EAOM Grand Round Webinar Series - Challenges in Oral Medicine

The Board of the Association are delighted to announce a series of webinars which it is hoped will provide a forum for discussion of topics of interest to our membership.

We hope you enjoy them and are particularly grateful to the panel members and regional representatives who have made this possible.

Region 3 Webinar

Wednesday 13 March 2024

Chair: Dr Monika Schwaninger
5:00pm GMT (London UK) / 6:00pm CET (Rome Italy) / 7:00pm EET (Helsinki Finland)
Non-members can attend for 20€
Platform: Zoom

Symposium on Salivary Gland Pathology: Exploring Sjögren's Disease, differential diagnosis and Surgical Considerations

17:00 to 17:30 GMT: "A Deep Dive into Saliva with Emphasis on Sjögren’s Disease" by Dr. Konstantina Delli
18:35 to 19:00 GMT: "Sjögren and related differential diagnoses: view of pathology" by Dr. Stephan Ihrler
19:00 to 19:30 GMT: "The Impact of the Pathology and the Size of Lesions on the Surgery of Salivary Glands" by Dr. Michael Malek

Our Speakers

Konstantina Delli

Dr. Konstantina Delli
from University of Groningen, Netherlands.

"A Deep Dive into Saliva with Emphasis on Sjögren’s Disease"

Konstantina Delli is Oral Medicine Specialist and Epidemiologist at the University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG), The Netherlands. Following her training in Oral Medicine and Pathology at the University of Athens, Greece, Dr Delli obtained a Doctoral degree at the School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland as well as a PhD title at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, UMCG. Additionally, she undertook a rigorous 3-year training program in Clinical Epidemiology.
Dr. Delli has demonstrated her expertise through numerous peer-reviewed articles, as well as through invited lectures and courses at congresses worldwide. She is interested in clinical and translational research in Oral Medicine. Her main research interests are: dry mouth, Sjögren’s disease, ultrasonography of the major salivary glands, diseases of the oral mucosa, e-health and scientometrics. Her research on Sjögren’s disease was awarded by the Dutch Sjögren’s Association. She is currently serving as Secretary General of the European Association of Oral Medicine (EAOM). Recently she was appointed Associate Editor of Oral Disease as well as Associate Editor of Oral Pathology and Medicine. Her contributions to the field reflect a commitment to advancing oral health research and dissemination of knowledge in the academic community.

 

Stephan Ihrler

Dr. Stephan Ihrler
Pathologist, Munich, Germany

"Sjögren and related differential diagnoses: view of pathology"

1983-1990 Medical school at Ludwig Maximilians University, München

1988 Summer term at University Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

1990-1992 Assistant in the ENT-clinic, Ludwig Maximilians University, München

1992-2010 Assistant/associate professor Institute of Pathology,
Ludwig Maximilians University, München

Since 2000 Annual Course "Pathology for dental students",
Ludwig Maximilians University, München

Since 2006 Consultation pathologist for salivary gland / head-neck pathology
Since 2009 Regular courses within the German group of the IAP
(International Academy of Pathology)

Since 2010 DERMPATH München
2017/2022 Author for the WHO-classifications for head and neck tumours

2023/2024 Chair of the working group head and neck within the European
 Society of Pathology (ESP)

 

Michael Malek

Dr. Michael Malek
head of the department of oral maxillofacial surgery, Keppler University Linz, Austria

"The Impact of the Pathology and the Size of Lesions on the Surgery of Salivary Glands"

Date of Birth: 16th September 1963, Nationality: Austria
E mail: michael.malek@kepleruniklinikum.at

  • Head of the Department of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, Kepler Universitätsklinikum, Linz, Austria since 2009
  • Private Office: Bockgasse 2c, 4020 Linz, Austria
  • President of the Austrian Society of Dentistry Upper Austria
  • Treasurer of the Austrian Society of Cleft Lip Palate and Craniofacial Deformities

Education: Medical University Innsbruck. Degree granted MD 1988
Dental University Vienna. Degree granted DMD 1994

Qualifications:
Board Certified Dentist
Board Certified Maxillofacial Surgeon
Fellow of the European Board of Oromaxillofacial Surgery

Work Experience:
Resident of Maxillofacial Surgery Programm (Common Hospital Linz)
Resident of Dentistry Programm (Dental University Vienna)
Visitor in Maxillofacial departments (University Innsbruck, University Graz, University Vienna, University Zürich, University Münster)

Member of Scientific Societies:
European Board of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Austrian Society of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery,
Austrian Society of Dentistry, Austrian Society of Cleft Lip Palate and Craniofacial Deformities
German-Austrian-Swiss Working Group for Tumours in the Jaw and Facial Area (DÖSAK)

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EAOM Webinar Series - Challenges in Oral Medicine