more about the current state of treating these special patients.
Our Lifestyle Series is planned to launch next summer. These courses will be limited to 15 participants and focus on a particular area of interest in the lifestyle area, as well as have a great scientific program. If you have an idea for a lifestyle course, please take a moment to complete this brief survey. So far ideas include fishing, wine tasting, golfing, wellness, and touring the Bourbon Trail. I look forward to hearing your ideas and turning them into reality!
The Annual Residents Meeting this year moved to a new location in November. Dallas will host this year’ s event, which promises to be a great one with spectacular mentors, speakers, and our resident presentations. I am so proud to have so many wonderful resident members in this organization. We developed the Question of the Week and our online master classes with you in mind. We are looking forward to your continued participation in the college after graduation.
Family time is also important to us at ACOMS. We are continuing the tradition of offering our Annual Winter Meeting with FACES on the slopes of Telluride, Colorado, where accompanying family members will enjoy world-class ski terrain and beautiful views of the surrounding San Juan mountains. The wonderful Hands-on Facial Cosmetic Surgery Course in New Orleans is also this winter as well from March 9-10, 2019. The spring of 2019 will have our 40 th Annual Scientific Conference and Exhibition in Santa Fe, New Mexico in conjunction with the annual session of the American Dental Society of Anesthesia( ADSA). Of course, our famous our famous annual Recertification Review Boot Camp is entering its seventh year. The Boot Camp will remain in its current format for 2019 as a review course for busy practitioners. It is a
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The future looks bright as our international colleagues continue to reach out to ACOMS to collaborate on meetings. This past September, the European Association of Cranio Maxillo Facial Surgery( EACMFS) invited ACOMS to speak at their congress in Munich. Members of ACOMS presented the historical timeline on a special session on virtual surgical planning, as well as the future of the College. Our annual meeting in 2020 will be located in Miami, Florida, in collaboration with Asociacion Latinoamericana de Cirugia y Traumatologia Bucomaxilofacial( ALACIBU).
Last, but not least, is the development of V / R and A / R surgical programs for our membership. I have embarked on this presidential journey to find the best learning centers in the world to develop a platform to allow both trainees and senior surgeons to learn new techniques, as well as hone skills in an environment that will allow us to practice until it is perfect without the inherent risks to patients. How many hours will you need to spend in the simulator to be considered competent in the future? Think about it.
Happy fall, everyone! Now get back to school. Stephanie Drew, DMD, FACS