About this event
- Date and time Sat 15 Nov 2025 from 8:30am to 15 Nov 2025 at 5:30pm
- Location Royal Society of Medicine
- Organised by Plastic Surgery
Join us for the 18th edition of our popular Aspiring Plastics, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (APRAS) national conference aimed at medical students and Junior Doctors who are interested in a career in Plastic Surgery. This conference is designed to boost your application for Plastics specialty training and Plastics themed core surgical training.
Be a part of this live, face-to-face event with interactive talks from experienced Plastic surgeons from across the country in the morning, followed by an afternoon of high-fidelity skills workshops which will introduce you to the core concepts that underpin Plastic Surgery as well as our inaugural workshop and Q&A revealing the exact blueprint used by 2 top ranked candidates to secure the competitive CST - Plastics themed jobs and ST3 in 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:
- Boost your portfolio with the chance to present a poster and the top posters selected for an oral presentation
- Exclusive access to meet and network with successful plastics themed core surgical and plastics speciality trainee surgeons.
- Understand the breadth of plastic surgery and its subspecialist activity from clinicians from across the country
- Learn specialist practical skills in our hands-on workshops with interactive tuition
Please note, virtual attendees will not be able to participate in our practical workshops but will be able to join the ‘How to get a Plastics themed Core Surgical Training job’ dedicated workshop.
The APRAS Prize will also be presented and awarded at the meeting.
The APRAS Prize will be awarded at the meeting for the best presentation on a topic of your choice related to plastic surgery.” We welcome all applicants to submit an abstract. Please find more details on applying here.
Submission deadline: Sunday, 19 October 2025 23:59
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Agenda
View the programme
Morning session
Registration, tea and coffee
Poster viewing
Welcome and introduction
Ms Kallirroi Tzafetta, President, Plastic Surgery Section, Royal Society of Medicine
The breath of plastic surgery: World record flaps and fellowships abroad
Iain Roy, Consultant Plastic Surgeon
The depth of plastic surgery: Functional reconstruction of the head and neck
Ms Kallirroi Tzafetta, President, Plastic Surgery Section, Royal Society of Medicine
Resourcefulness and ingenuity, plastics in the developing world: lower limb and burns
Mr Quillan Young Sing
Tea and coffee break
Poster viewing
Plastic surgery and Aesthetic surgery
Dr John Anastasatos, Plastic Surgeon, Beverly Hills, CA
APRAS oral prize presentations
Nasal obstruction in facial palsy: a cross sectional study assessing the subjective and objective measures of airflow
Ashitha Abdul
Protected disclosures in irish plastic surgery: a national survey of experiences and perceptions of doctors
Shu Ying Chee
Sentinel skin flap in liver and pancreas transplantation: patient acceptability of a novel immune surveillance biomarker
Omar Quidwai
Comparison of outcomes of trapeziectomy with ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition (lrti) versus partial trapeziectomy with implant for trapeziometacarpal joint osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta analysis
Gareth Goh
Lunch
Poster viewing
Afternoon session
Workshop 1: Micro surgery
Sponsored by: Bart’s and the London Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
Workshop 2: Skin lesion excision and local flaps
Workshop 3: Tendon repairs
Tea and coffee break
Workshop 4: CST/ST
Tips and tricks to boost your application for Plastics themed core surgical training and plastics specialty training
1. Talk - Getting into CST, Miss Rawan Jaibaji, Core Surgical Trainee in Plastic Surgery
2. Talk - Getting into ST3, Miss Teniola Adeboye Specialist Registrar in Plastic Surgery
Q&A session
Prize announcement
Conflict reconstruction
Miss Victoria Rose, Consultant Plastic Surgeon
Closing remarks
Close of meeting
View the programme
Morning session
Welcome and introduction
Ms Kallirroi Tzafetta, President, Plastic Surgery Section, Royal Society of Medicine
The breath of plastic surgery: World record flaps and fellowships abroad
Iain Roy, Consultant Plastic Surgeon
The depth of plastic surgery: Functional reconstruction of the head and neck
Ms Kallirroi Tzafetta, President, Plastic Surgery Section, Royal Society of Medicine
Resourcefulness and ingenuity, plastics in the developing world: lower limb and burns
Mr Quillan Young Sing
Comfort break
Plastic surgery and Aesthetic surgery
Dr John Anastasatos, Plastic Surgeon, Beverly Hills, CA
APRAS prize oral presentations
Nasal obstruction in facial palsy: a cross sectional study assessing the subjective and objective measures of airflow
Ashitha Abdul
Protected disclosures in irish plastic surgery: a national survey of experiences and perceptions of doctors
Shu Ying Chee
Sentinel skin flap in liver and pancreas transplantation: patient acceptability of a novel immune surveillance biomarker
Omar Quidwai
Comparison of outcomes of trapeziectomy with ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition (lrti) versus partial trapeziectomy with implant for trapeziometacarpal joint osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta analysis
Gareth Goh
Lunch
Longer lunch break for online viewers whilst practical workshops occur. Please return at 4:20pm
Afternoon session
Workshop 4: CST/ST
Tips and tricks to boost your application for Plastics themed core surgical training and plastics specialty training
1. Talk - Getting into CST, Miss Rawan Jaibaji, Core Surgical Trainee in Plastic Surgery
2. Talk - Getting into ST3, Miss Teniola Adeboye Specialist Registrar in Plastic Surgery
Q&A session
Prize announcement
Conflict reconstruction
Miss Victoria Rose, Consultant Plastic Surgeon
Closing remarks
Close of meeting
Sponsors
Location
Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom
Deadline to book: 14 November 2025 (Attend In Person). Deadline to book: 15 November 2025 (Attend Virtually).
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.