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margin-bottom: 0"><b> <font color="#800000" face="Arial">Outreach Programs</font></b></p> <p align="justify" style="margin-top: 4; margin-bottom: 0"> <font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2" COLOR="#0d2b88"><b>ISMR</b> doctors volunteer their services to patients from around the world who might not otherwise receive sophisticated treatment. Medical supplies are donated to assist with treatment and rehabilitation.&nbsp; Clinical <b>Outreach Programs</b> have been established in Viet Nam, Mongolia, Bolivia, Thailand,&nbsp; and Sierra Leone, and the USA.</p> </font></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD COLSPAN=2 width="298" height="1" background="/images/ismrtest_07.gif" align="left" valign="top"> <p style="margin-left: 10; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font size="2" color="#800000" face="Arial"><b>International Conferences</b></font><p style="margin-left: 10; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font size="2" color="#000080" face="Arial Narrow">&nbsp;</font><i><font size="2" color="#000080" face="Arial Narrow"> </font> <font size="2" color="#800000" face="Arial Narrow"> <b>Next Meeting</b></font></i><font size="2" color="#000080" face="Arial"><br> </font> <font size="2"> <font color="#000080" face="Arial Narrow">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font> <font color="#000080" face="Arial"><b>&nbsp;</b></font></font><font size="2" color="#000080" face="Arial">Bangkok, Thailand (2008)</font></p> <p style="margin-left: 10; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font color="#800000" face="Arial Narrow" size="2"><b>&nbsp; Past Meetings<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </b> Maui, Hawaii (2006)</font><p style="margin-left: 10; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font color="#800000" face="Arial Narrow" size="2"> <font color="#800000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a target="_blank" href="../ISMR_Maastricht.htm" style="text-decoration: none"> <font color="#800000">Maastricht, Netherlands</font></a></font> (2004)<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../pastmeetings/Okinawa2002.htm"> <font color="#800000">Okinawa, Japan (2002)</font></a><br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a target="_blank" href="../pastmeetings/Hawaii_Maxillofacial_Meeting.htm" style="text-decoration: none"> <font color="#800000">Kauai, Hawaii (2000)</font></a><br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a target="_blank" href="../pastmeetings/ICMP_98Conference.htm" style="text-decoration: none"> <font color="#800000">Turin, Italy (1998)</font></a><br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Seoul, Korea (1996)<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Palm Springs, CA USA (1994)</font></TD> <TD COLSPAN=3 width="529" height="1" background="/images/ismrtest_08.gif" align="left" valign="top"> <p style="margin-left: 10; margin-top: 10; margin-bottom: 0"> <a href="http://www.askasia.org/images/teachers/media/48.gif" target="_blank"> <img class="main-image" src="India.jpg" width="166" height="181" align="left"></a><b><font face="Arial" size="6" color="#800000">India</font><font face="Arial" color="#800000"> </font><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#800000"><br> December 14-16, 2007</font></b><p style="margin-left: 10; margin-top: 10; margin-bottom: 0"> <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Arial"><i> <font face="Arial" color="navy" style="font-size: 9pt">funding provided by:</font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"> </font></i><b> <font face="Arial" color="navy" style="font-size: 20pt"><br> </font></b></span><b> <span style="font-family: Arial"> <font face="Times New Roman" color="#FF6600" size="5">Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation</font></span></b><p style="margin-left: 10; margin-top: 10; margin-bottom: 0"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD COLSPAN=5 width="754" height="28"> <table cellSpacing="2" cellPadding="2" width="761" align="center" bgColor="#ecf7fd" border="0"> <tr> <td vAlign="top" bgColor="#FFFFFF" width="123"> <span class="style1 style11 style15"><span class="style54"> <font color="#800000">ISMR Faculty</font></span></span></td> <td bgColor="#FFFFFF" width="598"><span class="style1 style15 style17"> <span class="style33"><strong>Dr. John Beumer (USA)<br> Dr. Ian Zlotolow (USA)<br> Dr. Harry Reintsema (Netherlands)<br> Dr. Gianfranco Gassino (Italy)<br> Dr. Eleni Roumanas (USA)<br> Dr. Khim Hean Teoh (Singapore)</strong></span></span><span class="195300117-25102007"><font face="Vladimir Script" size="5"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"><br> </font></font><b><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt">Dr. </font></b> </span><b><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt">Bhavani </font> <font face="Vladimir Script"><span class="195300117-25102007"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt">Venkatachalam (USA)</font></span></font></b></td> </tr> </table> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial"> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Calibri"> <img border="0" src="The%20ISMR%20team%20with%20Dr%20Dholam_web.jpg" align="left" width="216" height="162">The <b>ISMR</b> in association with the <b>Tata Memorial Hospital</b> in Mumbai, India conducted a maxillofacial outreach and educational program from December 14<sup>th</sup> through December 16<sup>th</sup>.&nbsp; This program was funded and sponsored by the <b>Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation</b>.&nbsp; The Organizing Secretary of this joint meeting was Dr. Kanchan Dholam, the Director of Maxillofacial Prosthetics at Tata Memorial and a member of the ISMR.&nbsp; Her dedication and details to organization was monumental to the success of this program</span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial"> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Calibri">The seven international speakers consisted of Dr. Khim Hean Teoh of Singapore National Cancer Centre, Dr. Harry Reintsema of Groningen University of the Netherlands, Professor Gianfranco Gassino of the University of Turin, Italy, Drs. Eleni Roumanas, John Beumer and&nbsp;Bhavani Venkatachalam from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry, and Dr. Ian Zlotolow of the University of Pacific School of Dentistry, San Francisco, California.&nbsp; All the speakers shared the podium with presentations covering the topics of maxillary defects and rehabilitation, tongue-mandible defects, soft palate and velopharyngeal restorations, facial defects, implants for the head and neck cancer patients, fabrication of ocular prostheses, and management of the irradiated patient.&nbsp; </span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial"> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Calibri">Over 145 participants attended (dentists, graduate prosthodontic students, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, head and neck surgeons, laboratory technicians) and asked pertinent questions after each session.&nbsp; One of the highlights was a Tumor Board Conference, where the dental-maxillofacial faculty of Tata Memorial presented live telecast of 10 patients in various stages of restoration of their cancer dysfunction and/or facial deformity to the auditorium.&nbsp;&nbsp; The panel of ISMR faculty offered opinions of  what we would do at our institution to maximize quality of life via prosthetic and surgical care.&nbsp; </span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial"> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Calibri"> <img border="0" src="The%20ISMR%20team%20preparing%20their%20slides_web.jpg" align="left" width="216" height="162">The exchange of information was much more valuable for these patients and knowledge for the local attendees in the audience than any textbook could present.&nbsp; Each attendee received a DVD written by Dr. Beumer and his faculty from UCLA adding to the didactic&nbsp;art and science of maxillofacial prosthetics.&nbsp; In addition, laboratory demonstrations using audio-vision from the dental laboratory&nbsp;to the auditorium, with constant feedback from the audience to the technicians, was incorporated in this Outreach Program.</span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial"> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Calibri">Tata Memorial Hospital is one the most surgically involved hospital in the world that treats oral and head and neck cancers.&nbsp; Over 4,000 head and neck patients are treated at this hospital each year.&nbsp; It is situated in the heart of Mumbai with over 18 million residents.&nbsp; The Tata Memorial Hospital is truly dedicated to maxillofacial rehabilitation with a dedicated team of surgeons, radiation oncologists, chemotherapists, pathologists, diagnostic head and neck radiologists, and social services.&nbsp; </span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial"> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Calibri"> <img border="0" src="sunset%20in%20Mumbai_web.jpg" align="left" width="144" height="108">Tata Memorial Hospital provides cancer care to all individuals regardless whether they can financially afford treatment.&nbsp; Our gratitude and extreme thanks go to the faculty and staff of Tata Memorial Hospital, the attendees of the conference and to the <b>Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation </b>for providing the funds to sponsor this ISMR Outreach Program and we look forward to future collaboration with our colleagues in India.</span></font></p> <hr> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY" style="margin: 0 10"> <b><font face="Arial" size="1" color="#333333"> <a href="#International Society for Maxillofacial Rehabilitation">back to top of page</a></font></b></p> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD COLSPAN=5 width="754" height="35" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"> <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font><font face="Arial"> </font> <font face="Arial" size="1">ISMR: <a href="mailto:ismr@ismr-org.com">ismr@ismr-org.com</a><br> 303 W Madison Street, Suite 2650 ·&nbsp; Chicago, IL 60606-3396&nbsp; USA<br> Phone: (1) 312.265.2910 ·&nbsp; Fax Number: (1) 312.265.2908</font></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD width="155" height="1"> <font face="Times New Roman"> <IMG SRC="/images/spacer.gif" WIDTH=155 HEIGHT=1 ALT=""></font></TD> <TD width="70" height="1"> <font face="Times New Roman"> <IMG SRC="/images/spacer.gif" WIDTH=72 HEIGHT=1 ALT=""></font></TD> <TD width="41" height="1"> <font face="Times New Roman"> <IMG SRC="/images/spacer.gif" WIDTH=40 HEIGHT=1 ALT=""></font></TD> <TD width="259" height="1"> <font face="Times New Roman"> <IMG SRC="/images/spacer.gif" WIDTH=266 HEIGHT=1 ALT=""></font></TD> <TD width="184" height="1"> <font face="Times New Roman"> <IMG SRC="/images/spacer.gif" WIDTH=225 HEIGHT=1 ALT=""></font></TD> </TR> </TABLE> </center> </div> <!-- End ImageReady Slices --> </BODY> </HTML>