ANZAOMS Annual Scientific Meeting 2026
August 6–8, 2026 | Christchurch, New Zealand
Find the IAOMS Family at ANZAOMS 2026
Attending the ANZAOMS 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting? IAOMS leaders, committee members, councilors and colleagues from across our global community will contribute throughout the scientific program.
Use this guide to find members of the IAOMS family presenting and leading sessions throughout the meeting.
Featured Session
Session 8: IAOMS Session
Saturday, August 8
9:00–10:30 a.m.
Auditorium A4
Session Chairs
Prof Rui Fernandes, IAOMS President
Dr John Harrison, IAOMS Oceania Councillor
Presentations
A/Prof Jocelyn Shand
Royal Children’s Hospital of Melbourne collaboration with Dhulikhel Hospital, Nepal
Dr Michael Alterman
Sialendoscopy 2026: Perspectives on indications, applications and pitfalls
Prof Nardi Casap Caspi
The bone growing concept: A new perspective on bone reconstruction
IAOMS Family Across the Program
All times are local to Christchurch, New Zealand.
Thursday, August 6
7:00–8:15 a.m. | Dobson Room 1
A/Prof Patrishia Bordbar
IAOMS Regional Representative, Oceania; Member, Face to Face® Editorial Committee
Panelist, Making the Cut: Building, Growing and Exiting an OMS Practice
7:00–8:15 a.m. | Dobson Room 1
Dr Derek Goodisson
Panelist, Making the Cut: Building, Growing and Exiting an OMS Practice
9:10–9:40 a.m. | Auditorium A4
Prof Rui Fernandes
IAOMS President
Complex scalp reconstruction in the oncologic patient: decision-making in challenging terrain
11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Auditorium A4
A/Prof Jocelyn Shand
IAOMS Vice President
Benign paediatric pathology
12:00–12:30 p.m. | Auditorium A4
Dr Derek Goodisson
Benign lesions of the head and neck – and when to worry
2:30–3:00 p.m. | Auditorium A4
Dr David Powers
Ballistic injuries – early and secondary management
3:00–3:30 p.m. | Auditorium A4
Dr Martin Steed
Managing our patient’s neurosensory expectations
Friday, August 7
7:00–8:15 a.m. | Dobson Room 2
Prof Majeed Rana
Chair, IAOMS Education Committee; Chair, ICOMS Scientific Program Committee
Speaker, Personalised craniomaxillofacial surgery: from patient-specific planning to smart surgical pathways
7:00–8:15 a.m. | Dobson Room 2
A/Prof Patrishia Bordbar
IAOMS Regional Representative, Oceania
Co-chair, CMF Reconstruction Breakfast Session
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. | Auditorium A4
A/Prof Jocelyn Shand
IAOMS Vice President
Chair, Session 5: Cleft & Craniofacial Anomalies
11:00–11:30 a.m. | Auditorium A4
Dr Dipesh Rao
IAOMS Councillor, India; IAOMS Education Committee
Aesthetic considerations in craniosynostosis correction
11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Auditorium A4
Prof Paul Tiwana
Cleft orthognathic surgery
2:00–3:30 p.m. | Auditorium A4
A/Prof Patrishia Bordbar
IAOMS Regional Representative, Oceania
Chair, Session 6: Minimally Invasive OGS and Advances in Technology
2:00–2:30 p.m. | Auditorium A4
Prof Tae-Geon Kwon
Facial asymmetry correction with 3D planning and patient-specific implant
3:00–3:30 p.m. | Auditorium A4
Prof Deepak Krishnan
Co-Chair, IAOMS Membership Committee
Minimally invasive orthognathics – Is it worth it?
Saturday, August 8
9:00–10:30 a.m. | Auditorium A4
Prof Rui Fernandes
IAOMS President
Co-chair, Session 8: IAOMS Session
9:00–10:30 a.m. | Auditorium A4
Dr John Harrison
IAOMS Oceania Councillor
Co-chair, Session 8: IAOMS Session
9:00–9:30 a.m. | Auditorium A4
A/Prof Jocelyn Shand
IAOMS Vice President
Royal Children’s Hospital of Melbourne collaboration with Dhulikhel Hospital, Nepal
9:30–10:00 a.m. | Auditorium A4
Dr Michael Alterman
Editor-in-Chief, FACE to FACE by IAOMS
Sialendoscopy 2026: Perspectives on indications, applications and pitfalls
10:00–10:30 a.m. | Auditorium A4
Prof Nardi Casap Caspi
IAOMS Member-at-Large
The bone growing concept: A new perspective on bone reconstruction
2:20–2:40 p.m. | Auditorium A4
Dr Cameron Lewis
OMS in the Pacific: The Fiji experience
Explore the Complete Meeting Program
View the full ANZAOMS 2026 scientific program for all sessions, speakers and meeting activities.
Program information is based on the preliminary ANZAOMS 2026 program and is subject to change. All times are shown in local Christchurch time.
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