Inspiration by Integration 2024: A Practical Guide to Children’s Airway Health
- Expert Speakers: Learn from international experts in the fields of dentistry, orthodontics, otolaryngology, sleep surgery, paediatric sleep medicine, and myofunctional therapy.
- Interactive Learning: Engage in panel discussions, Q&A sessions, and collaborative forums.
- Networking Opportunities: Connect with like-minded healthcare professionals passionate about advancing children’s airway health.
Course Overview
Embark on a comprehensive exploration of the critical role of airway health in childhood development. This practical course equips healthcare professionals with essential skills for screening, referral, and team management of sleep and airway issues in children. Gain confidence in engaging with families and expect actionable insights that can be immediately applied in your daily practice.
Key Highlights
- Understand Airway Health: Explore the consequences of poor sleep and airway health.
- Screening Protocols: Identify early signs of airway and sleep issues.
- Referral Pathways: Streamline referrals for optimal patient care based on individual risk factors.
- Interdisciplinary Team Management: Understand a collaborative approach between dental professionals, ENT surgeons, myofunctional therapists, sleep physicians, and many more.
- Unlock Missed Developmental Milestones: Explore interventions to restore airway form and function in adolescence and adulthood.
- Hot Topics Spotlight: Gain new insights into tongue-ties, myofunctional therapy, and orthodontics based on scientific evidence.
- Interactive Learning & Transformation: Engage in panel discussions and Q&A sessions to acquire knowledge and become a catalyst for change.
Tentative Schedule (This is a guide and may be subject to changes)
Speakers at An Interdisciplinary Team Approach to Children’s Airway Health
Dr. Jeevanan Jahendran
Dr. Jeevanan Jahendran
From 2004 to 2011, he served as a Lecturer & Consultant ENT surgeon at the university’s teaching hospital.
Presently, he practices at Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur, where his focus has transitioned from nose-related conditions to sleep-related breathing disorders since 2016. Driven by a passion for airway health, he embraced airway orthodontics, evolving into a pioneer of an integrative approach to breathing and upper airway health.
Dr. Jahendran, a committed advocate of education, has not only excelled as a practitioner but also assumed leadership roles, including the presidency of the Malaysian Society of Otorhinolaryngologists Head and Neck Surgeons. His influence extends to the formation of the College of Otorhinolaryngologists Head and Neck Surgeons under the Academy of Medicine Malaysia.
Dr. Jahendran’s organizational contributions include noteworthy events like the Inaugural Asean Sleep Congress in 2012, Asian Research Symposium in Rhinology in 2016, and the annual ENT Summit. Recently, he spearheaded the Integrative Airway Summit in 2022, with plans for another edition in 2025. His dedicated work centers on the integration of multiple specialties to promote airway health and functional breathing.
Dr. Shereen Lim
Dr Shereen Lim
Passionate about promoting healthy breathing and airway development from infancy, Dr. Lim authored the book “Breathe, Sleep, Thrive: Discover How Airway Health Can Unlock Your Child’s Greater Health, Learning, and Potential."
In her private practice, Dr. Lim focuses on tongue-tie management, early orthodontics, and myofunctional therapy to optimize health and wellness.
Renata Nehme
Renata Nehme, RDH, BSDH, COM®
Renata earned her degrees from Armstrong Atlantic State University and Georgia Highlands University, and discovered her calling for the Myofunctional Therapy field during a 2016 continuing education class.
Drawing inspiration from Brazil's notable contributions to Myofunctional Therapy research, Renata, a former mouth breather, empathizes with those facing myofunctional disorders, fueling her dedication to airway-related health.
In 2021, she founded Airway Circle, uniting health professionals dedicated to dental and airway well-being.
Dr. Jim Papadopolous
Dr. Dimitrios Jim Papadopoulos
Dr. Nour Tarraf
Dr Nour Tarraf
He then moved to Sydney where he completed his master’s degree in Orthodontics at the University of Sydney in 2008 with Honors.
He works in private practice in Chatswood, Sydney and is involved in research and teaching at the University of Sydney. Nour has a special interest in invisible orthodontic techniques such as lingual orthodontics and Invisalign. He is the past president of the Australasian Society of Lingual Orthodontics.
He is also the first and only Australian to become a Titular member of the European Society of Lingual Orthodontics and an Active member of the World Society of Lingual Orthodontics.
Among his special interests are the use of digital technology in orthodontics, early orthodontics and growth modification treatment and he recently completed a PhD on the application of skeletal anchorage in maxillary growth modification for growing children. He has lectured nationally and internationally and has number of scientific publications.
Dr. Soroush Zaghi
Dr Soroush Zaghi
He graduated from Harvard Medical School and completed his ENT residency at UCLA, followed by a sleep surgery fellowship at Stanford University.
Dr Zaghi's sub-specialty focuses on comprehensive treatments for tongue-tie, nasal obstruction, mouth breathing, snoring, and obstructive sleep apnea.
He is the medical director of The Breathe Institute, where he leads a multidisciplinary team addressing various airway and sleep-related health issues. His clinical interests include functional frenuloplasty, myofunctional therapy, maxillofacial reconstructive surgery, and pediatric airway development.
Dr. Zaghi is also an active researcher with over 80 peer-reviewed publications in neuroscience, head and neck surgery, and sleep-disordered breathing.
Who Should Attend
This course is also ideal for those in sleep medicine for OSA with a keen interest in its developmental origins and precision management.
This course will offer 14CPD hours. A certificate of attendance will be issued after the event.
Join Us
Inspire. Integrate. Transform: Let’s Expand Children’s Airway and Sleep Health Together.
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Registration fees (inclusive of GST):
(by 18th Feb 2024)
(19th Feb – 12th May 2024)
(from 13th May 2024)
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FAQs
No, a virtual recording of the course will not be made available. The course is intentionally designed to be highly interactive, featuring engaging elements such as panel discussions, live Q&A sessions, and networking opportunities. We believe this format enhances the overall learning experience, providing participants with the chance to actively participate, ask questions in real-time, and connect with fellow attendees. We look forward to fostering a dynamic and collaborative learning environment for all participants.
Yes, absolutely! This course is designed to be accessible for individuals with limited prior knowledge. It will cover screening protocols and equip you with the necessary tools to understand and discuss treatment pathways with your patients effectively. If you wish to enhance your learning, you may consider pre-reading the book Breathe, Sleep, Thrive by Dr Shereen Lim to enhance your understanding.
For those with more advanced knowledge, the course offers a unique opportunity to benefit from cutting-edge insights shared by speakers from various disciplines. This diverse integration of knowledge not only enhances your understanding but also provides a chance to meet and engage with these experts through interactive sessions where you can ask questions directly.
We welcome participants at all levels, and our goal is to ensure a valuable and enriching learning experience for everyone.
The course organiser has the right to modify content or cancel any portion of the meeting as needed or based upon speaker availability.
Cancellation refund requests must be submitted via email by Friday 2nd August 2024, and are subject to a $50 plus GST cancellation fee.
Any cancellations after Friday 2nd August 2024 are non-refundable.
Registrations are transferrable to another colleague in the same professional category, but prior notice including new attendee details is required in writing prior to the event.
If the event is cancelled due to circumstances beyond the control of the organisers, the organiser’s responsibility to participants will be limited to a full refund of registration fees.
Please refer to the following document provided by the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre for accomodation options and special rates.
