Modernizing Cleft Care: Dispelling Myth From Data and Post-Operative Care

Aurora, CO US
November 3, 2025

Overview

This course explores modern, evidence-based strategies for managing pain and optimizing recovery in patients with cleft lip, cleft palate, and related craniofacial anomalies. Participants will learn to apply current pain management techniques collaboratively and integrate ERAS pre- and post-operative protocols, including nutritional support, to enhance patient outcomes.

Target Audience

The target audience for this course are both Internal faculty members and community physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Registered Nurses, Psychologists, Social Workers, Speech Therapists, Occupational Therapists and members of the Orthodontic and Dental Communities.

Learning Objectives

  • Identify and apply at least two modern pain management strategies for patients with cleft lip/palate and related craniofacial anomalies, in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team and patient families.
  • Describe the components of ERAS pre-operative protocols and demonstrate how to integrate these protocols into post-operative care plans, including nutritional support, to improve outcomes for patients with cleft lip/palate.

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 3.00 Attendance
    • 3.00 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Course opens: 
10/29/2025
Course expires: 
12/03/2025
Event starts: 
11/03/2025 - 9:00am MST
Event ends: 
11/03/2025 - 1:00pm MST
Cost:
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Time

Title

Speaker

9:00-10:30a

Modernizing Cleft Care: Dispelling Myth from Data
No-nos: pros and cons- Phuong Nguyen, MD
Tongue Stitch- Chris Discolo, MD
Nasal conformers vs. non-conformers- Phuong Nguyen, MD
Antibiotics- Chris Discolo, MD

Phuong Nguyen, MD and Chris Discolo, MD

10:30-10:35

Break

10:35-10:55

OPIOID Project- American College of Surgeons

Maureen Andrews, MSN, CSN

11:00-11:20

Post op location and multimodal pain control i.e. blocks and adjuncts

Kim Strupp, MD

11:20-11:40

Anticipatory Guidance for Developmental Feeding Progressions and Cup Introduction

Kimberly Korth, OT

11:40-12:00p

Nutrition and Weight Gain: Optimization of timing for surgery and Strategies to improve Nutrition pre and post-surgery

Jessica McGhee, RD

12:05pm

Evaluation and adjourn

Children's Hospital Colorado, Mt Harvard
13123 E 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
United States

The conference will be held in the Harvard Conference Room of the Children's Hospital Colorado Conference Center. 

Medical (CME):
Children’s Hospital Colorado is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Children’s Hospital Colorado designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Attendance:
A certificate of attendance will be provided upon completion of this course.

Completion Criteria

To claim credit, attendance must be logged and the evaluation completed within 14 days of the event. 

Available Credit

  • 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 3.00 Attendance
    • 3.00 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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