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Summary
of Need

   

More than 3 million craniofacial injuries occur in the United States each year.1 Trauma to the head and face can result in complex soft tissue injuries as well as fractures to the underlying skeleton. The most common craniofacial fractures are to the nasal bones, cranial bones, mandible, zygoma, and orbit.2 If not diagnosed and treated correctly, such injuries can cause permanent functional and cosmetic deformities.3 An interdisciplinary approach to diagnosing and treating traumatic craniofacial injuries is key to successful patient outcomes. 4, 5, 6, 7

1 Parsa T, Adamo A, and Calderon Y. Initial Evaluation and Management of Maxillofacial Injuries. eMedicine. Accessed at:
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3222.htm on May 2, 2007.
2 Hussain K, Wijetunge DB, Grubnic S, Jackson IT. A comprehensive analysis of craniofacial trauma. J Trauma. 1994;36(1):34-47.
3 Sargent LA. Craniofacial Surgery. Erlanger Health System. 2000.
4 Katzen JT, Jarrahy R, Eby JB, et al. Craniofacial and skull base trauma. J Trauma. 2003;54(5):1026-1034.
5 Le BT, Holmgren EP, Holmes JD, Ueeck BA, Dierks EJ. Referral patterns for the treatment of facial trauma in teaching hospitals in the United States. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2003;61(5):557-560.
6 Hosemann W, Schroeder HW, Kaduk W, Augst D, Friedrich J. Interdisciplinary management of severe midfacial trauma. HNO. 2005;53(5):479-498.
7 Mathiasen RA, Eby JB, Jarrahy R, Shahinian HK, Margulies DR. A dedicated craniofacial trauma team improves efficiency and reduces cost. J Surg Res. 2001;15;97(2):138-143.

   

Target
Audience

   

This symposium is directed at Surgeons (including Residents) practicing in the fields of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. It is also applicable to those practicing Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, and Radiology.

     

Overall
Purpose

   

This educational activity will focus on multi- disciplinary problem-solving in craniofacial trauma surgery. Advanced technologies used to solve problems will be highlighted, as well as indications, complications, and peri-operative considerations. Teaching methods will include focused presentations and interdisciplinary panel discussions of controversial clinical issues in craniofacial trauma surgery. Audience interaction is encouraged.

       

Tuition
Includes scientific sessions, continental breakfast, break refreshments, lunch, course handouts, and Continuing
Medical Education (CME) credit certificate(s).

  • $350 Practicing Physicians
  • $50 Residents and Allied Health Personnel (Limited Seating; Tuition is Non-Refundable)

Online registration has closed, but if you would still like to register, please download the Invitation PDF below, which includes the registration form. Print and fill-out the registration form and fax it to ImproMED at 269-329-0505, or bring it to the symposium and register onsite.


 

Educational
Objectives

   

Upon completion of this CME activity, participants should have increased skills and knowledge, and enhanced attitudes and performance, with a specific ability to:

   

Skill(s)

   
  • Describe advances in surgical technique and technology used for both hard and soft tissue injuries in craniofacial trauma patients.
   

Knowledge

   
  • Identify procedures used to treat injuries specific to the mandible, midface, and nasal areas within trauma surgery patients.
   

Attitude(s)

   
  • Reflect on the differences in risks and benefits and overall outcome among the varying approaches to craniofacial trauma surgery.
   

Performance

   
  • Recognize the importance of using an interdisciplinary team in the evaluation, surgical treatment, and reconstruction of craniofacial trauma surgery patients.
 

Course Chairs

Andrew H. Murr, MD, FACS
Course Chairman
Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
University of California, San Francisco
School of Medicine
Chief of Service
San Francisco General Hospital
Roger Boles, MD Endowed Chair in Otolaryngology Education

Brian Bast, DMD, MD
Program Co-Chair
Assistant Clinical Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
School of Dentistry
University of California, San Francisco

Salvatore C. Lettieri, MD, FACS
Program Co-Chair
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Department of Surgery
Mayo Clinic Hospital
The Arizona Burn Center

Invited Faculty

R. Bryan Bell, MD, DDS
Clinical Assistant Professor
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Program
Oregon Health & Science University


Rochelle A. Dicker, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
San Francisco General Hospital
University of California, San Francisco


Andrew N. Goldberg, MD, MSCE, FACS

Professor
Director, Division of Rhinology and Sinus Surgery
Director, Outcomes Research
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
University of California, San Francisco


Richard E. Hayden, MD, FACS

Professor & Chair
Dept. of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale


David W. Kim, MD, FACS

Assistant Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology
Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Director, Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
University of California, San Francisco


Mahesh H. Mankani, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
University of California, San Francisco


Lawrence J. Marentette, MD, FACS
Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
Professor, Department of Otolaryngology
University of Michigan
Director of Cranial Base Program
University of Michigan Health System
Alfred Taubman Health Care Center


Ramon L. Ruiz, DMD, MD
Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery
Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery
Fort Myers, Florida
Adjunct Assistant Professor
University of Florida


Warren Schubert, MD, FACS
Professor, Department of Surgery
Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Minnesota
Chair, Department of Plastic & Hand Surgery, Regions Hospital

 
         

Preliminary Agenda

         

6:30 AM-7:00 AM

 

Registration and Continental Breakfast, California Foyer

 

7:00 AM

 

Welcome and Introduction, California West

  Andrew H. Murr, MD, FACS

7:25 AM-9:40 AM

 

Session I: Mandible Fracture Management

   

7:30 AM

  Overview of Mandible Fracture Management: 2007   Warren Schubert, MD, FACS

8:45 AM

  Surgical Approaches to Condyle Fractures   Brian Bast, DMD, MD

9:05 AM

  Management of Condyle Fractures: Unilateral, Bilateral, When and How to Treat   R. Bryan Bell, MD, DDS

9:25 AM

  Management of Mandibular Condyle Fractures in Children

 

Ramon L. Ruiz, DMD, MD

9:40 AM-10:00 AM

 

Break

 

10:00 AM-12:05 PM

  Session II: Mandible Complications    

10:00 AM

  Complications of Mandible Fractures   Andrew H. Murr, MD, FACS

10:30 AM

  Dental/Occlusal Considerations   Brian Bast, DMD, MD

10:45 AM

  Osteotomies for Occlusal Imperfection   Ramon L. Ruiz, DMD, MD

11:00 AM

  Free Flaps for Mandible Reconstruction   Mahesh Mankani, MD

11:20 AM

  Bone Grafts for Mandible Reconstruction   Ramon L. Ruiz, DMD, MD

11:40 AM

  Panel: My Worst Complication   R. Bryan Bell, MD, DDS, and Faculty

12:05 PM-1:00 PM

 

Lunch, California East

   

1:00 PM-1:20 PM

 

Societal Impact of Trauma and What You Can Do About It

  Rochelle Dicker, MD

1:20 PM-2:35 PM

  Session III: Midface Trauma    

1:20 PM

  Midface Trauma Approaches   Lawrence Marentette, MD

1:40 PM

  Maintaining Structural Relationships in the Severe Trauma   Salvatore C. Lettieri, MD

2:00 PM

  Orbital Complications: Early and Late   Warren Schubert, MD, FACS

2:20 PM

 

Nasoethmoid Complex (NEC) Fractures

  Salvatore C. Lettieri, MD

2:35 PM-2:50 PM

 

Break

   

2:50 PM-4:45 PM

  Session III: Midface Trauma (continued)    

2:50 PM

  Orbital Floor Fractures   Andrew N. Goldberg, MD, MSCE

3:10 PM

  Frontal Sinus Fractures   Andrew H. Murr, MD, FACS

3:30 PM

  Cranioplasty and Tissue Expansion   Richard E. Hayden, MD

3:45 PM

  Early Management of Nasal Trauma   David W. Kim, MD

4:00 PM

  Primary Nasal Reconstruction   Lawrence Marentette, MD
4:15 PM
  Secondary Nasal Reconstruction   Richard E. Hayden, MD

4:30 PM

 

The Twisted Nose

  David W. Kim, MD
4:45 PM-5:30 PM
  Session IV: Soft Tissue Management    

4:45 PM

  The Use of Fillers in Managing Scars and Wrinkles   Mahesh Mankani, MD
5:00 PM
  Rehabilitation of Facial Paralysis   David W. Kim, MD

5:15 PM

 

Ectropion and Entropion

 

Warren Schubert, MD, FACS

6:00 PM

 

Conclusion

  Andrew H. Murr, MD, FACS

7:00 AM- 5:30 PM

 

 

Exhibits, Elizabethan A

   
     

Course Location and Accommodations

The Westin St. Francis
335 Powell Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Toll free: 866.500.0338
The Westin St. Francis

The Westin St. Francis has extended a room rate of $249 per night to symposium attendees. This rate will be honored until Wednesday, October 31, 2007. After this date, reservations will be accepted at the hotel’s prevailing rates based on availability.

To make reservations, call 1-866-500-0338 and reference the name of the event:
Interdisciplinary Problem-Solving in Craniofacial Trauma. Reservations may also be made at: The Westin St. Francis

Online registration has closed, but if you would still like to register, please download the Invitation PDF above, which includes the registration form. Print and fill-out the registration form and fax it to ImproMED at 269-329-0505, or bring it to the symposium and register onsite.

     
 
 

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
ImproMED is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

DESIGNATION OF CREDIT STATEMENT
ImproMED designates this educational activity for a maximum of 8.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
It is the policy of ImproMED to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in its educational activities. All individuals who are in a position to control the content of an educational activity are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships they have with any commercial interest. The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s (ACCME) Standards for Commercial Support (SCS) require that ACCME-accredited providers disclose to learners the following information: 1) the name of the individual, 2) the name of the commercial interest, and 3) the nature of the relationship the person has with each commercial interest.

CANCELLATION/REFUND POLICY
Your tuition, less a $50 processing fee, will be refunded if notification is received by ImproMED before Friday, November 16, 2007. No refunds will be extended after that date.

ImproMED reserves the right to cancel this activity due to national/global occurrences outside of our control. Should cancellation occur, all parties involved would be notified as early as possible.

 
     


This educational activity is supported by an educational grant from Stryker.


Technical support provided by the Advanced Cranio-Maxillofacial Forum (ACMF).

Support and encourage interdisciplinary research, education and the development of innovative technology to improve the quality of life in patients with cranio-maxillofacial and neurological disorders.

Online registration has closed, but if you would still like to register, please download the Invitation PDF above, which includes the registration form. Print and fill-out the registration form and fax it to ImproMED at 269-329-0505, or bring it to the symposium and register onsite.

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