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Kenny Ardouin Discusses his research into residential camps for young people with a cleft lip and/or palate in New Zealand

It’s been incredible to be at Appearance Research #AM10 this week to connect with colleagues, share our work University of Canterbury and to learn more from others working in the visible difference space. Also was amazing to have my presentation turned into art in real time by the very talented Eleanor Beer | Graphic Recording & Facilitation!

I’ve arrived in Milan for the 2024 European Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association Congress! Wonderful catching up with some familiar faces this evening Kenny Ardouin Gareth Davies European Cleft Org. Looking forward to the week ahead! ☀️ 🤓 #ECPCA Appearance Research

An excellent (and full on!) first day at #ECPCA2024 in Milan today! It was a privilege to serve as discussant on the “Walking the Talk of Person-Centred Care” symposium this afternoon alongside wonderful panellists - excellent engagement from the audience too. Grazie mille!

Final day at #ECPCA2024 today! Excited to be sharing our work from University of Canterbury on clinician perspectives of the process of transitioning to adulthood within cleft at 16.30 in Bovara Palace. Also check out our poster on UC’s hybrid SLT/Clin Psy cleft clinic in partnership with Appearance Research!

Excellent presentations today at #ECPCA2024 from Gareth Davies and Bieke kreps in the plenary session on the importance of lived experience and patient perspective in healthcare. It’s also a strange thing to see your own quote up on the big screen - thanks for sharing, Bieke! 🙌🏻

Today draws to a close 4 conferences in the last 3 weeks - it’s been fantastic to connect with colleagues from across the world, hear about all the innovative research happening around the world & share what we’ve been up to! I’m excited for a weekend at Lake Como now to unwind!

I’ve had a very productive week in Bristol working with Dr Nicola Marie Stock on data analysis for the SLT and Clin Psy hybrid clinic and Aotearoa Cleft Camp projects of my PhD. Lovely to be able to visit the team Appearance Research and share what we’ve been up to University of Canterbury at CAR Weekly too! 🙌🏻

We were thrilled to welcome 30+ members of Face Equality International to UWE, Bristol! Discussed crucial support for those with visible differences as well as future plans, priorities & collaborations Face Equality International #FaceEquality #VisibleDifference #GlobalSupport

This article "Hugh's Story" from @ACPAcares is a very worthwhile read about the continued stigma and discrimination that people with cleft-related speech differences face. This is why we push so hard for access to SLT and Psychology services at any age. acpacares.org/success-story/…

It's live! In my TEDxBristol talk, I speak about my vision for a society where diversity in appearance is valued and normalised. Instead of expecting people who are 'different' to blend in, let's celebrate the beauty in difference. youtu.be/4amN3v5jYQA?si…

New blog post: European Fellowship June-July 2024: Six weeks of global knowledge sharing, learning, and collaborating kennyardouin.com/2024/09/13/eur… Thank you to the Claude McCarthy Fellowship, Royal Society of New Zealand Canterbury Branch, and Appearance Research for supporting this fellowship.

New Journal Article: Involving Experts by Experience in Craniofacial Research Excited to share this CPCJ article co-authored with Dr Amanda Bates & Danielle McWilliams which offers practical guidance on how to involve people with lived experience in research. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10…

Why is it important to involve Experts by Experience (EbyE) in craniofacial research? Would you like to know when, why & how to involve EbyE? Find out more in this CPCJ article! Dr Amanda Bates Kenny Ardouin Danielle McWilliams #cleft #research #involve journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10…

Some of the comments in this thread, as well as the discrimination from this restaurant, show that we still have so much work left to do before people with visible and/or speech differences are truly accepted and supported to realise their potential in our societies. 😔

I'm very excited to have been invited to be this year's keynote at Smile Train's global #CleftCon on November 2nd (3rd in Asia/AU/NZ). I look forward to sharing our cleft research from University of Canterbury, & my personal experiences growing up with & working with cleft. airmeet.com/e/e92c8420-7ab…

It has been a pleasure to open the Smile Train #CleftCon as your keynote speaker today. Thank you for inviting me to part of this amazing event bringing together the cleft community. Really looking forward to all the sessions throughout the event! 🙌🏻

Went to see #ADifferentMan here in Christchurch today - an excellent film that everyone ought to see to gain insight into the world of having a facial difference. Incredibly clever and hitting all the emotions. Stunning performances including the spectacular Adam Pearson 👏

It was a privilege to be this year's keynote speaker at Smile Train #CleftCon last month. If you missed the event and would like to watch the presentation and short doco produced by Smile Train and the media team University of Canterbury, you can watch it here: smiletrain.org/2024/11/26/you…