ACPA is excited to host the next Team Coordinator Retreat on January 30, 2025. The retreat will provide opportunities for team coordinators to learn, collaborate, and discuss topics centered on care coordination. Team coordinators and other healthcare professionals from all disciplines and experience levels are invited to register and join this event.
Course Description: The 2025 Team Coordinator Retreat will be a live virtual experience designed specifically for team coordinators. This activity will include complex care coordination presentations, short talks highlighting daily team management, and a panel of coordinators for an open forum of Q&A, where attendees can ask questions about any topic relating to team coordination or how to handle different situations. Learners will have the opportunity to participate in Q&A sessions with presenters throughout the retreat and in live chat discussions with colleagues across the country. This retreat will offer practical strategies and insights to enhance team coordination skills, ultimately improving patient care and outcomes in cleft and craniofacial healthcare.
Schedule (all times are listed in Eastern Time Zone)
1:00 – 1:05 PM ET
Welcome
1:05 – 2:25 PM ET
Complex Care Coordination Presentations
1:05-1:20 – Coordinated Multidisciplinary Care for a Patient Navigating Complex Facial Anomalies and Surgical Interventions presented by Elyse McCarthy, MSN, CPNP, CCRN
1:20-1:35 – Coordinated Care of the Patient with Apert Syndrome and Multiple Craniofacial Needs presented by Michelle Buontempo, MSN, RN, CCRN, CPNP, and Kathlyne Purrini, MSN, RN, CPNP
1:35-1:45 – Q&A
1:45-2:00 – The Impact of Malnutrition on Development: A Case Study of Multidisciplinary Care in a 5-Year-Old with Cleft Lip and Palate presented by Shohreh Ghasemi, DDS, MD, PhD
2:00-2:15 – Navigating Parental Trauma While Delivering Care presented by Camille Walker, MSN, CPNP-PC
2:15-2:25 – Q&A
2:25 – 2:35 PM ET
Quick Break
2:35 – 3:35 PM ET
10-minute Short Talks on Day-to-Day Team Function
2:35-2:45 – The Role of the RN Coordinator in a Growing Team: 15 Years and Still Evolving presented by Carole Reilly, BSN, RN, and Helen Lau, MS, RN, CPNP
2:45-2:55 – Improved Utilization of the APP During Craniofacial Clinic presented by Melisande Ploutz, CPNP-PC, CLC
2:55-3:05 – Q&A
3:05-3:15 – Day-to-Day Team Function of the Cleft and Craniofacial Program at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt presented by Jennifer Tilton, NR-CMA, NR-CPT
3:15-3:25 – The Value of Using the Concepts of Motivational Interviewing as a Coordinator presented by Carlee Jones, MS, CCC-SLP
3:25-3:35 – Q&A
3:35 – 4:25 PM ET
Panel Q&A
We are excited to offer a panel of team coordinators from different specialties and different types of institutions. These panelists have generously offered to answer attendee questions and discuss how they handle different situations as a team coordinator. Have a question? Submit it here. Our panelists include:
Stephanie Boblooch, MSW, LCSW-C
Social Work
The Randolph B. Capone Cleft Lip and Palate Program, GBMC
Alexis (Lexi) Brandemarti, BSN, RN
Nursing
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Cleft/Craniofacial Program
Caitlin Church, BS
Coordinator/Administrator
Riley Hospital for Children Cleft and Craniofacial Anomalies Program
Matthew Ford, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathology
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Cleft-Craniofacial Center
Elena Hopkins, MS, RN, PNP
Nursing
Stanford Cleft and Craniofacial Center
Alexandra (Lexi) Stauffer, BA
Coordinator/Administrator
Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic
4:25 – 4:30 PM ET
Closing Remarks
Live activity – January 30, 2025, 1:00 – 4:30 pm Eastern Time
Learning Objectives
At the completion of this activity, learners will be able to:
-Summarize key insights from at least one complex care coordination presentation.
-Identify actionable strategies presented in at least one short talk on best practices for daily team function.
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this activity, learners will be able to:
-Self-assess a gain in knowledge related to effective team coordination in the care of patients with cleft and/or craniofacial conditions.
-Self-assess that they will improve their performance in their clinical practice based on knowledge gained.
-Self-assess that they anticipate improved patient outcomes based on changes in their performance.
Teaching Methods: Lecture, Case Studies, Q&A
Live attendees must claim credit by: Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Intended Learners
All healthcare professionals caring for people with cleft and craniofacial conditions, particularly in the team coordinator role, to include but not limited to:
Physicians
Dental Professionals
Speech Language Pathologists
Audiologists
Nurses (RNs, APNs, LPNs)
Dieticians
Psychologists
Social Workers
Physician Assistants
Accredited Continuing Education
ACPA is accredited by ACCME and ANCC, approved by ASHA, and recognized by ADA CERP, to provide accredited continuing education to physicians, nurses, SLPs, audiologists, and dentists.
Continuing Medical Education
The American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association (ACPA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association designates this live activity for 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Nursing Continuing Professional Development
The American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association (ACPA) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
This live educational activity is offered for 3.00 Nursing Continuing Professional Development (NCPD) contact hours.
In order to receive credit, learners must:
-Attend 80% or more of the retreat
-Complete and submit the evaluation form
Continuing Dental Education
The American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association (ACPA) is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.
ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.
The American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association designates this live activity for 3.00 continuing education credits.
Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at CCEPR.ADA.org.
Continuing Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Education
The American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association (ACPA) is approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to provide continuing education activities in speech-language pathology and audiology.
ASHA CE Provider Approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.
DISCLOSURES
All financial relationships have been mitigated.
Commercial Support: None
No Financial or Non-financial Relationships Declared
Planning Committee Members:
Serena Kassam, DMD
Judy Marciel, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC, PCNS, CWCN, APN (Nurse Planner)
Dianna Metzler, BS
Kristine Miu, MSN, RN
Amanda Payne, FNP-C
Caitlyn Reinauer, BS
Speakers:
Stephanie Boblooch, MSW, LCSW-C
Alexis Brandemarti, BSN, RN
Michelle Buontempo, MSN, RN, CCRN, CPNP
Caitlin Church, BS
Matthew Ford, MS
Shohreh Ghasemi, DDS, MD, PhD
Elena Hopkins, MS, RN, PNP
Carlee Jones, MS, CCC-SLP
Helen Lau, MS, RN, CPNP
Elyse McCarthy, MSN, CPNP, CCRN
Melisande Ploutz, CPNP-PC, CLC
Kathlyne Purrini, MSN, RN, CPNP
Carole Reilly, BSN, RN
Lexi Staufer, BA
Camille Walker, MSN, CPNP-PC
Frequently Asked Questions
Registration is free for ACPA members and is $75 for nonmembers.
Yes! We will record the event and it will be available within 10 business days after the retreat. While we encourage you to attend live, we understand that sometimes it’s just not possible. So, register now, and you will receive an email when the recording is available in your Online Learning Library account.
Yes, we will be offering accredited continuing education credits for this live event.
Yes! You will be able to submit your questions and/or comments through the Q&A or chat feature at any time. Presenters can reply to your questions during specified Q&A times listed on the schedule.
Upon registering, you will receive a registration confirmation email. Within that confirmation email, you will find the link and passcode to join us live.
You will also receive an email a day or two before the retreat as a reminder and this email will also include the link and passcode.
Please do not share the link and passcode. Only registered attendees will be admitted to the Team Coordinator Retreat.
Please contact education@acpacares.org for additional questions about the retreat.
