CLEFT AND VELOPHARYNGEAL DYSFUNCTION INTERACTIVE CONFERENCE
November 18-20, 2022
Nashville, Tennessee | Omni Nashville Hotel
Directors: Jim Phillips, MD and Ryan Belcher, MD, MPH, FACS
Up-to-date education for physician learners & multidisciplinary team focused on evaluation & development of care for cleft lip and palate. Designed to be inclusive of the entire multidisciplinary team that participates in the care of children with cleft lip and palate, as well as other craniofacial disorders.
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CURRICULUM
Access the full course agenda HERE.
The Cleft & Velopharyngeal Dysfunction Interactive Conference focuses on the needs of physician learners, and is designed to be inclusive of the entire multidisciplinary team that participates in the care of children with cleft lip and palate, as well as other craniofacial disorders.
This conference serves an ongoing need for up-to-date education, especially focused on the following:
- Evaluation of the cleft lip and palate defect
- Evaluation of findings in patients with VPI
- Development of surgical plans to optimize function
- The role of multidisciplinary care in orthodontics and speech
Utilizing didactic lectures, Q&As, panel discussions, and breakout sessions, course faculty will moderate all content with a mutual underlying goal to foster excellence in comprehensive cleft care in our communities.
Course faculty will be comprised of invited experts in the following fields:
- Cleft lip and palate repair
- Rhinoplasty
- Speech
- Velopharyngeal insufficiency
- Orthodontics
- Dentistry
- Bone grafting
- Orthognathic surgery
INTENDED AUDIENCE
- Dentistry
- Audiology
- Cleft & craniofacial providers
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Orthodontics
- Facial Plastics
- General ENT
- Otolaryngology
CME & ASHA ACCREDITATION
This live activity has been approved for a maximum of 18.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.
This live activity has been approved for a maximum of 12 ASHA accredited CE hours. Claimants should claim only the amount commensurate with their participation.
HOTEL ROOM BLOCK
We have reserved a block of rooms at The Omni Nashville Hotel until Tuesday, October 18th, 2022 at 5pm CST.
Hotel address: 250 Rep. John Lewis Way, Nashville, TN 37203
Rate: $299.00/night
To book: call 1-800-THE-OMNI and reference "Vanderbilt Continuing Education Course" | Or visit the personalized booking link HERE.
REGISTRATION
Please register HERE on or before Tuesday, October 18th at 8:00am CST. If you are trying to register on or after October 18th, please contact the conference organizer at meghan.franklin@vumc.org.
For any other questions, please contact Meghan Franklin at meghan.franklin@vumc.org.