17/05/2016
Management of Facial Trauma!
AOCMF course announement
AOCMF Course Abuja Nigeria
AOCMF Course—Management of Facial Trauma
July 12–13, 2016, Abuja, Nigeria
Course description
The first day focuses on midface fractures and includes prevention and treatment of complications in the midface fracture and defects, including posttraumatic deformities and sequels. The second day includes the basics for mandibular fracture treatment, including diagnostic and treatment principles. Treatment of single symphyseal mandibular fractures, angle mandibular fractures, load sharing and load bearing is discussed. Hands-on exercises allow for the placement of different fixation devices in various fracture scenarios, including simple, comminuted, and defect fractures.
Course objectives
Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:
Diagnose facial injury through history, physical examination, and investigations.
Formulate a treatment plan (operative and no operative).
Perform the specific treatment for facial trauma.
Modify the treatment plan when necessary.
Manage patient follow-up and rehabilitation.
Identify and manage complications.
Target participants
Surgeons who are involved in the treatment of facial trauma.
Years of experience: 1–20 years.
Course Director and Chair
Course director
Warren Schubert (Department of Plastic & Hand Surgery, Regions Hospital, St Paul, Minnesota US)
Course chair
Seidu Adebayo Bello (Dental & Maxillofacial Surgery Dept, State House Medical Centre, Asokoro, Abuja, NG)
International faculty
Y Anantheswar (Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, IN)
Carl-Peter Cornelius (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, DE)
Regional faculty
Velmurugan Naganathan (Health Care Agency, Ministry of Health, SC)
Eric Kahugu (The Nairobi Hospital and Upper Hill Medical Centre, Nairobi, KE)
Ashwin Kassan (Netcare Greenacres Hospital, Port Elizabeth, ZA)
National faculty
Sunday Ajike (Ahmadu Bello University, Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Kaduna State, NG)
Timothy Aladelusi (College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, NG)
Olutayo James (Faculty of Dental Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, NG)
Ozoemene Obuekwe (University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Ugbowo, Benin, NG)
Abdurrazaq Taiwo (Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, College of Health Sciences. Usmanu Danfodiyo University. Sokoto, NG)
Information
Course registration fee: NGN 137,000.– or USD 686.–
Language: English
For more information and registration, please visit the event room.
Contact
Luther Obuotor (Johnson & Johnson, Nigeria), at: lobuotor1@gmail.com
Krisztina Budai (AO Course Manager MEA), at: kbudai@its.jnj.com
Sarah Groves (AOCMF, Switzerland), at: sarah.groves@aocmf.org
Venue
Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham
1 Uke Street , Abuja, NG
Phone: +23 49 4603900
https://aocmf2.aofoundation.org/eventdetails.aspx?id=abuja0716
