2008 Conference Schedule

2008 Program Schedule (subject to modification)

We will update the following schedule as new programs and abstracts are added to the schedule. Check back often


Revision: August 10, 2008

Pre-Conference Day: Thursay, November 6, 2008

9:30 AM - 1:30 PMBCCA Certification Exam (http://www.bcca-cca.org)
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMLunch at the Conference Center (Free for November 5th Guests of Hotel)
1:30 PM - 5:30 PMSocial Event, The Georgia Aquarium!
1:30 PM - 6:00 PMConference Registration
EMORY Dining Room hours, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
6:00 PM - 8:30 PMOpening Dessert Reception, Poster Session with Table Clinics

Conference Day One: Friday, November 7, 2008

6:30 AM - 8:30 AMBreakfast Buffet
8:30 AM - 9:00 AMWelcome Address Santa Jeremy Ono, PhD, FAAAAI, Vice-Provost for Academic Initiatives Emory University, Professor of Ophthalmology, Medicine & Pediatrics Emory University School of Medicine, “What’s Exciting at Emory University”
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMJ Leonard Lichtenfeld, MD, FACP, Deputy Chief Medical Officer for the American Cancer Society, “An Overview of Cancer”
10:00 AM - 10:30 AMMorning Break and Exhibit Review
12:00 PM - 12:30 PMSonja A Rasmussen, MD, MS, Senior Scientist, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, CDC, “Advancing the Understanding of Craniofacial Anomalies”
12:30 PM - 2:00 PMLunch provided in the EMORY dining room
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMTodd M Kubon, MAMS, CCA, and Jay McClennen, AOCA, BFA, Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, “A Qualitative and Quantitative Cohort Trial to determine Feasibility and Perceived Patient Benefit of Custom Artistic Breast Prostheses”
3:00 PM - 3:30 PMAfternoon Break and Exhibit Review
3:30 PM - 4:30 PMSelected Abstract Lectures
6:00 PMDinner Provided in the EMORY dining room
6:45 PMSocial Event, Live Jazz and IMAX films, Great Hall, Fernbank Museum of Natural History

Conference Day Two: Saturday, November 8, 2008
6:30 AM - 8:30 AMBreakfast Buffet
7:30 AM - 9:45 AMAAA Business Meeting
9:45 AM - 10:00 AMMorning Break and Exhibit Review
10:00 AM - 11:00 AMJohn E Riski, PhD, FASHA, CCC-SLP, Director, Speech Pathology Laboratory & Clinical Director, Center for Craniofacial, Disorders, “Craniofacial Prosthetics: Filling in the Gaps”
11:00 AM - 12:00 PMSelected Abstract Lectures
12:00 PM - 1:00 PMLunch Provided in the EMORY dining room
1:00 PM - 2:00 PMSelected Abstract Lectures
2:00 PM - 2:30 PMAfternoon Break and Exhibit Review
2:30 PM - 3:15 PMSelected Abstract Lectures
3:15 PM - 4:00 PMWilliam M Andrews, MA, CMI, Associate Professor and Education Program Coordinator Department of Medical Illustration Medical College of Georgia, “Color Theory and Color Palettes for the Anaplastologist”
7:00 PM - 9:00 PMAnnual AAA Awards Banquet and Launch of our new identity and logo!

Conference Day Three: Sunday, November 9, 2008

6:30 AM - 8:00 AMBreakfast Buffet
8:00 AM - 9:20 AMGroup I Workshops
1.1 Bone-Anchored Facial Prostheses,Susan W Habakuk MEd, CCA. Limited to 25 registrants (with at least 3 years of experience providing facial prosthetic services)
1.2 A Live Demonstration of Sculpting a Face, Irene Healey, BSc, AAM, CCA
9:30 AM - 10:50 AMGroup II Workshops
2.1 Surface Scanning (using 3dMD) and Rapid Prototyping (RP) as applied to Prosthetic Applications, Stephen Rouse DDS, Peter C Liacouras, PhD, WRAMC, Johnathan A Garnes, Norberto Roman, Instructors
2.2 Effects of Light on Color Surfaces and Texture: Hands-on Techniques for Creating Skin Texture in Various Mediums, William Andrews, MA, CMI , Amanda Yarberry Behr, MA, CMI, Gillian Duncan, MS, CMI, CCA , Wendy A Smith, CP, CCA, Allison Vest, MS
11:00 AM - 12:20 PMGroup III Workshops
3.1 Update on Facility Accreditation Standards, James Newberry, BOCP, LPO
3.2 Laboratory Materials for the Clinical Anaplastologist, Robert A Erb, BS, MS, PhD, CCA, and Doretta L Erb, BS
12:30 PMLunch Provided in the EMORY dining room

Conference Adjourns

1:15 PM - 4:00 PMSocial Event, Atlanta Botanical Gardens