Foundations in Craniomaxillofacial Surgery provides junior residents specializing in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Plastic Surgery with an opportunity to further their knowledge and skills in the foundations of internal rigid fixation in craniomaxillofacial fractures and reconstruction through the use of hands-on sessions with anatomical models. Attendance is limited.

2009 Locations (Subject to Change)

• March 28, 2009 — Boston, MA — Course Completed
• May 9, 2009 — New Orleans, LA — Course Completed
• May 30, 2009 — Washington, DC — Course Completed
• July 11, 2009 — New York, NY — Course Completed
• August 29, 2009 — Portland, OR — Course Completed
• September 19, 2009 — Charleston, SC — Course Completed
• September 26, 2009 — Atlanta, GA — Course Completed 
• October 10, 2009 — Denver, CO — Course Completed
• October 30, 2009 — Albuquerque, NM — Online Registration Unavailable
• November 7, 2009 — Chicago, IL — Register Here
• November 21, 2009 — Ann Arbor, MI — Registration not yet open
• December 6, 2009 — Orange County, CA — Register Here

Foundations in Neurosurgery provides junior residents with an opportunity to further their understanding and skills in assessing patients, body positioning and proper use of power and manual instrumentation through hands-on sessions with models as well as a review of various materials available for craniotomies, craniectomies and cranioplasties.  Attendance is limited.

2009 Locations (Subject to Change)

• April 4, 2009 — Boston, MA — Course Completed
• April 17, 2009 — New York, NY — Course Completed
• May 9, 2009 — Columbus, OH — Course Completed
• July 11, 2009 — Cleveland, OH — Course Completed
• July 25, 2009 — New Orleans, LA — Course Completed
• August 7-8, 2009 — Portland, OR —  Course Completed
• August 18, 2009 — Denver, CO — Course Completed
• August 22, 2009 — Chapel Hill, NC — Course Completed
• September 12, 2009 — Miami— Course Completed 
• September 26, 2009 — Chicago, IL — Course Completed

January 17, 2009

Comprehensive Surgical Care of the Mandible: The Aesthetics of Reconstruction*

The Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill, NC
Course Chairman: John van Aalst, MD, MA
Course Complete

May 14, 2009

Interdisciplinary Problem Solving in Facial Trauma*

Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Course Complete

June 6-7, 2009

Craniomaxillofacial Trauma Surgery: An Interdisciplinary Approach*

Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Course Chairmen: Stephen P. Smith, Jr., MD
Mark W. Ochs, DMD, MD
Course Complete

September 12-13, 2009

Practical Approaches to CMF Trauma and Reconstruction*

Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, WA
Course Chairman: Joseph S. Gruss, MD
Course Complete

This two-day residency program is designed specifically for Chief Residents and Fellows representing Plastic Surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery who have a desire to gain advanced knowledge and skills in treatment planning and surgical techniques. This advanced course has a heavy practicum emphasis with multiple cadaver workshops where surgical approaches and the finer points of procedures will be offered. The well-known faculty will present advanced concepts in anatomy, surgical approaches, reconstruction and fixation options.

February 6-7, 2009

Advanced CMF Surgery: Mastery of Treatment Planning and Technique for Chief Residents and Fellows

Homer Stryker Center, Mahwah, NJ
Course Chairman: Bernard J. Costello, DMD, MD
Course Complete

August 7-8, 2009

Advanced CMF Surgery: Mastery of Treatment Planning and Technique for Chief Residents and Fellows

Chicago, IL
Course Chairman: Bernard J. Costello, DMD, MD
Course Complete

A two-day residency program is designed specifically for 5th and 6th year neurosurgery residents interested in the surgical treatment of disorders of the craniocervical junction. The program will include didactic sessions and hands-on cadaveric labs incorporating 3D image guidance and the latest surgical techniques for the craniocervical spine.

June 22-23, 2009

Surgical Treatment of the Craniocervical Junction

University Hospitals/Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
Course Chairman: Nicholas C. Bambakidis, MD
Registration Opens Thursday, April 9, 2009 at Noon EST
Course Complete

The following educational courses are supported by Stryker through a restricted educational grant to third parties.

March 7, 2009

Advanced Techniques in CMF Trauma and Ablative Reconstructive Surgery*

Westin Times Square, New York, NY
Course Chairmen: David L. Hirsch, DDS, MD
R. Bryan Bell, DDS, MD
Course Complete

March 28, 2009

Selected Topics in Orthognathic Surgery – 9th Annual Symposium

Washington, D.C.
Course Chairman: Jeffrey C. Posnick, DMD, MD, FRCS(C), FACS
Course Complete

April 29-May 2, 2009

The 8th Annual Otolaryngology Symposium – 2009

Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Course Directors: David Greene, MD, FACS, FARS
Marshall Strome, MD, MS, FACS
Course Complete

July 24-26, 2009

Technological Advances in Head and Neck Oncology and Craniomaxillofacial Surgery

Portland, OR
Course Director: R. Bryan Bell, MD, DDS, FACS
Course Complete

March 8-13, 2009

FACES: Current Issues in Surgical-Orthodontic Treatment

British Columbia, Canada
For more information visit:www.faces-ski.org
Course Complete

April 18, 2009

Micro Neuro Anatomy Seminar 2009*

Tokyo Conference Center, Shinagawa, Tokyo
Chairman: Prof. Yoshiaki Shiokawa MD, PhD
Course Complete

May 26, 2009

Orthognathic Surgery in the 21st Century*

Shanghai, China
Chairman: David Koppel MBBS, BDS
For more information visit: www.acmf.net
Course Complete

September 25-26, 2009

Clinical Update on Facial Reconstruction*

University of Düesseldorf, Germany
Chairmen: Prof. N R Kuebler MD, DDS, PhD
Prof. Alexander Schramm MD, DDS, PhD
Registration not yet open
For more information visit: www.acmf.net