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What are 4 other special team categories?

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  1. Evaluation and treatment review team (ERT)
  2. Low population density team (LPD)
  3. Interim team (I-CPT or I -CFT)
  4. Geographical listed team (GLT)
1
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What are the 2 principal types of team categories?

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The cleft palate team (CPT)

The craniofacial team (CFT)

2
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Describe the evaluation and treatment review team.

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A team that provides evaluation services but not clinical care

3
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Describe the low population density team.

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A team providing clinical care in low population or rural/state regions

4
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Describe the interim team.

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A team providing clinical care that is just starting or in transition from being another type of team.

5
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Describe geographical listed teams.

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A team that doesn’t fit in above categories ..other.

6
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What is a velopharyngeal dysfunction team? Who does it include?

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  • the VPD or VPI team
  • special team with no specific recommendations by ACPA
  • it includes a SLP, otolaryngologist, geneticist
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Describe the requirements for a Cleft Palate Team (CPT)

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  • a surgeon
  • an orthodontist
  • SLP
  • At least 1 additional specialist
8
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Describe the requirements of a Craniofacial team (CFT).

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  • a craniofacial surgeon
  • an orthodontist
  • SLP
  • a mental health professional
9
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Describe some people that are part of a professional team

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Audiologist
Geneticist
Oral surgeon
Orthodontist
SLP 
Plastic surgeon
10
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Describe some team responsibilities and things they must have :

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A physical Office/secretary/coordinator
Landline phone number
Documents and records in office
Patient evals at regular intervals 
Communication with direct care providers 
Ethnic/cultural sensitivity
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Describe the importance of having ethnic/cultural sensitivity

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You should be sensitive when parents choose not to have surgery due to religion and culture. Even if you think it’s necessary, do not be pushy. Just accept it and move on. You may write recommendations and document that you have advised surgery but family chose not to comply.

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Describe the 4 main roles of an SLP

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  1. Counsel parent/guardian: what to expect, how to stimulate normal dev.
  2. Evaluate: feeding,swallowing,gen. Dev., speech/lang, resonance, VP fxn
  3. Recommendations for treatment
  4. Provide treatment
13
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Describe the neonatal team process:

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  • Parent counseling
  • Mgmt of feeding issues
  • Mgmt of airway issues
14
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Describe the team care process

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  • Continues to 18-21 yrs of age

- can continue into adulthood if remaining problems exist that can be improved.

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How is a treatment plan determined?

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  • Recommendations of team members
  • needs & goals of patients and family
  • limitations & restrictions of payment sources (based on insurances/not many pro bono teams)