About
The event will provide students with the opportunity to gain hands on consultant led teaching in the fields of Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgery.
Multi-speciality collaboration is vital in providing the best medical care in today’s health system. Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgery commonly work hand-in-hand to optimise complex cases involving major trauma, open fractures and are both allied in hand surgery.
The event aims to provide a useful learning resource to help students become passionate about these fields of medicine.
The event will include workshops and delegates will rotate in small groups throughout the afternoon.
The event will explore the use of plate fixation, external fixation, tendon repair and flap design through interactive consultant lead workshops using small group-based teaching. Delegates will also be provided with a handbook covering the information explored throughout the day.
Fee, Date and Venue
- Date : 23rd March 2024 (Saturday)
- Time: 09.30 - 16.30 hours .
- Venue : Clinical Education Centre, University Hospital North Midlands, ST4 6QG
- Fee : £20.00
- Target Audience : Year 3 – 6 Medical Students and FY1/FY2 Doctors
- Number of Places: 50
Aims and Objectives
- To provide a useful learning resource to encourage a passion for Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgery
- To enable delegates to understand the basic principles of Orthopaedic Surgery at a medical student level
- To enable delegates to understand the basic principles of Plastic Surgery at a medical student level
- To highlight the importance of collaboration between specialities and the importance of Orthoplastics in Global Surgery
Faculty
Breast faculty:
Ms. Vanessa Msosa, MBBS, ESSQ, ChM (Gen Surg), FCS (ECSA)
Advanced Fellow in Breast Surgery
Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent
Orthopaedics Faculty:
Mr Nicholas Neal, MBChB, FRCS (Ortho)
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent
Mr Keith Tamboowalla, MBBS, DNB, MRCS
Orthopaedic Surgery Registrar
Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent
Mr Salman Sadiq, MBChB, MRCS
Orthopaedic Surgery Registrar
Princess Royal Hospital, Telford
Dr Shahjahan Aslam, MBChB, MRCS
Orthopaedic Surgery Core Trainee
Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool
Dr Ravi Patel, MBBS
Foundation Doctor
Princess Royal Hospital, Telford
Organising Committee
Mr. Daniel Cox
Lead Coordinator & Teaching Lead
Ms. Sri Venkatesan
President
Mr. James Lindley
Vice President
Ms. Poorva Zope
Treasurer
Mr. Ryan Seal
Secretary
Mr. Denis Chen
Social Media Officer
Ms. Mia Bench
Research Lead
Mr. Marios Makarezos
5th Year Representative
Mr. Nicholas Wong
4th Year Representative
Ms. Tara Burns
4th Year Representative
Ms. Maja Fulford
3rd Year Representative
Ms. Elpitha Polymerou
2nd Year Representative
Ms. Ahmed Nadeem
1st Year Representative
