The International Cleft Palate Master Course Amsterdam is an international course where cleft care professionals meet and share their knowledge. The goal of the course is to improve the knowledge and skills of attendees by offering interactive presentations from experts in the field, as well as hands-on cadaver dissection sessions. 

Please find the course program below. 

Thursday, February 9, 2023

  • Registration

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  • Welcome and Introduction: What is the Problem?

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    Corstiaan Breugem

  • Optimizing Outcomes After Cleft Palate Repair: Design and Implementation of a Perioperative Clinical Care Pathway

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    Nina Hardcastle

  • The Reducing Opioid Use in Children with Clefts Protocol: A Multidisciplinary Quality Improvement Effort to Reduce Perioperative Opioid Use in Patients Undergoing Cleft Surgery

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    Oksana Jackson

  • Perioperative Pain Management after Primary Palate Repair: A 3-Surgeon Retrospective Study

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    Walid Alrayashi

  • Perioperative Pain Nanagement in Cleft Palate: What does the Literature say?

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    Jess Peters

  • Discussion

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  • Social event

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    *Not included in course fee. Dinner is not included in the main event CME credit.

Friday, February 10, 2023

  • Welcome and Summary of Thursday

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    Corstiaan Breugem

  • Anatomy of the Craniofacial Nerves

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    Karl Jacobs

  • How to use Ultrasound for Peripheral Nerve Blocks

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    Markus Stevens

  • Local Anesthetics and Adjuvants

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    Anke Top

  • Discussion

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  • Coffee/Tea Break

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  • Craniofacial Blocks in my Practice: Tips and Tricks

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    Barcelona - Montserrat Munill Amsterdam - Peter Don Griot Calgary - Nina Hardcastle

  • Wet Lab: Cadaver Dissection

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  • Lunch

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  • Wet Lab: Cadaver Dissection

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  • Coffee/Tea Break

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  • Wet Lab: Craniofacial Nerve Blocks in Practice

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  • Discussion/Drinks

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