Free Flaps Module

Thismodule isintended for healthcare professionals to understand and increase their knowledge of the management of free flaps. It was developed atUniversity Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.

Objectives

• Understanding what is a free flap
• Understanding the different types of free flaps
• Understanding the importance of patient vital observations in free flap management
• Understanding flap observations
• Understanding how to care for patients with a free flap

Thank you list

• Mr Andrew Mellington – Lead Plastic Surgeon

• Miss Anne-Marie Kennedy –Plastic Surgeon

• Mr Ian King – Plastic Surgeon

• Mr Christopher Macdonald- Plastic Surgeon

• Mr Christopher Deutsch – Plastic Surgeon

• Mr Ben Way –Plastic Surgeon

• Miss Ana Borges – Plastic Surgeon

• Mr Crone - Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon

• Mr Robertson - Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon

• Anna Bayley CNS Plastic Surgery

• Jess Mills - Clinical Lead for Post-Registration Education

• Tom Ward - Learning Technologist

• Ioannis Vatis – Senior Learning Technologist

References

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2. British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS). (n.d.). Home | BAPRAS. [online] Available at: https://www.bapras.org.uk/.

3. British Orthopaedic Association (BOA). (n.d.). BOA Homepage. [online] Available at: https://www.boa.ac.uk/.

4. Giele, H. and Cassell, O. (2008). Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Oxford: Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Surgery.

5. Newlands, C. and Kerawala, C. (n.d.). Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Oxford: Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Surgery.

6. Bowden, G., McNally, M., Thomas, S. and Gibson, A. (eds.) (2010). Oxford Handbook of Orthopaedics and Trauma. Oxford: Oxford Medical Handbooks.