AOCMF Management of Facial Trauma

AOCMF Management of Facial Trauma is organized by AO North America and will be held on Jun 19, 2018 at Jasper Park Lodge, Jasper, Alberta, Canada.

The target audience for this medical event is primarily designed for surgeons in training in the fields of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Otolaryngology, Plastics and Reconstruction, Ophthalmology and Oculoplastics. Practicing surgeons may also find this course beneficial. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Conference Description :
The Management of Facial Trauma course is designed to equip surgeons with the state-of-the-art skills and techniques for treating and managing CMF fractures from trauma, as well as congenital defects, secondary correction of injuries and aesthetic reconstruction. Highlights of the course will include sessions on anatomy, biomechanics, surgical approaches and principles of internal fixation of the mandible and midface.

Experts in the field of CMF Surgery will compare and contrast current methods and provide indications for the use of these techniques. The modular course format will focus on the craniomaxillofacial patient in a conceptual case study and practical exercise format. Participants in small groups will rotate through each module over the one-day course.

Conference Objectives are :
Diagnose facial injury through history, physical examination and diagnostic investigations.
Formulate a treatment plan (operative and non operative).
Perform the specific treatment for facial trauma.
Modify the treatment plan when necessary.
Manage patient follow-up and rehabilitation.
Identify and manage complications.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.