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I P R A S W E B S I T EJOIN YOUR COLLEAGUESThe first website that gives you the opportunityto upload your scientific profile for free!!www.ipras.orgNow it is very simple to upload your scientificprofile and gain the benefits of being under theIPRAS umbrella.Try it…!!Sign up on www.ipras.org and follow the followingsteps:1. Create an account by clicking “Member’slogin” on the top right-hand corner and thenselect the “Create new account” tab.2. Fill out your “Username”, “Email” and“Password”, as required.3. Select the option “Doctor” and your country,under the section “If you are a doctor, completethe following”.4. Once all account details have been added, clickon “Create new account” button.Then you click on “EDIT” and then on “DOCTORPROFILE”.This is the section where all the information ofyour scientific profile can be uploaded.You may complete the fields with the informationthat you prefer such us: Personal Picture, HospitalPosition, Affiliation, Special Field of Interest,Contact Details, Memberships, Topics of SpecialInterest, Publications etc.At the “EDIT” section you may proceed to theappropriate corrections at your account such usto change your password or to update personalinformation.When you complete the aforementioned stepsthere will be one last step remaining for yourdetails to be uploaded on the IPRAS website. Theapplication must be approved by the NationalAssociation you are a member. The application willbe sent at the Association of the country that youhave declared, ensuring that only IPRAS membersof good standing and high ethical principles areable to upload their personal details.As soon as your Association verifies you asa member, your profile will automatically beuploaded at the website’s, “Find a doctor” optionin the “Members”section.It is also up to you to decide whether your profilewill be classified as “private” or visible to allvisitors of the IPRAS webpage. Our aim, besidesfacilitating communication among colleagues,expands to allowing patients to verify the goodstanding and high ethical principles of the doctors’profiles hosted, allowing them to choose qualifiedIPRAS members for needed procedures.In conclusion, I want to emphasize the usefulnessof the IPRAS website FORUM. A section youwill gain access to, as soon as your profile hasbeen accepted and uploaded. Only verifiedplastic surgeons can use it and read its contents.Therefore, you will have the opportunity toexchange ideas, news regarding plastic surgerytechniques, news from your National Association,alerts and all other information you would like toshare with your peers.Don’t miss the opportunity to make the IPRASwebsite twice as useful to you!If you face any difficulties please do not hesitateto contact me at: maria.petsa@iprasmanagement.com .Always at your disposal!Maria PetsaIPRAS Assistant Executive Director90 IPRAS Journal www.ipras.org Issue 6