Study compared cohorts of parents before and after the addition of a CNS to cleft care teams in 2012. Parents felt more supported after receiving services from the CNS. CHAPEL HILL, N.C. / Dec. 8, 2020–Home visits, direct contact and … Read More
ACPA’s Nursing/Care Coordination Virtual Discipline Forum
ACPA’s Nursing/Care Coordination Discipline Forum will be held virtually on December 15, 2020 from 4:00 – 5:30 PM EST, led by chairs Patricia D. Chibbaro, RN, MS, CPNP and Elena M. Hopkins, RN, MS, PNP. The forum is free for … Read More
ACPA Member Spotlight: Dr. Da Costa
My name is Walmir Da Costa and I am a pediatric dentist in Florida. My journey with craniofacial anomalies is very personal and began in 2009 when attending the 20-week ultrasound of my son, Christian. My wife and I were … Read More
Give Hope for Giving Tuesday
Elena M. Hopkins, RN, MS, PNP is a nurse practitioner and team coordinator. She has been a member of ACPA for 26 years. Early on in her career, Elena received The Donna Pruzansky Memorial Fund for Maternal and Child Health … Read More
ACPA’s Fall Symposium is on Thursday – Register Now
Register now for ACPA’s first ever Fall Symposium for cleft and craniofacial specialists. The virtual symposium will be held this Thursday, December 3, 2020 from 12:30-5:00 PM EST. A recording of the symposium will be available for 30 days following the live broadcast for anyone … Read More
ACPA Care Coordination and 22Q SIG Leadership for 2021-2022
ACPA’s Care Coordination and 22Q Special Interest Groups elected leaders for 2021-2022. The Care Coordination SIG will be chaired by Melisande Ploutz, CPNP of Rochester, NY and co-chaired by Kristine Miu, MSN of Oakland, CA. The 22q Related Disorders SIG … Read More
Psychometric Properties of FIS-SF Can Determine Impact on Quality of Life for Families of Children With OFC
Short-form Family Impact Scale achieves higher response rate Families with older children report higher negative impact on quality of life FIS data can help improve care and treatment delivery to benefit entire family CHAPEL HILL, N.C. / Nov. 10, 2020–The … Read More
Abstract Process for ACPA’s 2021 Meeting
The Program Task Force for ACPA’s 78th Annual Meeting has finalized the meeting program. The task force, chaired by ACPA Vice President-Elect John F. Caccamese, DMD, MD, FACS, reviewed 528 abstracts when creating the program. Submissions included 148 platform papers … Read More
ACPA Recognizes 2020 Milestone Members
The American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA) is pleased to recognize the 2020 Milestone Members. The ACPA Board of Directors and National Office Team thank the Milestone Members for their continued support of ACPA’s mission: to create a world where people … Read More
Simulation-Based Workshops Improve Practitioners’ Confidence, Clinical Practice for CL/P Care
Workshops may help break through barriers to CL/P care in developing countries Patient outcomes may benefit from practitioners’ workshop participation Simulation-based education preferred over traditional textbooks CHAPEL HILL, N.C. / Oct. 15, 2020 – Simulation-based comprehensive cleft care workshops can … Read More