13.00-13.30         Hand trauma management – a collaborative approach – Jennifer Orchard, Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Plastic Surgery Trauma, Derriford Hospital

13.30-13.40         Q&A

13.40 – 13.55       Industry presentation – TBC

13.55-14.25         Managing complex wounds of the scalp – Stephanie Brown, DipHE, BSc (Hons.), PNA, MSc. Advanced Clinical Practitioner – Plastic Surgery, Orthoplastic Trauma & Complex Wound Management, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Royal Stoke Hospital

14.25-14.35         Q&A

14.35-14.50         Industry presentation – TBC

14.50-15.00         Comfort Break

15:00-15:30        Achieving Skin Graft Success: Strategies to Minimise Failure – Iona Wallace, Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Plastic Surgery) – Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London

15.30-15.40         Q&A

15.40-15.45         Round up of the day / close

Industry presentations

There will be an interactive presentation of wound care products and preventative aids from our industry partners,,

Flen Health

PolyNovo

Our Trustees look forward to welcoming you all virtually to the classroom