CDE: OMFS COVID-19 Response Conference: Protecting Our Patients, Staff and Ourselves
03:00 PM-08:00 PM
Microscopic view of Coronavirus, a pathogen that attacks the respiratory tract. Analysis and test, experimentation. Sars. 3d render
Time: 3:00 – 8:00 PM (EST). The virtual program will begin promptly at 3:00 PM via Bluejeans.
Registration: Free; registration is required.
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CE Credits: 5.0 lecture credits
Course Description
The current COVID-19 crisis has played a major impact on healthcare and society around the world.The OMFS COVID-19 Response Conference is a forum for oral and maxillofacial surgeons to come together and learn from each other on how COVID-19 has impacted their daily lives.
Learning Objectives
1. Develop an overall understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on OMFS.
2. Disseminate strategies to protect OMFS staff, residents and faculty during the COVID-19 pandemic
3. Understand how the COVID-19 pandemic has altered the management of the following area of OMFS:
- Head and Neck Trauma
- Dentoalveolar Surgery
- Pathology/Head and Neck Cancer
- Craniofacial Surgery
- Cosmetic Surgery
- Trigeminal Nerve Surgery
4. Recognize the impact an OMFS can make on a health system during COVID-19
5. Examine the impact of COVID-19 on OMFS Resident Education
6. Understand AAOMS initiatives to support OMFS
Program Schedule
| Time | Topic and Speaker |
| 3:00 PM | Welcome and COVID-19 Overview Anh D. Le, DDS, PhD, University of Pennsylvania |
| 3:05 PM | New Jersey OMFS COVID Survey Data Shahid R. Aziz, DMD, MD, FACS, FRCSEd, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine and President, New Jersey Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons |
| 3:15 PM | Strategies for Protecting the Surgeon Lee Carrasco, DDS, MD, University of Pennsylvania |
| 3:30 PM | NYU Experience Robert S. Glickman, DMD, NYU Langone Health |
| 3:45 PM | Columbia Experience Sidney B. Eisig, DDS, Columbia University |
| 4:00 PM | Washington Experience Thomas B. Dodson, DMD, MPH, University of Washington |
| 4:15 PM | Q&A Neeraj Panchal, DDS, MD, MA, University of Pennsylvania |
| 4:30 PM | Dentoalveolar Emergency Management Rania A. Habib, DDS, MD, University of Pennsylvania |
| 4:45 PM | Rutgers Experience and Nerve Injury Management Vincent Ziccardi, DDS, MD, FACS, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine |
| 5:00 PM | Pathology/Head and Neck Cancer Management Rabie M. Shanti, DMD, MD, University of Pennsylvania |
| 5:15 PM | LSU Experience Ghali E. Ghali, DDS, MD, FACS, FRCS(Ed), Louisiana State University |
| 5:30 PM | Craniofacial Management David M. Yates, DMD, MD, FACS, El Paso Children’s Hospital |
| 5:45 PM | Trauma Management Paul S. Tiwana, DDS, MS, MD, FACS, The University of Oklahoma |
| 6:00 PM | Q&A Neeraj Panchal, DDS, MD, MA, University of Pennsylvania |
| 6:15 PM | The Importance of OMFS to a Health System During COVID-19 Peter D. Quinn, DMD, MD, University of Pennsylvania |
| 6:30 PM | Cosmetic Management Joseph Niamtu, III, DMD, Private Practice |
| 6:45 PM | Impact on OMFS Residency Programs Thomas Schlieve, DDS, MD, UT Southwestern Medical Center |
| 7:00 PM | Impact of COVID-19 on CODA William Nelson, DDS, CODA Commissioner |
| 7:15 PM | China Experience Guiqing Liao, DDS, MD, Sun Yat-Sen University |
| 7:30 PM | AAOMS COVID-19 Initiative Victor Nannini, DDS, FACS, President of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) |
| 7:45 PM | Q&A Neeraj Panchal, DDS, MD, MA, University of Pennsylvania |
| 8:00 PM | Conclusion Neeraj Panchal, DDS, MD, MA, University of Pennsylvania |
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine designates this activity for 5.0 continuing education credits.