Palatal Fistulas:
Prevention, Classification & Treatment
International Cleft Palate Master Course Amsterdam
1st – 2nd July 2021 (15:00 – 21:00 Central European Time)
Program director: Prof. dr. C.C. Breugem
An online, interactive digital Master Course that will engage you
Webinar with breakout sessions and discussion in small groups
Cadaver illustrations with surgical video explanations
Surgical tips and tricks from the experts
Bring in your difficult cases
Meet new colleagues
Aim
This course is for cleft surgeons that want to specifically focus on their surgical technique on how to
prevent palatal fistulas. World renowned experts will explain their tips and tricks and how to treat
fistula’s. Different locations often have numerous surgical options. Advantages and disadvantages will
be discussed in an interactive manner. For an optimal interactive Master Course, an inventory
questionnaire will be obtained from all participants before the meeting. There will interactive videos
and lots of time to discuss surgical refinements. This course will include cadaver samples where
possible, while surgeons will explain their surgical technique with the help of video footage.
Speakers
Ronald Bleys
Raymond Tse
Marc Swan
Bob Mann
John Grant
Roberto Flores
Ghulam Fayyaz
Krishna Patel
Sylvie Render
Chris Forrest
David Chong
Joseph Losee
Corstiaan Breugem
Duncan Atherton
Marcus Collares
Cassio Raposo
Shahar Turgeman
Peter Don Griot
Jitske Nolte
Anatomy Department, University of Utrecht, the Netherlands
Plastic, Reconstructive Surgeon, Seattle Children’s Hospital, USA
Plastic, Reconstructive Surgeon, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
Plastic, Reconstructive Surgeon, Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, Michigan,
USA
Plastic, Reconstructive Surgeon, Children’s of Alabama Hospital, Alabama, USA
Plastic, Reconstructive Surgeon, NYU Langone Health, New York, USA
Plastic, Reconstructive Surgeon, CLAPP General Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Department of Otolaryngology, Medical University of South Carolina, Florence,
USA
Speech Language Pathologist, Seattle Children’s Hospital, USA
Plastic, Reconstructive Surgeon, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Plastic, Reconstructive Surgeon, The Royal Children’s Hospital,
Melbourne, Australia
Plastic, Reconstructive Surgeon, UPMC Children’s Hospital, Pittsburgh, USA
Plastic, Reconstructive Surgeon, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Plastic, Reconstructive Surgeon, Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust,
London, United Kingdom
Plastic, Reconstructive Surgeon, Hospital de Clinicas de Porte Alegre, Brazil
Plastic, Reconstructive Surgeon, SOBRAPAR Hospital, Campinas, Brazil
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
Plastic, Reconstructive Surgeon, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
