General Information
2010 Program Committee
- Howard M. Saal, MD, Chair
- Stephen Paul Beals, MD
- Canice Crerand, PhD
- Sean P. Edwards, MD, DDS, FRCDC
- Lynn Fox, MA
- Robert J. Havlik, MD
- Jamie S. Idelberg, BS, RDH
- Michael P. Karnell, PhD
- Janice F. Lalikos, MD, MA
- Andrew C. Lidral, DDS, PhD
- Kerry Callahan Mandulak, MA
- Mark P. Mooney, PhD
- Daniel B. Spagnoli, DDS, PhD
2010 Local Arrangements Committee
- Diane Mulick-Altuna, MS, Chair
- Jeffrey A. Fearon, MD
- Richard Y. Ha, MD
- Eric H. Hubli, MD
National Office Staff
- Nancy C. Smythe, ACPA/CPF Executive Director
- Jeremy Baggish, ACPA Deputy Director
- Lisa Gist, MA, CPF Director of Family Services
- Rafael Goldberg, Member Services Manager
- Morgan Gregson, CPF Administrator
- Hillary Jones, Administrative Assistant
- Amatullah King, ACPA Meetings Coordinator
- Debbie Ogle, CPCJ Editorial Assistant
General Information
The American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association is a multidisciplinary 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 2010 Scientific Program features general and concurrent specialty sessions, panel presentations, poster and video sessions, exhibits, study sessions, and eye openers.
Educational Objective
The overall educational objectives of the Annual Meeting are (1) to make concerned professionals aware of new clinical and research information through the organized presentation of original papers and poster sessions, and (2) to provide an opportunity for the involved professionals to update their knowledge and skills in their own and related disciplines. The main focus of all sessions is to address concerns of the patient with cleft lip, cleft palate or other craniofacial anomalies in order for the patient to achieve a more adequate physical, social, emotional, and vocational adjustment. Specific educational objectives for each component of the meeting are presented throughout the agenda.