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Purchase Digital recordings of ASTOT 2024
ASTOT has decided to offer a recording of the Symposium for purchase, due to the high demand from members. Please note that these recordings are still available for purchase post Conference. The recordings will be available within two weeks of the symposium's conclusion and will be accessible for six months.
You can now view the recordings by logging back in with the email you used to register and the confirmation number you received. If you need help finding your confirmation number, please contact CORP COMM admin@astot.org
Online Registration Only | Two Day Recordings Fee |
Digital Recording - Member | $330.00 |
Digital Recording - Non-Member | $430.00 |
ASTOT 2024 Program - 15th March
FRIDAY 15th March Time | Presentation Title (titles are TBC) | Presenter |
0800-0830 | Registration | |
0830-0835 | Acknowledgement of Country | |
0835-0845 | Welcome from ASTLiT | David Todd Chair ASTOT |
Session 1 - The Tongue's Vital Role in Health | Presentation Title (titles are TBC) | Session Chairs: David Todd |
0845-0930 | The Tongue and Importance for Facial Growth & Airway | Dr Yue Weng Cheu |
0930-1015
| Function Redefined: A Holistic Examination of TOTs Impact on Feeding, Dentofacial Development, Speech and Strategies for Enhanced Functionality | Nada Makki-Karnib |
1015-1030 | Q&A |
1030-1100 | Morning Tea |
Session 2 - A Multidisciplinary View on TOTS
and Effects of gut health and beyond | Presentation Title (titles are TBC) | Session Chairs: Marijke Eastaugh |
1100-1140 | Osteopathic Approach to TOTs Rehabilitation from within and beyond the mouth | Dr Lauren Boundy |
1140-1220
| Gut health and Microbiome alterations when breast milk is substituted | Emma Park |
1220-1300 | How do babies react to tongue-tie division and what factors may influence this? | Sarah Oakley (virtual presentation) |
1300-1310 | Q&A |
1310-1400 | Lunch |
Session 3 - Optimising Outcomes with Various Dental Procedures | Presentation Title (titles are TBC) | Session Chairs: Philip Hand |
1400-1445 | Laser Dental Outcomes | Dr Raymond Tseng |
1445-1530 | Experiences with Scissor Surgical Releases in a Dental Context | A/Professor Angus Cameron |
1530-1545 | Q&A |
1545-1620 | Afternoon Tea |
Session 4 - Oral Abstract Presentations | Presentation Title (titles are TBC) | Session Chairs: Louise Duursma |
1620-1635 | A Tale of Two Measures: Parents' and Clinicians' Perspectives after Tongue-Tie Release | Sharon Smart |
1635-1650 | Indonesian Awareness about Tongue Tie | Iffa Ahsanur Rasyida |
1650-1705 | Are New Zealand's’ Health Professionals In Agreement About Tongue-Tie? | Kass Jane |
1705-1720 | Review of ethnic disparities in a New Zealand public hospital multidisciplinary tongue tie service over 5 years. | David Grayson |
17:30-> | Drinks and Dinner |
ASTOT 2024 Program - 16th March
SATURDAY 16th March Time | Presentation Title (titles are TBC) | Presenter |
0800-0825 | Registration | |
0825-0830 | Welcome Back from ASTLiT | David Todd Chair ASTOT |
Session 1 - Enhancing Recovery and Airway Function | Presentation Title (titles are TBC) | Session Chairs: Philip Hand |
0830-0915 | Tongue Tie and Airway Health: A Multidisciplinary Perspective | Dr Yue Weng Cheu |
0915-1000
| Pre- and Post-Operative Neuromuscular Re-education for Tethered Oral Tissues | Robyn Merkel-Walsh (virtual presentation) |
1000-1015 | Q&A |
1015-1045 | Morning Tea |
Session 2 - Tongue Ties: Presentation and Feeding Issues and Breastfeeding outcomes | Presentation Title (titles are TBC) | Session Chairs: Sharon Smart |
1045-1115 | Get up and Go! | Special Guest: Aurora Mackrill |
1115-1145 | Tongue Ties and Presentation Newborns and Older Infants | Dr Sarah Bombell |
1145-1215 | Complications affecting Breastfeeding (Tongue and Lip Tie) | Dr Rebecca Hill (virtual presentation) |
1215-1230 | Questions |
1230-1330 | Lunch |
Session 3 - Lightning Talks and Poster Session | Presentation Title (titles are TBC) | Session Chairs: David Todd |
1330-1340 | A Quick Word From Our Sponsors | |
1340-1410 | Rapid Fire Talks (presenters also are presenting posters) | |
Prolonged Breastfeeding Duration Following Frenotomy for Mothers with Painful Nipples: A Descriptive Study | Willey Eliot | |
The Role of Frenotomy, Supplementation Therapy and Early Complementary Food in Failure to Thrive Baby with Ankyloglossia | Michelle Mandala | |
Silent Struggles: Tongue-tie's Unseen Impact on Families | Sharon Smart | |
Tethered Oral Tissue in baby: Early Diagnosis and frenotomy play a crucial role in fostering successful breastfeeding | Augustina Santi | |
Tethered Oral Tissue (TOT) and Pediatric Tuberculosis (TB), What is the Connection? : A Case Report | Avis Hafiidhaturrahmah | |
A Holistic Management Approach for Breastfeeding Continuation in Infant Siblings with Marasmus Due to Tethered Oral tissues (TOTs) | Asti Praborini | |
Delayed frenotomy in children: a case report | Ayi Dilla Septarini | |
Pre- and Post-Operative Care for Children with Tongue Tie: Scoping Review | Sharon Smart | |
Idiopathic Infantile Scoliosis in Neonates in relation to Breastfeeding and Tongue Tie : A Retrospective Analysis | Anna Walton | |
1410-1510 | Poster Viewing With Presenters | |
1510-1515 | Summing up | David Todd |
1515 | Close |
Venue - QT Gold Coast
The sun is up on the reimagined QT Gold Coast. Famous for its surf breaks, stunning beaches, theme parks, shopping, nightlife and hinterland, Gold Coast will be a magnificent city for ASTOT 2024.