Information & Events
Overview
2007 Program Committee
- Michael J. Buckley, DMD, MS, MBA Chair
- Gregory C. Allen, MD
- Joan Barzilai, RN, MSN
- Bernard J. Costello, MD, DMD
- Jeffrey R. Marcus, MD
- Laura E. Mitchell, PhD
- Delora L. Mount, MD
- Mary M. O’Gara, MA, CCC-SLP
- Janice R. Rockwood, RN, BSN
- Kathleen A. Russell, DDS, MSc
- Kirt E. Simmons, DDS, PhD
- Sandra Sulprizio, MSPA
- Kim S. Uhrich, MSW
- Karen B. Via, MSN, BSN, RN
- Isaac L. Wornom, III, MD
2007 Local Arrangements
- Jamie S. Idelberg, BS, RDH Co-Chair
- Theresa M. Snelling, MA, CCC-SLP Co-Chair
- Khalid Chowdhury, MD, MBA
- Mary Kay Farina, MS, CCC-SLP
- Linda C. Rollert, MA, CCC
- Jeff K. Steffen, MA, CCC-SLP
- Roy C.A. Weatherley-White, MD
National Office Staff
- Nancy C. Smythe, Executive Director
- Jeremy Baggish, Deputy Director
- Kathy Bogie, Office Manager
- Lisa Gist, MA, Cleftline Manager
- Rafael Goldberg, Member Services Manager
- Debbie Ogle, CPCJ Editorial Assistant
General Information
The American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association is an interdisciplinary professional society with members from the fields of:
- Anatomy
- Audiology
- Coordination/Administration
- Counseling
- Dental Hygiene
- Dietetics/Nutrition
- Family Practice
- General Dentistry
- General Medicine
- General Surgery
- Genetics
- Nursing
- Neurosurgery
- Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery
- Orthodontics
- Otolaryngology
- Pediatrics
- Pediatric Dentistry
- Pediatric Surgery
- Plastic Surgery Prosthodontics/Prosthetics
- Psychiatry/Neurology
- Psychology
- Radiology
- Research
- Social Work
- Speech-Language Pathology
The 2007 Scientific Program features general and concurrent specialty sessions, panel presentations, poster and videotape sessions, exhibits, study sessions, and eye openers.
Educational Objective
The overall educational objectives of the annual meeting are to (1) make concerned professionals aware of new clinical and research information through the organized presentation of original papers and poster sessions, and (2) provide an opportunity for the involved professionals to update their knowledge and skills of their own and related disciplines through exhibits, video presentations, and focused short courses. Specific educational objectives for each component of the meeting are presented throughout the agenda.