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CDE: OMFS COVID-19 Response Conference: Protecting Our Patients, Staff and Ourselves

9
Apr, 2020
03:00 PM-08:00 PM
  • 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

TimeTopic and Speaker
3:00 PMWelcome and COVID-19 Overview
Anh D. Le, DDS, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
3:05 PMNew 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 PMStrategies for Protecting the Surgeon
Lee Carrasco, DDS, MD, University of Pennsylvania
3:30 PMNYU Experience
Robert S. Glickman, DMD, NYU Langone Health
3:45 PMColumbia Experience
Sidney B. Eisig, DDS, Columbia University
4:00 PMWashington Experience
Thomas B. Dodson, DMD, MPH, University of Washington
4:15 PMQ&A
Neeraj Panchal, DDS, MD, MA, University of Pennsylvania
4:30 PMDentoalveolar Emergency Management
Rania A. Habib, DDS, MD, University of Pennsylvania
4:45 PMRutgers Experience and Nerve Injury Management
Vincent Ziccardi, DDS, MD, FACS, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
5:00 PMPathology/Head and Neck Cancer Management
Rabie M. Shanti, DMD, MD, University of Pennsylvania
5:15 PMLSU Experience
Ghali E. Ghali, DDS, MD, FACS, FRCS(Ed), Louisiana State University
5:30 PMCraniofacial Management
David M. Yates, DMD, MD, FACS, El Paso Children’s Hospital
5:45 PMTrauma Management
Paul S. Tiwana, DDS, MS, MD, FACS, The University of Oklahoma
6:00 PMQ&A
Neeraj Panchal, DDS, MD, MA, University of Pennsylvania
6:15 PMThe Importance of OMFS to a Health System During COVID-19
Peter D. Quinn, DMD, MD, University of Pennsylvania
6:30 PMCosmetic Management
Joseph Niamtu, III, DMD, Private Practice
6:45 PMImpact on OMFS Residency Programs
Thomas Schlieve, DDS, MD, UT Southwestern Medical Center
7:00 PMImpact of COVID-19 on CODA
William Nelson, DDS, CODA Commissioner
7:15 PMChina Experience
Guiqing Liao, DDS, MD, Sun Yat-Sen University
7:30 PMAAOMS COVID-19 Initiative
Victor Nannini, DDS, FACS, President of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS)
7:45 PMQ&A
Neeraj Panchal, DDS, MD, MA, University of Pennsylvania
8:00 PMConclusion
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.