Florida Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association Virtual Annual Meeting 2021

Principle Faculty

Abi Adewumi, BDS, FDSRCS
William Collins, MD
Ani Danelz, MA, CCC-SLP
Calogero Dolce, DDS, PhD
Danielle Freburg-Hoffmeister, MD, DDS
Lance Governale, MD
Shelley Heaton, PhD
Sonia Mehta, MD
Eric Perez, MA, CCC-SLP
Aleshia Pringle, APRN
Tatianna Pulcini, MSW
Karen Wong Riff, MD, PhD, FRCSC 
S. Alex Rottgers , MD
Thomas Schrepfer, MD
Cameron Smith, MD, PhD

Faculty Disclosure

It is the policy of the University of Florida College of Medicine to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all programs it provides. In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s Standards for Commercial Support, the University of Florida College of Medicine is required to disclose to the activity audience the relevant financial relationships of all persons involved in the selection, development, and presentation of CME content. Persons who refuse or fail to disclose conflicts of interest are disqualified from participating in the CME activity.

All conflicts of interest have been resolved prior to the educational activity through one of the following mechanisms:

• altering the financial relationship with the commercial interest
• altering the individual’s control over CME content about the products or services of the commercial interest
• validating the activity content through independent peer review.

Relevant financial relationships appear below.

The following speakers and planning committee members have an affiliation/financial interest in the following areas:

• Jessica Ching, MD – Consultant: DePuy Synthes
• Thomas Schrepfer, MD – Consultant: Karl Storz Endoskope
• Karen Wong Riff, MD, PhD, FRCSC – Consultant & Stock Shareholder: Simulare Medical

The following speakers and planning committee members have no relevant financial relationships to disclose:

Abi Adewumi, BDS, FDSRCS
William Collins, MD
Ani Danelz, MA, CCC-SLP
Calogero Dolce, DDS, PhD
Danielle Freburg-Hoffmeister, MD, DDS
Lance Governale, MD
Shelley Heaton, PhD
Sonia Mehta, MD
Eric Perez, MA, CCC-SLP
Aleshia Pringle, APRN
Tatianna Pulcini, MSW
S. Alex Rottgers , MD
Cameron Smith, MD, PhD

Conflict of interest information for the CME Advisory Committee members can be found on the following website: https://cme.ufl.edu/disclosure/ (Links to an external site.).

Continuing Medical Education Credit

Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Florida College of Medicine and Florida Cleft Palate - Craniofacial Association. The University of Florida College of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit: The University of Florida College of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 9.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Release Date

July 8, 2021

Expiration Date

July 7, 2022

Target Audience

Primary Care Physicians

Learning Objectives

As a result of participation in this activity, participants should be able to:

1. Describe the most current treatment practices and expectations in cleft and craniofacial conditions.
2. Identify strategies to improve barriers to care compliance for patients with cleft and craniofacial conditions.
3. Implement changes in their Cleft and Craniofacial Clinic function that work to optimize care compliance and patient outcomes.

Resources for Further Study

1. Wong Riff, KWY; Tsangaris, E; Forrest, CR; Goodacre, T; Longmire, NM; Allen, G; Courtemanche, DJ; Goldstein, J; O'Mahony, A; Pusic, AL; Slator, R; Swan, MC; Thoma, A; Vargas, F; Klassen, AF. (2019). CLEFT-Q: Detecting differences in outcomes among 2434 patients with varying cleft types. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 144(1): 78e-88e.

Commercial Support: 

This CME activity is supported by educational grant from DePuy Synthes.

This CME activity is supported by an exhibit from DePuy Synthes.