Course Description:
The course is intended to provide a forum through which attendees may gain a clear understanding of the principles of distraction osteogenesis as applied in the craniomaxillofacial skeleton according to AO ASIF principles and techniques.
Participants will hear the latest basic science research related to distraction osteogenesis with emphasis on preoperative considerations, treatment planning, surgical technique, and postoperative therapy. Lectures will discuss methods of managing craniofacial and orthognathic indications with distraction osteogenesis.
A hands-on workshop will be held where participants will utilize treatment planning tools and apply distraction and post-distraction management principles discussed previous lectures.
The course is open to attending physicians and residents in Oral and Maxillofacial, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Orthodontics.
Topics:
Practial Exercises:
Course Objectives:
The objectives of this Course are to:
1. Enable the participant to acquire a basic knowledge of the principles of distraction osteogenesis as they relate to the craniomaxillofacial skeleton.
2. Provide the participant with an understanding of the latest basic science research including recent findings on the differences between distraction in the craniomaxillofacial skeleton and in long bones.
3. Expose the participant to the principles of treatment planning, and imaging tools utilize for planning distraction cases.
4. Provide an understanding of ways to manage a multitude of indications with distraction osteogenesis.
5. Provide the participant with an understanding of when to manage indications with distraction osteogenesis, and when not to manage with distraction osteogenesis.
6. Enable the participant to practice the application of treatment planning, surgical technique, and postdistraction outcome management through a hands-on lab.
7. Educate the participant in the role of orthodontics in achieving an optimal outcome in distraction osteogenesis.
Accreditation:
The AO North America is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor medical education for physicians.
Credit Hours:
The AO North America designates this continuing medical education activity for approximately 12.0 credit hours in Category 1 of the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
Presentation Information:
Off-Label/Experimental Discussions
Some medical devices discussed or demonstrated in AO ASIF educational activities may not have been cleared by the FDA or may have been cleared by the FDA for specific use only. The FDA has stated that it is the responsibility of the physician to determinbe the clearance status of each device he/she wishes to use in clinical practice. Faculty are advised that should their presentations or instructions during the Course include any off-label/experimental use or application, they are to make this known to the audience whenever possible.
Faculty Disclosure
AO North America relies upon invited Faculty to provide educational content that is objective and as free of bias as possible. In this context, Faculty are expected to indicate any commercial relationship relevant to their presentations at the CME activity.
Course Tuition:
Tuition for individual --- $500.00
Tuition for team of surgeon
and orthodontist from the
same institution registering
together --- $800.00
Tuition includes: Course and laboratory materials, continental breakfasts, lunches, and refreshments.
Course Location:
Holiday Inn Hurstbourne
1325 S. Hurstbourne Parkway
Louisville, Kentucky
Hotel Accommodations:
Hotel Reservations
A block of rooms has been reserved at a rate of $84.00 single or double. Rooms will be held at this rate until May 6, 1999. After that date, reservations will be accepted on a space-available basis.
Schedule:
Saturday, May 22
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM....Registration/Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM....Course
Sunday, May 23
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM....Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM - Noon.......Course, 8:00 AM
Click here to register online for the Course
Click here to complete the required pre-course questionnaire online
Faculty:
The Faculty of this Course is comprised of surgeons distinguished in the fields of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Course Chairman
Joseph E. Van Sickels, D.D.S.
Professor of Senior Surgeons
University of Texas Health Science Center
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
San Antonio, Texas
International Faculty
Daniel Buchbinder, D.M.D., M.D.
Professor of Oral, Maxillofacial Surgery
and Otolaryngology
The Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Chief, Division of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery
The Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, New York
Martin Chin, D.D.S.
California Pacific Medical Center
San Francisco, California
Peter D. Costantino, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Otolaryngology
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York
Antonio Fuente-Del-Campo, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Associate Professor of Plastic and
Craniomaxillofacial Surgery
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Research Department of Plastic Surgery
Mexico City, DF 53830 Mexico
Marianela Gonzalez, D.D.S., M.S.
Department of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery
Baylor College of Dentistry
Dallas, Texas
Pamela R. Hanson, D.D.S., M.S.
Surgical Orthodontic Director
Department of Surgery
Division of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery
Medical College of Wisconsin
Orthodontic Director
Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Teams
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
West-New-Brook Orthodontists
New Berlin, Wisconsin
Richard Harper, D.D.S., FRCD(C)
Assistant Professor
Department of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery
Baylor College of Dentistry
Dallas, Texas
Eric H. Hubli, M.D.
Chief, Pediatric Surgery
Medical City Dallas Hospital
Craniomaxillofacial, Plastic and
Recontructive Surgery
International Craniofacial Institute
Cleft Lip and Palate
Treatment Center
Dallas, Texas
Leonard B. Kaban, D.M.D., M.D., F.A.C.S.
Walter C. Guralnick Professor
and Chairman
Department of Oral
and Maxillofacial Surgery
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts
Douglas W. Klotch
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of South Florida
College of Medicine
Tampa, Florida
Peter J. Koltai, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P.
Section of Pediatric Otolaryngology/A71
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio
George M. Kushner, D.M.D., M.D.
Assistant Professor
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
University of Louisville School
of Dentistry
Department of Surgical and Hospital Dentistry
Louisville, Kentucky
H. Wolfgang Losken, Ch.B., F.C.S.(SA), M.B., M.D.
Assoicate Professor of Surgery
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Suzanne McCormick, M.S., D.D.S.
Department of Otolaryngology
The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
New York, New York
Maurice Mommaerts, LDS, M.D., D.M.D.
Division of Maxillofacial Surgery
A.Z. Sint-Jan Het O.C.M.W.
GH St. John
Bruges, Belgium
John P. Schmitz, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, Texas
Craig A. Vander Kolk, M.D.
Associate Professor
Director-Cleft and Craniofacial Center
John Hopkins Outpatient Center
Baltimore, Maryland