Conference Schedule

Opening General Session

8:30AM	WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS Peter M. Spalding, DDS, ACPA President Michael J. Buckley, DMD, MS, MBA, ACPA Vice President and Program Committee Chair Jamie Idelberg, BS, RDH, and Theresa Snelling, MA, Local Arrangements Co-Chair’s Earl J. Seaver, PhD, President, Cleft Palate Foundation

8:30AM

WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS

Peter M. Spalding, DDS, ACPA President
Michael J. Buckley, DMD, MS, MBA, ACPA Vice President and Program Committee Chair
Jamie Idelberg, BS, RDH, and Theresa Snelling, MA, Local Arrangements Co-Chair’s
Earl J. Seaver, PhD, President, Cleft Palate Foundation

General Session I: Keynote Session — Jeff Evans

Goal: To create an awareness of the importance of team work and leadership for Cleft and Craniofacial teams and to promote the meetings theme of “It Takes a Team”.

Objective: Participants will be able to name three motivational and leadership techniques to support teamwork.

Session Chair:

Peter M. Spalding, DDS

Session Co-Chair:

Michael J. Buckley, DMD, MS, MBA

9:00AM	THE D. RALPH MILLARD, JR., MD LECTURESHIP Sponsored by The Millard Society, D. Ralph Millard, Jr., MD, and the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK AND COMMITMENT Jeff Evans, Physician Assistant and world class mountain climbing guide will address the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association for the “It Takes A Team” meeting on April 25th, 2007. During his keynote address, Jeff will introduce and develop many topics and themes that will be applicable for attendees in their daily practice both with patients and colleagues. Jeff has a unique perspective on the topics of Leadership, Teamwork and Commitment because he has lived them. Thirteen years ago he electively chose to be the primary guide for blind climber/athlete Erik Weihenmayer on mountains, rock faces and adventure races all over the world even after many established guides had passed at the opportunity. Jeff worked with Erik on creating a climbing vision, establishing an acceptable definition of success and refining effective methods of communication, all innovative and challenging. Jeff’s training as an Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant gives him the ability to relate these themes to the medical community in a palatable manner which then empowers the attendees to go into their practice more adept at working with their multi-disciplinary teams. The attendee will be introduced to alternative definitions of classic themes including Leadership, Teamwork and Commitment. The attendee will return to his/her practice and patients with a broadened sense of these concepts which will enhance their performance and quality of care.
10:00AM	POSTER SESSION A, EXHIBITS, COFFEE BREAK

9:00AM

THE D. RALPH MILLARD, JR., MD LECTURESHIP

Sponsored by The Millard Society, D. Ralph Millard, Jr., MD, and the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons

LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK AND COMMITMENT

Jeff Evans, Physician Assistant and world class mountain climbing guide will address the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association for the “It Takes A Team” meeting on April 25th, 2007. During his keynote address, Jeff will introduce and develop many topics and themes that will be applicable for attendees in their daily practice both with patients and colleagues.

Jeff has a unique perspective on the topics of Leadership, Teamwork and Commitment because he has lived them. Thirteen years ago he electively chose to be the primary guide for blind climber/athlete Erik Weihenmayer on mountains, rock faces and adventure races all over the world even after many established guides had passed at the opportunity. Jeff worked with Erik on creating a climbing vision, establishing an acceptable definition of success and refining effective methods of communication, all innovative and challenging.

Jeff’s training as an Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant gives him the ability to relate these themes to the medical community in a palatable manner which then empowers the attendees to go into their practice more adept at working with their multi-disciplinary teams.

The attendee will be introduced to alternative definitions of classic themes including Leadership, Teamwork and Commitment. The attendee will return to his/her practice and patients with a broadened sense of these concepts which will enhance their performance and quality of care.

10:00AM

POSTER SESSION A, EXHIBITS, COFFEE BREAK

American Cleft Palate–
Craniofacial Association

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