Program

2 educational days

Maliebaan/domplein zaal, University Medical Centre Utrecht

Friday, November 11th

08:00
Registration
08:30
Welcome and introduction (Aebele Mink van der Molen)
Primary cleft palate surgery
08:40 - 09:05
Anatomy of the palate and oro/nasopharynx (Ronald Bleys)
09:05 - 09:25
The Sommerlad repair technique (Bart van Nimmen)
09:25 - 09:45
A modified furlow palatoplasty (Marloes Nienhuijs)
09:45 - 10:00
Discussion
10:00 - 10:20
Coffee/tea break
Diagnosis, analysis and treatment of VPI
10:20 - 10:50
The role of the speech pathologist in VPI (Ellen Burger)
10:50 - 11:15
The role of the ENT surgeon in VPI (Joost Bittermann)
11:15 - 11:30
VPI: a multidisciplinairy approach (Aebele Mink van der Molen)
11:30 - 11:45
Discussion
11:45
Group photo
12:00 - 12:30
Lunch break
VPI surgery - Part 1
12:30 - 12:50
Incidence of VPI surgery, a literature review and cohort study of Utrecht (Lieke Hofmann)
12:50 - 13.10
Bilateral buccal flap surgery: indications and technique (Bart van Nimmen)
13:10 - 13:40
Furlow palatoplasty; indications and technique (Oksana Jackson - online)
13:40 - 13:50
Anatomy of buccal flap and FAMM flap (Emma Paes)
13:50 - 14:10
Local flaps for large palatal defects (Marc Swan)
14:10 - 14:20
Discussion
14:20 - 14:50
Coffee/tea break

Skills lab Anatomy, University Medical Centre Utrecht

Friday, November 11th

Cadaver dissection
15:00 - 15:30
Introduction and demonstration of anatomy of the palate and oro/nasopharynx (Ronald Bleys)
15:30 - 16:00
Sommerlad technique and visualization of soft palate musculature (sommerlad technique)
16:00 - 16:30
Furlow palatoplasty
16:30 - 17:00
Bilateral buccal flap plasty (unilateral dissection)
17:00 – 17:30
FAMM flap (unilateral dissection)
17:30 - 18:00
Tongue flap
19:00
Congress dinner: Restaurant Goesting, Veeartsenijpad 150, 3572 DH Utrecht (T: +31 (0) 30 273 3346)

Maliebaan/domplein zaal, University Medical Centre Utrecht

Saturday, November 12th

VPI surgery - Part 2
09:00 - 09:10
The Hynes pharyngoplasty (Greet Hens)
09:10 - 09:20
The cranially based pharyngeal flap (Marc Swan)
09:20 - 09:30
Sphincter paryngoplasty (Greet hens)
09:30 - 09:40
The modified Honig technique (Aebele Mink van der Molen)
09:40 - 09:50
Is there an indication for lipofilling in VPI (Shariselle de Vlieger)
09:50 - 10:00
The suprazygomaticus block in cleft surgery (Gersten Jonker)
10:00 - 10:15
VPI: choosing the optimal surgical technique (Aebele Mink van der Molen)
10:15 - 10:30
Cases for discussion – optional personal input of the participants
10:30 - 10:45
Coffee/tea break

Skills lab Anatomy, University Medical Centre Utrecht

Saturday, November 12th

Cadaver dissection
11:00 - 11:30
Suprazygomaticus block
11:30 - 12:00
Sphincter pharyngoplasty (Orticochea)/demonstration of modified Honig technique
12:00 - 12:30
Hynes pharyngoplasty or cranially based pharyngeal flap
12:30
Closing remarks and farewell (Aebele Mink van der Molen)
A lunch box to-go will be handed out afterwards

About

Emma Paes

Plastic, Reconstructive, and Cleft Surgeon

Emma C. Paes (1984, Mainz, Germany) started to study medicine at the University of Utrecht in 2002. Her interest in plastic surgery developed primarily by her proceedings in the anatomy department during her study. This is also where she conducted her first scientific work, by performing cadaver dissections to investigate the anatomic features of the internal mammary artery perforator flap. Awaiting the start of her training in plastic surgery in 2012, Emma chose to work as a junior teacher in head and neck anatomy, under the auspices of professor Ronald Bleys. In 2015 she defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “progress toward understanding infants with Robin sequence”. Since 2017 she works as a pediatric reconstructive plastic surgeon at the University Medical Centre and Princess Máxima Center, Utrecht. She is involved in post-oncologic (pediatric) reconstructions, microtia and facial nerve reconstructions, and the treatment of pediatric vascular anomalies. Since 2021 she also participates in the Cleft Team of the Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital. She currently supervises various research projects in cleft care. Special interest goes out for infants with the Robin sequence.

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