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… Speech Home Practice & Parent Resources Speech Home Practice & Parent Resources Patient & Family Speech Resource Library Smile Train’s Speech Resource Library includes fun home practice activities such as games, books, and videos, as well as … strategies, and gain a better understanding of speech therapy principles. Many of these materials were developed by our Smile Train partners across the world, as well as by Dr. Catherine Crowley, a member of Smile Train’s Global Medical Advisory Board and founder of Leaders Project at Teachers College, Columbia University. …
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… After years of hard work and determination, she became a pediatric speech-language pathologist (SLP) and a member of Smile Train’s Cleft Community Advisory Council (CCAC). Read her story below to learn how she works to help other children … The importance of giving back was something my mom instilled in me from when I was very young. I got involved with Smile Train through her. My mom donated and I remember the little postcards we used to get in the mail thanking us for … for all the lessons it has taught me. Interested in getting more involved in the cleft community? Learn more about Smile Train’s Cleft Community Advisory Council . … How this speech therapist is using her experiences to pave the way for …
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… attention. She believes her work spreading awareness of clefts and advocating for the cleft community as a member of Smile Train’s Cleft Community Advisory Council (CACC) is a natural part of this. She shares her moving story with us … experiences to raise awareness about clefts. Nathalie with her colleagues Last winter, I got my answer when I saw that Smile Train’s Cleft Community Advisory Council was accepting applications. How many other families are in the same boat … speak, and hear? That’s why, to me, one of the most exciting developments in cleft awareness is the Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act, or ELSA , that’s making its way through Congress. Right now, whether insurances have to cover certain aspects …
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… Cleft Con Cleft Con Join us at Cleft Con Orlando 2025! As the world’s largest cleft charity, Smile Train is so proud to organize Cleft Con – an honest, immersive, … United States Jul 18, 2024 Coming Soon: More Love, More Joy, More Real Talk About Life with a Cleft India Mar 4, 2024 Dr. Mayuri Kalyanpad: From Patient to Doctor More Cleft Con Stories … Cleft Con …
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… operating room, Dr. Elizabeth Igaga is fighting to make anesthesia and surgery safer for every patient. As part of the Smile Train-Lifebox Safe Surgery and Anesthesia Initiative Content Series, we sat down with Dr. Elizabeth Igaga to … a Ugandan anesthesiologist and a lecturer at the Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University. She attended medical school and completed her Masters at Makerere University. She currently does her … minimum standards for safe surgery are met all around the country. You recently led an online Train-the-Trainer for the Smile Train-Lifebox pulse oximetry workshops. How did you become involved in this work? Since the start of my residency, …
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… Every Day After World Premiere Special Invitation Attend Every Day After’s World Premiere Sunday August 13 at the Historic TCL Chinese 6 Theaters RSVP Smile Train and One Production Place, the award-winning film team behind the short documentary "Every Day After," warmly invite you to the world premiere screening of the film at the Oscar®-qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival. Join us in commemorating the release of this beautiful story in one of the most iconic settings in the world of film. “Every Day After” is about the older sister of a neglected adolescent boy who faces …
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… philanthropic initiatives have left many understandably suspicious of modern healthcare. It's places like these where Smile Train’s unique model truly shines. Because we work directly with local hospitals, our partner social workers have … who are ready to help. If possible, I would even introduce them to Benoit so that he can take them to their nearest Smile Train partner and experience the joy of seeing their child healthy. Akuya and Kossi share a smile Kossi : Our wish for Akuya is that she goes to school as far as she wants and that she becomes successful in life, …
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… member of the Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery (GICS) and Lifebox Nursing Advisor. This article is part of the Smile Train-Lifebox Safe Surgery and Anesthesia Initiative Content Series. “When it comes to healthcare leadership, it is … I am so excited to say that we are the only country in the world that has integrated nursing into its framework. Smile Train is supporting nurses training on cleft surgical safety and nurse participation in a course on research design …
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… "Do's and Don’ts" of the Cleft Community "Do's and Don’ts" of the Cleft Community That Remind Us “Every Smile Has a Story.” Advice straight from people who have been there As humans, we find comfort in the familiar. Whether … like you would want to be treated. Moreover, it's important to remember that for some families, like Jessi said, "Every smile has a story — ours just happens to have a cleft." Want to make a difference for the cleft community here in the US …
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… and procedures have come a long way. The surgery today is safe and the transformation is immediate. Patients see their smile for the first time, parents cry tears of joy, and lives and communities are changed forever. Donation Form … 1 in …
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… Help Smile Train give life, health, and voice to children in need. Donate now Our Impact in Mexico as of July 2022 21,500+ cleft surgeries sponsored since 2002 60+ active partner surgeons 45+ active partner hospitals … Inspired by his …