On Sunday November 19th the team from Brighton Plastic Surgery will be participating in the 2017 Eureka Climb. This will see us climb 88 floors (that’s 1,642 stairs!) all the way to the top of the Eureka Sky Deck to help rebuild young lives and raise important funding for Interplast.
Interplast is a not-for-profit organisation working to improve the quality of life for people with disability who are disabled as a result of congenital or acquired medical conditions such as cleft lip and palate or burn scar contractures. They do this by sending fully qualified Australian and New Zealand volunteer plastic and reconstructive surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses and allied health professionals to the Asia Pacific region to provide free surgical treatment for patients who would otherwise not be able to afford access to such services. For Interplast, it’s all about function and enabling full engagement in society. They also pride themselves on their intentions to leave a legacy. The aim? To do themselves out of a job. They focus heavily on facilitating medical training and mentoring for in-country medical personnel by supporting and building the capacity of local health services. Quite simply, their purpose is to provide life-changing surgery today and sustainable health systems tomorrow.
Interplast has been close to the hearts of the BPS team for over 20 years. Mr Mutimer has been on more trips than he can remember and he is currently the President of Interplast. Whilst Interplast visit many countries in the Asia Pacific region, Sri Lanka is a country that Keith has worked closely with over the years on many levels and last year he was made an honorary member of their College of Surgeons, a very rare honour……..this is a country who, with the help of Interplast, is able to train their own surgeons to support their own surgical needs. Interplast’s mission is to do themselves out of a job, to build capacity so they can be self sufficient, Sri Lanka is there! 2 of our nurses are also regular Interplast travellers, using their holidays to help change the lives of people in other countries.
This year we have 4 teams, 2 running (yes, totally mad!) and 2 walking teams (for the more sensible adventurers!!)
We’d love you to support us and this worthy cause as we put our bodies on the line to climb the Eureka Tower and raise money for Interplast. Please click “DONATE NOW” below if you wish to donate. If not, not a worry, we’re just happy that more people know about Interplast. Thank you for your support!