A practical online course for plastic surgery trainees
Enhance your skills with interactive exercises
This e-learning, which is suitable for both training and professional development, covers all aspects of plastic surgery, such as essentials skills, surgical principles, burns and specific body parts.
The highly engaging content includes photographs, diagrams and self-assessment questions, which help to reinforce learning and test your understanding on key concepts. There are also links to further recommended reading sources.
You can use e-LPRAS as a standalone resource or to support classroom and workplace-based learning. It offers excellent preparation for hands-on surgical training and examinations.
The programme has been developed by the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (the leading professional body in the field in the UK) and Health Education England e-Learning for Healthcare.
Convenient, easy access
e-LPRAS is available online so you can study at home, in the workplace or even on the move.
Course content
The course modules are divided into bite-sized learning sessions. Each session takes between 20 and 40 minutes to complete.
The following provides a course overview but you can also download the full course curriculum.
Essential Knowledge and Skills
- Introduction to plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery
- Skin
- Nervous system
- Musculoskeletal system
- Immune system
- Blood and blood vessels
Surgical Principles
- Preparation for plastic surgery
- Operative techniques in plastic surgery
- Skin grafts and flaps
- Lasers in plastic surgery (including Core of Knowledge)
- Postoperative care
Head and Neck
- Head and neck trauma
- Head and neck cancer
- Aesthetic surgery of the head and neck
Congenital Head, Neck and Skin
- Congenital anomalies of the head and neck
- Cleft lip and palate
- Congenital anomalies of the skin
Upper Limb
- Congenital anomalies of the upper limb
- Trauma in the upper limb
- Neurological abnormalities of the upper limb
- Dupuytren's disease
Breast and Chest
- Benign conditions of the breast
- Breast cancer
- Breast reconstruction
- Aesthetic surgery of the breast
Lower Trunk
- Surgery of the abdominal wall
- Reconstruction of the perineum
- Pressure sores
- Surgery of the male and female genitalia
Lower Limb
- Lymphoedema
- Vascular malformations
- Lower limb trauma
- Surgical procedures in the lower limb
Burns
- General principles
- Initial management
- Surgical management
- Complications
- Rehabilitation
- Secondary reconstruction
For a full list of all the modules and sessions for our programmes, please go to: http://portal.eintegrity.org/catalogue
Free trial sessions
Below you can complete some sample e-learning sessions for free. See how the e-learning works and how the interactive features enhance your knowledge and understanding.
Just click on the play button to view each session.
History of plastic surgery
This session provides an overview of the developments that have helped to shape the speciality of plastic surgery.
Planning and 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).
Testimonials
BAPRAS is moving to a learning profile for plastic surgeons in which e-LPRAS provides core knowledge, followed by avatar-based learning of the essential surgical steps before a trainee enters the operating room. e-LPRAS is the first stepping stone in plastic surgical education.
Certificates
On completion, you can download and print off a certificate that is endorsed by the relevant professional body.
Buy now
| Access to the full programme | Cost |
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| Single-user access for 12 months |
£100* |
*excluding VAT where applicable
Access the full programme
To purchase a licence, please click on the Register button below.
Multiple or multi-year licences are available. You can also pay by monthly or quarterly subscription. contact us for details.
Buy selected modules only (excluding VAT where applicable)
If you do not need access to the full programme, you can purchase selected modules covering specific areas of plastic, reconstructive or aesthetic surgery. Just click on the relevant link(s) below. You can purchase further modules at any time.
