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Caring for Children with Craniofacial Di�erences:
The Team Approach
Ruth M. Trivelpiece, M. Ed., CCC -SLP, Clinic Coordinator Jennifer L. Rhodes, MD, Clinic Director
Center for Craniofacial Care VCU Medical Center, Richmond, VA
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Overview
• Craniofacial conditions
• The importance of team care
• How to choose a team
• 25 years of care coordination – a personal
perspective
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Craniofacial Differences
• Cleft lip/palate
• Pierre Robin sequence
• Craniosynostosis
– single suture
– complex
• Craniofacial dysplasias
– hemifacial microsomia
– Treacher Collins
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Cleft Lip and Palate
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Unilateral cleft lip
complete
unilateral cleft lip
incomplete
unilateral cleft lip
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Bilateral cleft lip
Complete cleft lip Incomplete cleft lip
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Cleft Palate
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Cleft Palate
Isolated cleft palate
Submucous cleft palate
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Pierre Robin sequence
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Pierre Robin sequence
• Defined by triad of small jaw, retro-displaced
tongue (glossoptosis), and breathing issues
• Majority of children have “U” shaped cleft
palate
• Can be related to a craniofacial syndrome or
non-syndromic
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Craniosynostosis
Premature closure of one or
more of the sutures leading
to an abnormal skull shape
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Metopic craniosynostosis
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Craniofacial Syndromes
• Apert
• Pfeiffer
• Crouzon
• Saethre-Chotzen
• Carpenter
• Muenke
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Craniofacial Dysplasias
• Treacher Collins syndrome
• Hemifacial microsomia/microtia
• Hypertelorism
• Frontonasal encephaloceles
• Pediatric skull tumors
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Hemifacial Microsomia
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Treacher Collins Syndrome
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Many Differences, Many
Similarities
• Despite the many visible differences among
these children, they all share the need for the
services of multiple health care providers.
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Potential Areas of Concern
• Surgery
• Airway
• Feeding
• Hearing
• Speech/Language
• Cognition
• Psychosocial
• Dentition
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Surgery
• Craniofacial surgery deals with restoring, to
the extent possible, the normal anatomy of
the craniofacial unit.
• Other types of surgery may be required.
• Surgeries are often staged and may continue
though adolescence into adult life.
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Airway
• Children with certain craniofacial differences
may have difficulty with breathing.
• Specialized evaluation of airway early in life
may be indicated.
• Children may require different levels of
intervention to maintain a good airway, from
positioning to tracheostomy.
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Feeding
• Differences in anatomic structures may
contribute to feeding difficulties.
• Neurologic impairment may affect a child’s
ability to suck, chew, and/or swallow.
• Children may require placement of feeding
tubes.
• Specialized evaluation and therapy are often
indicated.
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Hearing
• Children may present with hearing loss,
whether transient or persistent.
• Hearing loss may be caused by conductive or
sensorineural issues.
• Regular contact with the audiologist is
required.
• Established care with the otolaryngologist is
required.
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Speech and Language
• Speech refers to the actual production of
sounds and words.
– Speech errors may be caused by structural
problems, neurologic problems, developmental
delay or any combination
• Language refers to the ability to understand
speech (receptive language) or use speech
(expressive language).
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Speech and Language
• Speech and language evaluations should begin
early in life and be continued on a regular
basis.
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Cognition
• Cognition is a term which includes thinking,
knowing, remembering, judging and problem
solving.
• These are higher-level functions of the brain
and encompass language, imagination,
perception and planning.
• Developmental and neuropsychological
evaluations should be included in the team
evaluation.
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Psychosocial
• Self esteem in children is always a concern
and requires monitoring.
• Family dynamics are affected and these
effects should also be monitored.
• Multiple stressors facing a family may include
surgery, hospitalization, financial issues,
marital and sibling relationships.
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Dentition
• Dental development may be affected by
craniofacial differences.
• Establishment of dental care at an early age
is needed to promote good dental hygiene.
• Regular dental evaluation by the pediatric
dentist and orthodontist at the appropriate
time needs to be part of the treatment plan.
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The need for team care
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Surgeon General’s Report of
Children with Special Health Care
Needs (Koop, 1987)
Key points
• facilitation of parent/professional collaboration
• sharing of unbiased and complete information with parents
• provision of emotional and financial support
• sensitivity to cultural differences
• encouragement of parent-to-parent support
• incorporation of developmental needs into health care plans
• comprehensive social, emotional, and cognitive services
• interdisciplinary approach to care
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Why Team Care?
There are many health care professionals
who are qualified to perform a particular
surgery or therapy.
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Why Team Care?
• Children with craniofacial differences often
require complex and lengthy care over a
period of time from many different
specialists.
• All children with craniofacial differences
deserve coordination of services among the
various specialists.
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Why Team Care?
• The main role of the interdisciplinary team
is:
– to provide coordinated and integrated
management for you and your child
– to assure quality and continuity of care and long-
term follow up for you and your child.
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Choosing the right team
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What to look for in a team
• The number of different specialists on the
team
• Qualifications of the individual team
members
• Experience of the team
• Location of the team
• Team communication
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What to look for in a team
• The number of different specialists
– The more specialists, the more likely every aspect
of treatment will be considered during team
evaluation.
– If specific services are not available, the team is
responsible for making appropriate referrals and
providing necessary communication to families
and professionals.
– Not every child requires every specialist. Despite
this, it is helpful to undergo complete team
evaluation to monitor change over time.
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What to look for in a team
• Qualifications of the team members
– All team members should be fully trained and
appropriately licensed and certified.
– This is important for quality of care and also
may impact your insurance coverage.
– Team members should stay current with recent
developments.
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What to look for in a team
• Team experience
– Teams take responsibility for insuring their
members have experience in evaluation and
treatment of children with craniofacial
conditions.
– Parents may inquire how often the team meets
and how many patients are followed at each
meeting and overall in the program.
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What to look for in a team
• Location of the team.
– Families will work with teams in an ongoing manner.
Consider travel time and costs when choosing a team.
– Teams will see you from once a year to once every few
months, and this will change as your child grows and
develops.
– Routine treatments such as speech therapy, dental care or
pediatric care may be received in your local community
by providers who should be in regular contact with your
team.
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What to look for in a team
• Communication with the team and within the
team.
• With the team:
– Treatment recommendations should be discussed in
person and also provided in writing.
– You should feeling open and comfortable talking with
team members.
– The clinic coordinator may be your point person for
facilitating discussions.
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What to look for in a team
• Communication with the team and within
the team.
• Within the team:
– The team should meet on a regular basis.
– It is critical that team members meet face to face
after evaluation– this allows for open discussion
and planning for coordinated and integrated
treatments.
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VCU Center for Craniofacial
Care
• Pediatric Plastic/
Craniofacial Surgery
• Pediatric Neurosurgery
• Pediatric
Otolaryngology
• Oral Maxillofacial
Surgery
• Speech Therapy
• Pediatric Dentistry
• Orthodontics
• Interventional
Radiology
• Pediatric Dermatology
• Pediatric Surgery
• Clinic Coordinator
• Genetics
• Pediatric
Ophthalmology
• Clinical Anthropology
• Psychology
• Audiology
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A 25 year perspective of a
craniofacial coordinator
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Perspectives
• Privilege of working with children and
families for over 25 years
• Unique opportunity to watch many children
grow from infancy to adulthood
• Able to share some of the experiences, both
positive and negative, of our families
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Perspectives
• Role of the clinic coordinator
– Facilitate team function and communication
– Education of public and professional community
– Research and program development
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Perspectives
• Role of the clinic coordinator
-Provide feeding consultation
-Provide speech, language and
developmental expertise
-Serve as resource /referral source
-Serve as a family advocate
-Provide emotional support
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The wearer of many hats
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Some common parent concerns
• “My child has too many doctors and too
many opinions– how do I know what to do?”
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Some common parent concerns
• “We have our own specialists; I don’t need to
see the team.”
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Some common parent concerns
• “My child had his/her surgery and
everything is going great – why do I need to
continue seeing the team?”
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Key Points for Families
• The coordinated team approach is the
standard of care for all children with
craniofacial differences.
• Treatment is not a “one shot deal”.