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Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery (2006) 34, 512–514

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Dear Colleagues,

As the Chariman for Training and Education of the

European Association for Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, I

would like to draw your attention to the forthcoming

educational activities. Courses included in the Rolling

Programme of the Association are linked to the EBOMS

examination curriculum and cover all aspects related to our

specialty and are open to all colleagues working in our field.

Trainees are especially invited to attend these Courses.

A refund of Euro 150 is available for each EACMFS

Trainee Member attending a Course of this Programme.

As special educational activities, we would like to also

point to two 3-year programme to be held at the University

of Iasi (Romania) and at the Medical University of Warsaw

(Poland).

EACMFS Sponsored Courses are considered to be of

high scientific interest by our Association. I would like to

invite all colleagues who are considering to organize a new

course to please contact us. We will then try to include them

among the courses sponsored by the Association.

Prof. Julio Acero

Chairman for Training and Education

EACMFS EDUCATIONAL ROLLING PROGRAMME

Practical Microvascular Surgery Course, Liverpool, UK, 12–16

March 2007

Faculty: Mr E.D. Vaughan, Mr J.S. Brown, Mr S.N. Rogers,

Mr J.C. Devine.

For further information: Ms Gillian Allman,

Regional Maxillofacial Unit,

University Hospital Aintree,

Liverpool L9 7AL, UK.

Tel: +44 (0)151 529 5280;

Fax: +44 (0)151 529 5288;

E-mail: [email protected]

19th International Course for Microsurgical Exercise & Stepwise

Flap Raising, Bochum, Germany, 14–16 March 2007 (Part I) and

19–23 March 2007 (Part II)

Prof. Dr. Dr. K.-D. Wolff, Dr. Dr. F. Holzle

For further information: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial

Plastic Surgery, Ruhr-University Bochum, Knappschaftskranken-

haus, In der Schornau 23 – 25, 44892 Bochum, Germany.

Tel.:+49(0) 234 299 3500/1;

Fax:+49(0)234 299 3509;

Email: [email protected];

Website: www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/mkg

Workshop on Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery: Current Techniques,

Live Surgery, Oral Presentations, Tubingen, Germany, 21–23 March

2007

Organizing Committee: Prof. S. Reinert, Dr M. Krimmel.

Invited Surgeons: Prof. Devauchelle, Amiens, France; Prof.

Precious, Halifax, Canada.

For further information: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial

Surgery, University Hospital Tubingen, Osianderstr. 2-8, D-72076

Tubingen, Germany.

Tel: +49 (0)70 71/2 98 61 74;

Fax: +49 (0)70 71/29 34 81;


Controversies in Orthognathic Surgery, Copenhagen, Denmark,

27–28 April 2007

Courses Director: Esben Aagaard

For further information: Daniela Gerbaldo, Marketing &

Events Coordinator, EMEA.

Tel: +41-21-966 1389;

Fax: +41-21-966 1337;


Fifth EACMFS Educational Course on Orthofacial and Osteodis-

traction Surgery (the ‘‘Lobster Course’’), Bruges, Belgium, 2–5 July

2007

For further information: Mrs Wendy Cortier or Mrs Lindsay

Bultinck, Course Secretaries, Division of Maxillo-Facial Surgery,

AZ St. Jan AV, Ruddershove 10, 8000 Brugge, Belgium.

Tel: +32 50 45 22 60;

Fax: +32 50 45 22 79;

E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

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Ears, Eye and Noses for the OMFS Surgeon, Manchester, UK, 6–8

July 2007

For further information: B. Woodwards, K. Moos, Hulme Hall,

Manchester University, UK.


GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

1st Joint Meeting of the Swiss and Austrian Societies for

Maxillofacial Surgery (Sgkg and Ogmkg), Davos, Switzer-

land, 1–4 February 2007

For further information: http://www.sgkg.org/

32nd Annual Congress of the French Association of Maxillo-

Facial Surgeons, Nantes, France, 15–17 March 2007

Main topic: Orthognathic surgery

For further information please contact: Geraldine Bezamat,

Assistant Project Manager, BCA, Professional Congress

Organizer, 6, Boulevard du General Leclerc, 92115 Clichy

Cedex, France. Tel: +33 (0)1 41 06 67 76 / 70; Fax: +33

(0)1 41 06 67 79; Website: www.b-c-a.fr/afcmf

Surgical Approaches in Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Alghero,

Italy, 27–28 April 2007

Chairman: A. Tullio

For further information please contact: M.C. Relazioni,

Via Principessa Jolanda 57, Sassari, Italy. Tel: 079 299660;

Fax: 079 3762598; E-mail: [email protected]

3rd Asian Congress on Craniofacial and Distraction Osteo-

genesis, Republic of Maldives, 29 April–4 May 2007

Topics will be Maxillary and Mandibular Distraction,

Temporomandibular Joint Management, Cleft Lip, Alveo-

lus and Palate, Craniofacial Anomalies, Microvascular

Surgery, Implantology, Reconstructive and Navigational

Surgery and Tissue Engineering.

For further information please contact: Prof. S.M. Balaji,

Organizing Secretary, New No. 63/ Old No. 30 Kavingar

Bharathidasan Road, Teynampet, Opposite to SIET

College, Chennai – 600018, India. Tel: +91 44 24326623,

24326622, 24364136, 24331696; Fax: +91 44 24322907;

Website: www.distraction2007.com

Joint Meeting of the European Skull Base Society and the

German Society of Skull Base Surgery, Skull Base Surgery –

Multimodality Management, Prague, Czech Republic, 2–5

May 2007

Congress President: Prof. Vladimır Benes, MD, PhD

Congress Venue: Diplomat Hotel, Prague 6, Evropska 15,

Prague, Czech Republic. Tel: +420 296 559 111; Fax:

+420 296 559 215; E-mail: [email protected].

For further information please contact: David Netuka,

Scientific Secretary; E-mail: [email protected]; Web-

site: www.esbs2007.com

XIXth National Congress of the Spanish Society of Oral and

Maxillofacial Surgery, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain,

14–18 May 2007

Venue: Palacio Magma Arte y Congreso, Costa Adeje,

Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.

Organizer: Spanish Society of Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery.

Main Topics: orthognathic surgery, neck oncology, skull base

oncology, ear reconstruction and aesthetic otoplasty, im-

plantology, endoscopic surgery, arthroscopy.

Guest Lecturers: Jatin P. Shah, Maurice Mommaerts, Francoise

Firmin, David Hoffman, van der Brekel, Katz, Fouad Khoury.

Pre-Congress Courses: Implantology (Dr. Khoury), Oto-

plasty and Ear Reconstruction (Dr. Firmin).

President of Congress: Dr. Carlos Martınez Gimeno,

Hospital Universitario de Nuestra Senora de Candelaria,

Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Tenerife.

For further information contact: Laura Figueroa. Tel: +34

922601833; +34922600066; E-mail: congresosecom2007@

grupoaran.com; Websites: www.secom.org,www.grupoaran.

com/congresosecom2007/

First World Congress of the International Academy of Oral

Oncology: Oral Cancer – A Global Challenge, Amsterdam,

The Netherlands, 17–20 May 2007

Location: RAI Conference Centre, Amsterdam.

For further information please contact: The Secretariat,

Ms Janet Seabrook, Elsevier Ltd, The Boulevard, Langford

Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 IGB, UK. Tel: +44 (0)

1865843691; Fax: +44 (0)1865 843958; E-mail: Jm.Seabrook

@elsevier.com; Website: www.iaoo.elsevier.com

The 21st Congress of International Association of Paediatric

Dentistry (IAPD), Hong Kong, China, 13–17 June 2007

Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

Organizer: Hong Kong Society of Paediatric Dentistry

Conference Secretariat: Hong Kong Academy of Medicine

For further information please contact: Justin Ng/Daniel

Chok. Tel.: +852 28718896/28718815;

Fax: +852 28718898; E-mail: [email protected];

Website: http://www.iapd2007.com

Hands-On Orthognathic Surgery Planning, Glasgow, UK,

28–29 June 2007

A residential hands-on course for the management of

dentofacial deformities.

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Venue: The Kelvin Conference Centre, University of Glasgow.

Invited Speaker: Mr. Kenneth Sneddon

Course Organisers: Prof. A. Ayoub & Mr. P. Benington

For further information please contact: Mrs Audrey

Maguire, Course Secretary, Dept of Oral & Maxillofacial

Surgery, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, 378

Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JZ, UK; Tel/Fax: 0141

211 9604/9601; E-mail: [email protected]

XII Biennial Congress of the International Society of

Craniofacial Surgery (ISCFS), Salvador, Bahia, Brazil,

23–25 August 2007

For further information please contact: Suzanne Eggers

(Director of Medial Education; E-mail: seggers@impromed.

org) or Jennifer Rushlau (Administrative Manager; E-mail:

[email protected]), ImproMED, 1116 West Centre

Avenue, Suite 2, Portage, MI 49024-5318, USA; Tel: 877 665

8326 (toll free), 269 329 0651; Fax: 269 329 0505; Website:

www.impromed.org; Symposium website: www.iscfscongress.

org

6th Asian Pacific Cleft Lip & Palate Conference, Mumbai,

India, 2–5 September 2007

The Indian Society of Cleft Lip, Palate & Craniofacial

Anomalies in association with the Association of Max

illofacial Surgeons of India, the Indian Orthodontic Society

and the Indian Speech & Hearing Association, the

Association of Plastic Surgeons of India.

President: Dr. Suresh R. Tambwekar, Dr. Mukund Reddy

(Plastic Surgeon), Dr. Gunasheelan Rajan (Maxillofacial

Surgeon), Dr. O.P. Kharbanda (Orthodontist) andMs. Roopa

Nagraj (Speech Pathologist) will serve as Vice Presidents.

For further information please contact: Dr. Sanjeev Desh-

pande, Organising Secretary. E-mail: drsanjeevdeshpande@

rediffmail.com

Second International Conference on Evidence-Based Ad-

vanced Dentistry and Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the

Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong

Kong, China, 16–19 November 2007

Venue: Hong Kong Academy of Medicine

Organizer: Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong

Kong

Congress Secretariat: Hong Kong Academy of Medicine

For further information please contact: Justin Ng / Daniel

Chok. Tel: +852 28718896 / 28718815; Fax: +852 28718898;

E-mail: [email protected]; Website: http://dent25.hku.hk

XIXth European Congress for Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery,

Bologna, Italy, 9–13 September 2008

For further information please contact: Bologna Congressi

spa, Piazza della Costituzione, 4/a, 40128 Bologna,

Italy. Tel: +39 051 6375 111; Fax: +39 051 6375 170;

E-mail: [email protected]; Website: http://

www.bolognacongressi.it

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