Contact email address:
Please use the contact form on the cleft CEN website to get in touch: https://cleftcen.org.uk/contact/
Key information:
- Frequency: The Cleft CEN offers bi-annual study days in Spring and Autumn to share research and audit, discuss evidence based-practice, and offer opportunities for collaboration and networking
- Duration of events: The Spring study day typically runs as a full-day face-to-face programme and includes the Annual General Meeting (AGM). The Autumn study day is currently run as a half-day virtual event.
- Location: The Spring study day takes place at the location of each year’s CFSGBI Scientific Conference. Autumn study days are currently run as virtual events.
- Means of communication: The CEN keeps in touch via email and through updates on the members’ area of its website and social media (@cleftslt on Twitter)
Membership information:
Membership is open to registered RCSLT members (including student SLT) who have an interest in speech, language and communication needs associated with cleft palate and craniofacial conditions or speech disorders arising from velopharyngeal dysfunction.
Membership costs £20 per year and includes free attendance at the Autumn study day as well as other resources and benefits. Please see the membership area of the website for further information: https://cleftcen.org.uk/about-cleft-cen/membership-join/
Events offered:
The Cleft CEN offers bi-annual study days that cover a range of topics related to working with children and adults with cleft palate and craniofacial conditions or non-cleft velopharyngeal dysfunction, including opportunities for discussion and networking.
Costs:
The cost of attending Autumn study days is included in members’ annual membership costs (£20). For non-members, attendance at the Autumn study day is £35.
Spring study days are linked to the annual CFSGBI Scientific Conference and details about each year’s CEN day cost can be found on each year’s conference website. For more information please visit: https://craniofacialsociety.co.uk/
Organisation:
The organisation of the CEN relies upon the CEN committee. For more information please see: https://cleftcen.org.uk/about-cleft-cen/the-cleft-cen-committee
Recent / forthcoming topics and speakers:
Recent and upcoming study day presentations have included a wide range of topics including:
Key projects:
The aims of the Cleft CEN are:
- To provide opportunities for CPD
- To respond to relevant issues on behalf of RCSLT at their request and in liaison with the CFSGBI and the Cleft SLT Leads group
- To exchange and discuss information concerning this client group
- To improve standards of care for this client group on a national basis
- To promote advances in speech and language therapy management of this client group, including discussion of new equipment and techniques from national and international sources
- To provide peer support for speech and language therapists working with this client group
- To encourage members to undertake and participate in research/audit projects and share their findings
- To disseminate information on national research initiatives
- To provide some financial support for members to attend related conferences and study days (nationally and internationally)
Shareable resources:
Resources can be found in the members’ area of the website, including slides from previous study day presentations: https://cleftcen.org.uk/
Online presence with links:
https://cleftcen.org.uk/
https://twitter.com/cleftslt
RCSLT link:
https://www.rcslt.org/members/get-involved/clinical-excellence-networks#section-2