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This symposium is part of the ACMF educational series but is not certified for CME credit.

Join us for an international tribute symposium to honor the lifetime contributions of Paul Tessier, MD, in the field of craniofacial surgery. The international faculty, comprised of 16 Fellows of Dr. Tessier, will share their experiences of working with him. They will discuss how Dr. Tessier’s work shaped the specialty of craniofacial surgery as well as influenced their own careers and successes. Dr. Tessier and the interdisciplinary faculty will participate in what are sure to be lively discussions on both the history and the future of craniofacial surgery.

 
Target
Audience
 

The symposium will benefit physicians within the fields of plastic (reconstructive) surgery, ENT surgery, and oral and maxillofacial surgery.

   

Agenda

   

Friday, May 19, 2006:
Welcome Reception and Registration
18:00-19:30

Saturday, May 20, 2006:
Symposium
07:30-16:30

Sunday, May 21, 2006:
Symposium
07:15-15:00

       

Guest of Honor
Paul Tessier, MD

France

Background Information

   
     
 

Course Chairman
S. Anthony Wolfe, MD
United States

Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Miami Children's Hospital

Current President, International Society of Craniofacial Surgery

     
 
     
 
Agenda Topics:
 
S. Anthony Wolfe, MD (Chair) United States
bullet “An Overview of 50 Years of the Work of
Paul Tessier: From Burns to the Development of Craniofacial Surgery”
bullet Distraction vs Traditional Osteotomy/Advancement for the Upper Midface
   
Arlen D. Denny, MD, FACS, FAAP United States
bullet Nonlinear Distraction of the Craniofacial Skeleton
bullet Long-Term Results of Neonatal Mandibular Distraction for Airway Obstruction
   
Joseph S. Gruss, MB B, CHIR, FRCS United States
bullet Role of Segmental Le Fort 3 Osteotomies in the Management of the Midface in the Craniofacial Dysostoses 
bullet The Application of Modern Imaging to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Skull Deformities and Craniosynostosis
   
Beat Hammer, MD, DMD Switzerland
bullet Reconstruction of Maxillary and Mandibular Defects with Prefabricated Fibular Grafts
bullet Refinements in Medial Canthopexy
   
Richard D. Hayward, FRCS United Kingdom
bullet Evolving a Management Strategy for Children With Complex Craniodysostosis Syndromes.
Part 2—Time to Rethink Our Management Strategies for Syndromic Craniosynostosis?
   
Nabil Hokayem, MD Lebanon
bullet Rehabilitation of Maxillofacial Deformities
bullet Techniques Age, Principles Mature
 

 

Barry M. Jones, MS, FRCS United Kingdom
bullet Evolving a Management Strategy for Children With Complex Craniodysostosis Syndromes.
Part 1—Carpenter or Paediatrician?
   
Henry K. Kawamoto, Jr, MD, DDS, FACS United States
bullet Craniofacial Malformations
bullet “Maxillofacial Problems Since My Time with
Paul L. Tessier to the Present”
   
Cornelius M. Klein, MD, DMD, PhD Germany
bullet Early Distraction Osteogenesis for Syndromic Severe Mandibular Deficiency
bullet Transfacial Approaches to the Skull Base
   
Darina Krastinova, MD France
bullet Craniofacial Surgery to the Mask Lift: “La Belle Histoire”
bullet Surgical Management of Proptosis: Graves’ Orbitopathy, High Miopia, and Non-Syndromic Exorbitism
   
Paul N. Manson, MD United States
bullet Long-Term Results of Enophthalmos Correction
bullet Early and Late Treatment of Nasoethmoid Orbital Fracture
   
David C. Matthews, MD United States
bullet Craniofacial Biology—Timing, Bone Grafting, Orbital Orthopedics, Intracranial Dead Space, Mask Lift, Distraction, and BMP
bullet TMJ Ankylosis
   
Douglas K. Ousterhout, MD, DDS United States
bullet Forehead Contouring: Augmentation and Reduction
bullet Feminization and Masculinization of the Chin
   
Jeffrey C. Posnick, DMD, MD, FRCS(C), FACS
United States
bullet Hemifacial Microsomia: Reconstruction of the Skeletal Deformity
bullet Adult Orthognathic Surgery: Improved Function and Enhanced Facial Aesthetics
   
Stephen A. Schendel, MD, DDS United States
bullet Distraction Orthognathics
bullet The Surgeon as Architect
   
Jean-François Tulasne, MD France
bullet Reconstruction of the Mandible with Cranial Bone Graft
bullet Reconstruction of the Maxilla with Cranial Bone Graft
   
Open Session Featuring Special Tributes by:
  Luigi Clauser, MD, Italy
Daniel Labbe, MD, France
McKay McKinnon, MD, United States
Serge Morax, MD, France
 

Course Tuition
$495 (US Dollars) for all participants

Tuition i
ncludes the following:
Friday, May 19, 2006:
Evening Welcome Reception
Saturday, May 20, 2006:
Day of sessions, breakfast, lunch, and refreshment breaks
Sunday, May 21, 2006:
Day of sessions (until approximately 15:00 GMT/UTC), breakfast, lunch, and refreshment breaks.

Registration available onsite.
To register, you will need to fill out a registration form, available from one of the registration staff members, and provide your credit card information. If you have any questions, please see the registration staff onsite at the Symposium.

Tessier Brochure

The official language for this symposium is English.

This symposium is approved by both the International Society of Craniofacial Surgery (ISCFS) and the European Association for Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery (EACMFS), as one of their scientifically-sponsored meetings of 2006.

 


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

 


ACMF Mission Statement

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.

       
       

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