{"id":21743,"date":"2024-08-27T19:23:19","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T19:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=21743"},"modified":"2024-08-27T19:23:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T19:23:25","slug":"hinterland-health-workers-complete-cleft-palate-speech-therapy-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/hinterland-health-workers-complete-cleft-palate-speech-therapy-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Hinterland Health Workers Complete Cleft Palate Speech Therapy Training"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By <strong>Delicia Janneire<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Health workers from the hinterland regions recently underwent specialized training in cleft palate speech therapy, facilitated by Smile Train Guyana in partnership with the Georgetown Public Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The training, held from July 21 to 26, focused on equipping healthcare professionals from regions 3, 4, 5, and 9 with advanced skills. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nine therapists and four rehabilitation assistants participated, including staff from the GPHC\u2019s Speech Therapy Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sonia Fredericks, head of the speech therapy unit at GPHC, was among the trainers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She emphasized that the training was hands-on, allowing participants to work directly with patients to refine their techniques. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This approach ensures that when these professionals return to their regions, they can continue the therapy process effectively and train others who were unable to attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the program, ten patients who had undergone cleft palate surgeries were involved. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the end of the training, two patients were discharged after showing proficiency in their therapy sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fredericks noted an increase in the number of cleft palate cases, with an average of five to ten referrals per surgery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She encouraged parents with children born with cleft palates to contact Georgetown Hospital for assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The training has significantly enhanced local professionals&#8217; ability to diagnose and treat cleft palate speech issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The newly certified participants are now prepared to train their peers from other regions, expanding the reach of this specialized care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A cleft palate is a congenital condition where a baby is born with an opening in the roof of the mouth, creating a gap between the nose and mouth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Delicia Janneire Health workers from the hinterland regions recently underwent specialized training in cleft palate speech therapy, facilitated by Smile Train Guyana in partnership with the Georgetown Public Hospital.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21730,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21743"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21743\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21744,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21743\/revisions\/21744"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}