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Surge in cosmetic surgery prompts cutting edge training scheme 28 February 2006 The huge increase in cosmetic surgery has led to a flood of demand for a pioneering new training course set up by Bupa. The course, believed to be the first of its kind in the UK, has been launched by Bupa Leeds hospital and is designed for nursing, theatre and other health practitioners. Available to both independent and NHS staff, the plastic and cosmetic surgery training course offers credits which delegates can put towards a degree or diploma. Bupa’s group medical director Dr Andrew Vallance-Owen said: “There is a definite need for formal external education for those providing professional support for cosmetic surgery and by setting up this course Bupa is leading the way. People are coming from all over the country to attend to take advantage of this opportunity. Over 100 people - both from Bupa Hospitals and externally - have enrolled on the first module.” Bupa Leeds Hospital set up the course in response to the growth in the cosmetic surgery market and a need for formalised external education and professional development. Consultant plastic surgeon Professor Simon Kay and allied healthcare professionals helped to create the programme. “As well as increasing confidence and competence among cosmetic surgery practitioners, the course will encourage innovation in clinical practice,” said Dr Vallance-Owen. The programme, held at St James's University in Leeds, has eight modules and will run for 10 months, and can be linked to accreditation by the University of Huddersfield. The course includes aesthetics and rhinoplasty (cosmetic surgery of the nose), wound healing and management, breast augmentation and reconstructive surgery, browlift and facial rejuvenation, liposuction, botox, laser treatments, counselling, ethics and the law. Course speakers include eminent plastic and aesthetic consultant surgeons, consultant psychologists and leading nurse practitioners.
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