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Saturday, October 2, 2010
11:30AM - 1:00PM
L515
Volunteering for Surgical Missions in the Middle East
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Juan Carlos Lopez-Noriega, DDS
Head Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Mexico
Chicago, IL
Khaled Abughazaleh, BDS, DMD
Private Practice
Chicago, IL
Synopsis
We have been organizing Maxillofacial missions to the Middle East for the last 5 years, performing almost full scope surgery (cleft and orthognathic surgery) with resident participation. We have fully equipped the hospital and our missions are now ongoing and expanding. We would like to discuss how we implemented this and discuss opportunities for involvement of additional residents in this unique experience.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:
- Will discuss the organizational and logistical aspects of organizing and participating in missions to the Middle East, and types of surgeries performed;
- Will discuss how these missions can help in resident education; and
- Discuss the current needs and cases and types of procedures needed.