Personalized Medicine – A New Frontier in CMF Surgery
With over 40 highly interactive sessions spanning 3-D technology, tissue replacement, and complications, as well as compelling keynote speakers, and exciting networking events, FACE AHEAD is, without doubt, the can't miss craniomaxillofacial (CMF) event of 2020.
Explore the program summary and you'll understand what we mean!
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*Please note that this is the preliminary program, and the sessions are constantly updated.
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 from the comfort of your home.
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
08:30 - 08:45 Welcome
Welcome to Face Ahead 2020
Welcome introduction of the speakers and presentation of the summit's objectives
Gregorio Sanchez-Aniceto
Session 1 - 3-D Technology: from innovation to personalization
08:45 - 09:15
Keynote: 3-D Planning in reconstruction
Daniel Borsuk
09:15-10:30
Panel discussion: Case based 3-D Technology
- State of the art surgery
- Orthognathics
- TMJ
- Reconstruction
Oral free paper presentations
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
E-posters and exhibition
Corner chat with Daniel Borsuk (15 minutes)
Oral free paper presentations
11:00-12:00 Small group discussions
Describing existing 3-D technology tools and applications to surgery
Orthognathics / Sleep
Reconstruction
Orbital Trauma
TMJ
Aesthetic surgery
13:00 - 14:30 Lunch
E-posters and Exhibition
Q&A at the booth
13:30 - 14:30 - Sponsored Symposium Crystal Ball
Session 2 - Tissue Replacement in CMF: from the lab to the patient
14:30 - 15:00
Keynote: Genomics, tissue engineering, replacement and reconstruction
Jill Helms
15:00 - 16:00
Panel discussion: Debate on tissues replacement
- Bone graft
- Bone substitutes
- Future techonologies, cells and genes
Oral free paper presentations
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
E-posters and exhibition
Corner chat with Jill Helms (15 minutes)
Oral free paper presentations
16:30 - 17:30 Small group discussions
Reconstruction
Midface
Mandible
TMJ
Facial soft tissue reconstruction
17:30 - 18:30 Top young surgeons' presentations
This session will be live-streamed
Six chosen papers of six minutes each
Participants will be voting live during the session
08:45 - 09:00
My AO Journey (60th anniversary speech)
Robert McGuire
Session 3 - Complications: preventions and personalized solutions
09:00 – 09:30
Keynote: Personalized treatment of head and neck oncology
René Leemans
09:30 - 10:45 Panel discussions
Complex Patient Defects (pros and cons, clash of the titans)
- Dental alveolar augmentation autogenous versus biomaterial
- Distraction veersus bone replacement: early versus late distraction
10:45-11:15 Coffee Break
E-posters and Exhibition
Corner Chat with René Leemans (15 minutes)
11:15-12:30 Small Group Case Discussions: Complications
Orthognathics / Sleep
Adult Trauma
TMJ
Pediatric Trauma
Soft Tissue management
To be confirmed soon
12:30-14:00 Lunch
E-Posters and Exhibition
13:00 - 14:00 Sponsored Symposium
14:00-14:30
Keynote: Through my eyes - the patient
Waleed Khan, Survivor of Army Public School attack
14:30-16:00 Panel Discussion
Complications: cases that made me lose sleep
- Orthognathic/malformation
- Posttraumatic
- Temporomandibular joint (TMJ)
- Oncology and reconstruction
15:30-16:00 Break (e-posters and exhibition)
E-posters and exhibition
Corner Chat with Eduardo Rodriguez (15 min)
16:00-16:30
Keynote: Face Transplant
Eduardo Rodriguez
16:30-17:30 Panel Discussion
Tips and tricks in facial reconstruction
Speakers to be announced soon
17:30-18:00 Award ceremony for best free papers
This session will be live streamed