BurnsPlastics

About Us

Our team

We are a team of volunteer doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, medical students and professionals of all grades from across the plastic surgery multidisciplinary team.

Content writing process:

All of our contributors, section leads, and consultant reviewers, are fully qualified doctors, nurses, and physiotherapists with a valid UK professional body registration currently practicing within the field. They have been selected via an open application in collaboration with PLASTA UK (the UK PLAstic Surgery Trainee Association) or invited by the section leads for their particular experience in a subspecialist area.
Each section within the app is led by a registrar with special interest in that particular area of plastic surgery (i.e. Burns, Trauma, Skin, Elective, or Skills).
Consultant reviewers all hold full membership with BAPRAS (the British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons) and are practicing surgeons with specialist interest in the subject of the page they are reviewing
The section lead and his/her team of content contributors set up a curriculum of pages that they believe would be of use to juniors in plastic surgery. The first draft of those pages are then created by the content contributors. That draft is then reviewed and edited by the section lead, before being approved by our consultant reviewers. The finalised page is then checked for usability and style-match with the rest of the App before integration into the BurnsPlastics App.
Regular updates are performed on the app adding new features and pages of relevance to the multidisciplinary body of professionals working in plastic surgery. All pages within the app are reviewed at a minimum yearly for changes in practice.
All the contributors, leads, and consultant reviewers are volunteers and have no financial incentive from this application.
If you would like to contribute to the content writing of this application, please follow us on twitter @BurnsPlasitcs or join the PLASTA newsletter where we will be announcing as we expand our team and recruit new contributors.

Collaborations:

This App was created in close partnership with PLASTA UK (the UK PLAstic Surgery Trainee Association) and is badged by BAPRAS (the British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons)

Funding / sponsors:

This app aims to remain completely free to the end user for the greater benefit of the plastic surgery community as a whole. Minimal and non-intrusive sponsorship is used within the App to keep it financially self-sufficient. Funding for the creation of this application was received from multiple sources:

Personal funds:

Mr. Patrick Tabet (Project lead for this application)

Grants:

• BAPRAS (the British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons)

Sponsors:

Our sponsors have no input or creative control over the content within the application. They are however invited to select the pages they would like to sponsor that are most relevant to them

• PRASIS (Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons Indemnity Scheme) : Funded the creation of 3 pages relevant to patient consent (Burns procedures consent, Trauma procedures consent, and Skin procedures consent)

Direct donations:

We have not received any direct donations for the creation of this project. If you would like to support this project financially, please contact us directly.

MHRA compliance

The version of the application you are using is not a medical device and should not be used as such. It is purely to be used for educational purposes.

Simple and easily verifiable calculators have been included within this application per Appendix 2 of the MHRA guidance: stand-alone software including apps (including IVDMDs) v1.06. Those do not require registration of this software as a medical device. If you believe we are in breach of your local regulation or find one of our calculators providing incorrect results, please report the specific page using the report button on the button at the bottom of the page.

A future version of this application will be released in select markets as a medical device with more complex calculators and widgets.

Authors and contributors

Strategic leadership

Mr. Patrick Paul Tabet
MBBS, MRCS, BSc, MSc (Surg), CILT
Institution: Royal Preston Hospital, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Mr. Benjamin Baker
BMedSci ,BMBS, MRCS, PGCert (MedEd), MBA
Institution: Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, UK

Mr. Dean Boyce
MB BCh, FRCS, FRCS (Ed.), FRCS (Plast.), MD
Institution: Morriston Hospital, Swansea Bay University Health Board

Section leads

Burns
Mr. John A. G Gibson
MBBcH MRCS MRes
Institution: Morriston Hospital, Swansea Bay University Health Board

Trauma
Miss Poonam Valand
BMBS, MRCS, MSc, DMCC
Institution: Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Skin
Mr Richard A J Wain
FRCS(Plast.) PhDv
Institution: Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, UK

Elective
Miss Alexandra Bucknor
MBBS, MRCS, MSc
Institution: Queen Victoria Hospital, Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Skills
Mr Jacky Hong Chieh Chen
MBBS, BSc, MRCS
Institution: Royal Preston Hospital, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Art
Dr. Alice Fort-Schaale
MBBS (Hons), BSc (Hons)
Institution: St James’s University Hospital, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds

Social media
Mr. Salem Elias
Medical Student
Institution: Imperial College London

Content writers

Dr. Gemma Batten
MBChB
Institution: Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS foundation trust
Section: Consent
Pages: Consent for burns, consent for skin, consent for trauma

Dr. Robert Browne
MBBChBAO
Institution: University Hospital Galway
Section: Skills
Pages: Wrist Block, Seroma drainage, Radioisotope injection

Mr Howard Chu
MBchB, MRCS (Eng)
Institution: Derriford Hospital, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Section: Elective
Pages: Breast History and exam

Dr. Sibel Demirel
MBBS, Bsc (Hons), MRCP
Institution: Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Section: Skin
Pages: Acne, Benign skin lesions, Hyperhidrosis, Hiddradenitis Suppurativa, Sun Safety, Skin Examination

Dr. Lucy Glasgow
MBBS, BSc (Hons)
Institution: Morriston Hospital, Swansea Bay University Health Board
Sections: Burns, Skin
Pages: Indication for referrals to burn service, Jacksons burns model, Skin anatomy, Low tension lines, Fitzpatrick classification

Miss Eleni Hadjikyriacou
MD
Institution: Morriston Hospital, Swansea Bay University Health Board
Section:Trauma
Pages: Hand Examination, Hand History

Miss Mahaba Hamad
MBBS, MRCS(Eng)
Institution: Queen Victoria Hospital, Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Section: Elective
Pages: Mastopexy

Mr Dorian Hobday
MBBS, MRCS, MA
Institution: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Sections: Trauma
Pages: Salter Harris, Hand Examination, Ring Block

Miss Cindy S Y Liu
MBBS, BSc(Hons), MRCS(Ed)
Institution: Pinderfields Hospital, The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Section: Elective
Pages: Dupuytren’s disease, Carpal tunnel syndrome

Mr. Mohammad Malik
MBcHB, MRCS, MRes
Institution: Morriston Hospital, Swansea Bay University Health Board
Section: Elective
Pages: flap classificationflap classification

Mr Gary Masterton
MBChB, MRCS (Eng), PGCE, FHEA, MPharm, PGDip
Institution: St George’s Hospital, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Section: Burns

Miss Joanna Miles
MBChB BSc(Hons) MRCS
Institution: Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Section: Trauma
Pages: Hand infections, Necrotising Fasciitis

Mr. Edward Muscat
MD, MRCS
Institution: Morriston Hospital, Swansea Bay University Health Board
Sections: Burns
Pages: First Aid, Burns History, Chemical burns, Electrical burns, Necrotising fascitis

Miss Mariam Rela
BA, MBBS, MRCS
Institution: Derriford Hospital, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Section: Skin
Pages: Pre-malignant lesions, SCC, Scarring and Management, SCC

Mr Noman Saghir
MBChB, MRCS (Eng), BSc(Hons), PGcHR
Institution: Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Section: Elective
Pages: Abdominoolasty

Miss Abigail Shaw
MBChB, BSc (Hons), MRCS
Institution: Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Section: Skin, Elective
Pages: BCC, Melanoma, Skin lesions history, Breast History and exam

Dr Sam P Tarassoli
BSc (Hons) MSc MB BChir
Institution: Morriston Hospital, Swansea Bay University Health Board
Section: Trauma
Pages: Replantation and revascularisation

Dr. Lucy Trevor
MBChB
Institution: Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Sections: Skin
Pages: Skin Anatomy, Other skin cancers, Wound healing

Ms Bhaviya Bhargavan Nair Sarala
MBBS, DNB,MRCS
Section: Skills
Institution: Royal Preston Hospital, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Pages: Ring block

Miss Jade C Zhao
MBBS, BSc(Hons), MRCS, PG Dip (MedEd)
Institution: Royal Manchester Children‘s Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Section: Trauma

Art:

Mr Stephen Atherton
MA, RIMP, MIMI
Institution: Morriston Hospital, Swansea Bay University Health Board

Dr. Sultan Hussein
MBBS
Institution: Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust

Dr Parisha Malik
MBBS
Institution: Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester

Miss Serena Ramjee
Medical student
Institution: Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry

Senior consultant reviewers

Mr. Declan Collins
BSc, MBBS, FRCS Ed (Plast), PhD
Consultant Burns & Plastic Surgeon
Institution: Chelsea & Westminster Hospital Burns Centre

Mr. Jonathan J Cubitt
MBChB MSc FRCS(Plast.)
Consultant Burns & Plastic Surgeon
Institution: The Welsh Centre for Burns & Plastic Surgery

Miss Charlotte Defty
MBChB, FRCS(Plast.)
Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive, Laser and Mohs Surgeon
Institution: St Helens and Knowsley NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK

Mr. Baljit Dheansa
MBBS, MSc, FRCS (Plast.)
Consultant Burns and Plastic Surgeon
Institution: Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead

Mr. Peter Drew
MBChB, FRCS(Plast.)
Consultant Burns & Plastic Surgeon
Institution: The Welsh Centre for Burns & Plastic Surgery

Mr Ahmed Emam
MBBCh, MSc, FEBOPRAS, FRCS(Plast.)
Consultant Plastic & Reconstructive Microsurgery
Institution: The Welsh Centre for Burns & Plastic Surgery

Mr Alexander E. Hamilton
BSc(Hons), MBChB, MRCPSG, MD, FRCS(Plast.)
Consultant Plastic Surgeon
Institution: Royal Preston Hospital, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Ms Sarah Hemington-Gorse
MBChB MSc FRCS(Plast.)
Consultant Burns & Plastic Surgeon
Institution: The Welsh Centre for Burns & Plastic Surgery

Mr. Asit Khandwala
MBBS, MS, MCh, FRCS (Plast.)
Consultant Plastic Surgeon
Institution: Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead

Miss Nola Lloyd
MBChB, MSc, DTMH, FRCS (Plast.)
Consultant Burns & Plastic Surgeon.
Institution: Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Mr. Simon Mackey
MBBS, BSc (Hons), FRCS (Plast.)
Consultant Plastic Surgeon
Institution: Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead

Wing Commander Ankur Pandya
MBBS, MS, MCh, Dip. Nat. Board (Gen) (Plast), FRCS(Ed), FRCS (Glas), Eur.Dip.Hand Surg, FRCS(Plast), DMCC, OStJ, RAF.
Consultant Plastic Surgeon
Institution: Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Ms Sophie Pope-Jones
MBChB, FRCS(Plast.)
Consultant Burns & Plastic Surgeon
Institution: The Welsh Centre for Burns & Plastic Surgery

Miss Jessica Steele
MB BChir FRCS (Plast)
Consultant Plastic Surgeon
Institution: Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Wing Commander George Wheble
MBChB, FRCS (Plast.), Dip Hand Surg (Br.), MCMI, RAF
Consultant Plastic Surgeon
Institution: Joint Hospital Group (SW), North Bristol NHS Trust

Mr. Jeremy Yarrow
MBChB MSc FRCS(Plast.)
Consultant Burns & Plastic Surgeon
Institution: The Welsh Centre for Burns & Plastic Surgery