Plastic Surgery Training across Seven Continents: Results from the First Global Trainee Survey.

Unlabelled: Little is known about the demographics and ambitions of plastic surgery trainees and if these differ between regions. This study sought opinion from current and recently graduated plastic surgery trainees to map demographics, training structure, and ambitions of plastic surgery trainees worldwide.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed and administered by the international trainee organization International Confederation of Societies of Plastic Surgery Trainees.

A critical review of melanoma pathology reports for patients referred to the Western Australian Melanoma Advisory Service.

Aim: To assess concordance between the histopathological reports of referring pathologists and those of pathologists reviewing the cases for the Western Australia Melanoma Advisory Service.

Methods: A retrospective review of 721 pathology reports from 2000 to 2009 was conducted. Histological features including Breslow thickness, Clark level, tumour type and clinicopathological staging [American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC)] were compared.