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Craniofacial Conference, April 2007 – Report
The Craniofacial Society of Great Britain and Ireland annual conference took place in Dublin this week, and there were a multitude of interesting and insiteful presentations on all aspects of cleft and cleft treatment. We hope in the near future to make available summaries of some of the presentations here.
Mr. Earley at the end of the conference handed over the chain of office as President to Bill Shaw, Professor of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Development, Manchester University Dental Hospital.
Right: Mr. Michael Earley, outgoing President, Gareth Davies, Chief Executive, CLAPA UK, Kirsi Yli-Kaitala, ex-CLAPA UK team administrator, Eddie Byrne, committee member and past President, CLAPAI. (click to enlarge)
Craniofacial Society Conference, April 2007
The Craniofacial Society of Great Britain and Ireland this year holds its annual conference in Killiney, buy Co. Dublin. Mr. Michael Earley, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Temple Street, is the President of the Society for this year, and we wish him well in his role.
The conference takes place from the 18-20 April. CLAPAI will be present at the conference where we will have a stand and attend some of the many lectures that will be given.
Discussion Forums at new address
Please note that coinciding with the revamp of our website, tadalafil our Discussion Forums have been moved to a new web location also, with an ever so slightly changed look, and can now be accessed at:
Do drop into the forums and talk to others, share your experiences and learn from the experiences of others. The forums are designed for you, and we know they prove a valuable resource for many, so do participate if you can.
Family Day June 2007
This, our third Family Day, promises to be our biggest and best yet! Following on the success of last year’s event, we will be back in the Curragh Camp on Saturday 16th June .
Note: Deadline for bookings – Friday 8th June.
With the help of the army we will have a bouncing castle, slide, football, army exhibition, swimming, barbeque, junior gym obstacle course, arts & crafts and face painting. And musical entertainment!
This year we are introducing Teenage Trek, a chance for teenagers to break away from grown ups and little ones and enjoy some time trekking in the Curragh (max away time one hour, so don’t be too worried about fitness!).
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A new look cleft.ie!
[28 March 2007] Welcome to the new look website of the Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland. We hope you find it both helpful and informative. Do let us know if there is anything we can do to make it better serve your needs.
Please note also that our Discussion Forums are now available at a new URL – SEE http://forum.cleft.ie/
New Features:
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HRB Research Update
Some of you will know that there currently is in an extensive study of the causes of cleft and how clefts can be prevented from occurring. The HRB are one of a number of organisations involved in this ‘trans-Atlantic’ research. Many of you will remember the two-year drive that the HRB conducted to collected samples from Ireland. Over 1,000 families participated by filling in questionnaires and providing ‘buccal’ samples.
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Special Fundraising Effort
In our last Newsletter we mentioned a fund raising drive that has been launched to get new equipment for planning treatment. The piece we are fundraising for is a new computerised 3 Dimensional Capture systems.
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Donations from Far Afield
Many thanks to Tony & Mary Kelly who organised a gate collection at their local GAA ground – many thanks to the supporters at Naomh Teagain. We would also like to thank the extended Kearney family who swapped Christmas gifts for CLAPAI donations … what a cool idea! Thanks also to Eddie, hospital Alice, John, Paula, Noel and the Carrig Ladies Club who all made much welcomed donations recently.
2007 Mini Marathon – closing date 24 April! [Fundraiser]
The financial mainstay of the organisation is due to take place on Bank Holiday Monday, 4th June 2007. It is of course the 2007 FLORA WOMEN’S MINI MARATHON. The Association is, as usual, looking for participants to raise funds.
Sponsorship cards and t-shirts can be arranged by contacting Anne Gilsenan at 087 1319803 or annegilsenan@cleft.ie. In the meantime we would like to let you know that the first entry form will be in the Evening Herald on Thursday 1st March 2007 and the closing Date is Tuesday 24th April 2007 or when maximum number of entries is reached. Happy training people!
