Personalized Medicine – A New Frontier in CMF Surgery
Explore the interactive program below, with 40 sessions of highly engaging content over two busy days in Barcelona.
An online live-streaming program will be available also for those who cannot travel to Barcelona. All sessions marked with 
will be live-streamed and available as recording during the summit. Be part of FACE AHEAD 2020 wherever you are in the world!
3-D Technology: from innovation to personalization
Orthognathics, TMJ, Reconstruction, Sleep Apnea
Tissue Replacement in CMF: from the lab to the patient
Bone Grafts and Substitutes, Future Technologies Cells and Genes, Reconstruction
Complications: preventions and personalized solutions
Oncology, Orthognathics, Pediatric and Adult Trauma, TMJ, Soft Tissue Management, Face Transplant
Through my eyes, the patient – get a new perspective
Ballistic Injuries
- The FACE AHEAD 2020 Young Surgeon Awards Competition (abstract submission open)
- Perfect your online presentation skills (digital training)
- Stress management - taking control
- Tips and tricks sessions
- Network with peers and heads of CMF departments - consider your next challenge
- Corner chats - get to know the real experts
- Meet your idol breakfast sessions
- Fellowship applications
- How to succeed in academic surgery
- Leadership - how to get on
- Crystal Ball Lunchtime Symposium - look into the future of CMF surgery. Technology and workflow for the future
What's happening when - program details
08:00 - 08:30 Registration participants
08:30 - 08:45
Welcome to FACE AHEAD 2020
G. Sanchez Aniceto
08:45 - 13:00 3-D Technology: from innovation to personalization
08:45 - 09:15
3-D Planning in reconstruction
Take a seat in the plenary - Daniel introduces you to the world of 3-D planning in reconstructive surgery, and the impact it has had and will have on improving patient care.
Daniel is the Chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery at the Université de Montreal Pediatric teaching hospital Sainte-Justine in Montreal, Quebec.
09:15-10:30
Case-based 3-D Technology
Engage in an expert panel discussion - you are taken through a step by step guide to using state of the art 3-D technology in orthognathic, TMJ or reconstructive surgery in multiple clinical cases.
Online panel discussion available, with live Q&A session.
Moderators: S. Girod and I. Shah
Online moderator: F. Thieringer
State of the art surgery - D. Buchbinder
Orthognathics - M. Leung
TMJ surgery - F. Monje
Reconstruction - M. Heiland
Free Papers - Oral Presentations
Deliver your scientific findings directly to the expert surgeon panel.
10:30 - 11:00 Networking break
It's networking time! Grab a coffee and meet some of the other participants of FACE AHEAD, or stroll through the exhibition area. We also have some interesting interviews going on on the Corner Chat stage, if you want to stop by. E-posters will be available for viewing in the designated area.
Corner chat with Daniel Borsuk (15 minutes)
Grab a coffee - get to know the person behind the keynote presentation. Online participants can ask questions live via the chat function.
Free Papers - Oral Presentations
Deliver your scientific findings directly to the expert surgeon panel.
13:00 - 14:30 Networking break
Grab your lunch and meet fellow participants, or explore the exhibition area.
13:30-14:30 Sponsored Symposium
Sponsored Symposium Crystal Ball
Step into the future - industry leaders share their 10 years' vision on surgical procedures and unveil the latest technological developments in the field.
14:30 - 18:30 Tissue Replacement in CMF: from the lab to the patient
14:30 - 15:00
Genomics, tissue engineering, replacement and reconstruction
Take a seat in the plenary - Jill will be talking about regenerative medicine approach in the context of enhanced skeletal tissue regeneration, implant osseointegration, and other craniofacial applications.
Jill leads the research program in the field of regeneration medicine at Stanford University.
15:00 - 16:00
Tissue replacement
Engage in an expert panel discussion - you are taken through a discussion on bone graft, bone substitutes, and future technologies.
Online panel discussion available, with live Q&A session.
Moderators: E. Wolvius, S. Parmar, B. Beck-Broichsitter
Bone graft - M. Rana
Bone substitutes - S. Girod
Future technologies, cells, and genes - J. Helms
Free Papers - Oral Presentations
Deliver your scientific findings directly to the expert surgeon panel.
16:00 - 16:30 Networking break
It's networking time! Grab a coffee and meet some of the other participants of FACE AHEAD, or stroll through the exhibition area. We also have some interesting interviews going on on the Corner Chat stage, if you want to stop by. E-posters will be available for viewing in the designated area.
Corner chat with Jill Helms (15 minutes)
Grab a coffee - get to know the person behind the keynote presentation. Online participants can ask questions live via the chat function.
Free Papers - Oral Presentations
Deliver your scientific findings directly to the expert surgeon panel.
17:30 - 18:30 FACE AHEAD 2020 Young Surgeons Award
Oral presentation of the six finalist papers on the big stage
AOCMF R&D Final Judges
08:30 - 09:00
My AO Journey
Take a seat in the plenary - Robert McGuire, President of the AO Foundation will share his thoughts on mentorship and career development opportunities within the AO World.
Robert McGuire has decades of experience as a clinician and educator leading fellow surgeons in support of the AO mission of promoting excellence in patient care and outcomes in trauma and musculoskeletal disorders.
09:00-18:30 Complications: preventions and personalized solutions
09:00 – 09:30
Personalized treatment of head and neck oncology
Take a seat in the plenary - René presents an interesting approach to head and neck oncology, and how personalized treatment can improve final results.
René is the Chair of the Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department at VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam. He has made a sustained and internationally recognized contribution to cancer care, research, and education in the field of head and neck oncology.
09:30 - 10:45 Panel discussions
Clash of the Titans
Enter the ring - Engage in an expert panel discussion where some of the best surgeons challenge each other in the complexities of the treatment plans.
- Dental alveolar augumentation autogenous versus biomaterial
- Distraction versus bone replacement: early versus late distraction
Online panel discussion available, with live Q&A session.
Moderators: G. Sanchez-Aniceto, N-C. Gellrich, M. Brix, D. Dhariwal
Complex patient defects (pros and cons and the evidence-based view)
Dental alveolar augmentation autogenous versus biomaterial - N-C. Gellrich vs. A. Nastri
Distraction veersus bone replacement: early versus late distraction - F. Hernandez Alfaro vs. E. Wolvius
10:45-11:15 Networking break
14:30-16:00
It's networking time! Grab a coffee and meet some of the other participants of FACE AHEAD, or stroll through the exhibition area. We also have some interesting interviews going on on the Corner Chat stage, if you want to stop by. E-posters will be available for viewing in the designated area.
Corner Chat with René Leemans (15 minutes)
Grab a coffee - get to know the person behind the keynote presentation. Online participants can ask questions live via the chat function.
11:15-12:30 Work the case
Choose your topic and work with your group partners to solve the treatment plan on some of the hottest cases in the field.
Orthognathics / Sleep
F. Hernandez Alfaro, S. Girod
Adult Trauma
M. Brix, J. Rodriguez
TMJ
F. Monje, F. Briceño
Pediatric Trauma
I. Barthélémy, A. Elbarbary
Soft tissue management
D. Matic, L. Jones, D. Borsuk, G. Louie
Topic to be confirmed soon!
12:30-14:00 Networking break
Grab your lunch and meet fellow participants, or explore the exhibition area.
13:30-14:00 Sponsored Symposia
Sponsored Symposium
More details to be announced soon!
14:00-14:30
Through my eyes - the patient
Take a seat in the plenary - an emotional talk about ballistic injuries in young patients. Our special guest will be Waleed Khan.
14:30-15:30
Cases that made me lose sleep
Engage in an expert panel discussion - going through some of the most complicated cases in a surgeons career, covering different topics from orthognathic, malformations, posttraumatic, TMJ or oncology.
Online panel discussion available, with live Q&A session.
Moderators: A. Elbarbary, M. Leung, L. Fryer
Orthognathic/malformations - F. Hernandez Alfaro
Posttraumatic - E. Rodriguez
TMJ - F. Monje
Oncology and reconstruction - S. Parmar
15:30-16:00 Networking break
It's networking time! Grab a coffee and meet some of the other participants of FACE AHEAD, or stroll through the exhibition area. We also have some interesting interviews going on on the Corner Chat stage, if you want to stop by. E-posters will be available for viewing in the designated area.
Corner Chat with Eduardo Rodriguez (15 min)
Grab a coffee - get to know the person behind the keynote presentation. Online participants can ask questions live via the chat function.
16:00-16:30
New Face, New Beginning
Take a seat in the plenary - Eduardo introduces you to the world of facial transplantation and the importance of building a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary team as an avenue for the restoration of human appearance and function for individuals with devastating composite facial disfigurement.
Master of craniofacial care, world-renowned plastic surgeon famous for completing the most extensive and comprehensive full-face transplant in history.
16:30-17:30
Tips and tricks in facial reconstruction
Engage in an expert panel discussion - you are taken through a series of tips and tricks in facial reconstruction, straight from the rock stars in the field.
Online panel discussion available, with live Q&A session.
Moderators: A. Elbarbary, M. Leung, L. Fryer
Online moderator: F. Roasa
S. Parmar, E. Rodriguez, J. Acero Sanz, N-C. Gellrich, M. Brix, P. Stoor
17:30-18:00
FACE AHEAD 2020, Young Surgeon Award Ceremony
Take a seat in the plenary for the award ceremony of the Young Surgeon Award 2020.