Groundbreaking workshops for integrated cleft care training with world-class faculty & simulation-based learning. 2024 South African CCW & 2025 Cartagena
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Cost shouldn't decide who learns this. CCCW 2026 offers 50% scholarships for cleft care providers from LMICs. Applications close July 15.
Apply → cleftworkshop.org/scholarshi…
#CCCW2026 #CleftCare
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A cleft is never repaired by one specialty alone.
Surgery. Dental. Speech. Nursing. Psychosocial. Anesthesia. Feeding. Pediatrics.
CCCW 2026 brings every discipline together — Cape Town, Nov 11–13.
45 faculty · CME/ADA-CERP/CPD 🔗 cleftworkshop.org/cape-town
#CCCW2026 #CleftCare
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🎓 At #CCCW2026, your training counts.
Earn up to 22.5 CME/CE credits 22 CPD points in comprehensive cleft care.
📍 Cape Town | Nov 11–13, 2026 👥 45 faculty | 🔬 12 hands-on labs
⏰ Early Bird ends July 31 🔗 cleftworkshop.org/cape-town
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Expanded. Elevated. Hands-on. 🌍
CCCW 2026 returns to Cape Town this November—45 faculty, 12 hands-on experiences, one continent-wide mission.
📍 Cape Town, South Africa
📅 Nov 11–13, 2026 ⏰ Early Bird ends July 31
cleftworkshop.org/cape-town🔗
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📢 Call for Posters is OPEN
Share your cleft care research at CCCW 2026 — Cape Town, Nov 11–13.
🗓 Deadline: July 15, 2026
Submit 👉 forms.gle/TGnDwSQPNhFkxWHN7
#CCCW2026 #CleftCare #CallForPosters
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⏳ 89 days until Early Bird closes.
12 hands-on training experiences. 45 international and regional faculty. 6 surgical simulation labs 6 specialty workshops.
🔗 Register now at cleftworkshop.org/cape-town
#CCCW2026 #CleftCareWorkshop #CapeTown2026 #EarlyBird
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Education is the multiplier. 🌍
1 cleft provider × 200 patients/year × 20 years = 4,000 lives.
CCCW 2026 returns to Cape Town this November.
Early Bird ends July 31. 🔗 cleftworkshop.org/cape-town
#CCCW2026 #CleftCare
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This is not passive learning.
CCCW 2026 | Cape Town, Nov 11–13
✅ 6 Surgical Simulation Labs ✅ 6 Specialty Workshops ✅ 42 Faculty | 250 Participants
Early Bird open until July 31 🔗
#CCCW2026 #CleftCare #MedicalEducation #CapeTown
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Train. Strengthen. Impact.
🎓 Partial scholarships now available for cleft care providers from low- and middle-income countries.
50% off registration
Apply now → bit.ly/cccwscholarship
#CCCW2026 #CleftCare #GlobalHealth #PanAfrican #ScholarshipAlert #HealthcareAfrica
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Northeastern University and The Social Impact Lab present: Centering Humanity in Global Health: Ethics, Impact, and Accountability
An exclusive day of learning with Dr. Usama Hamdan, MD, FICS Register here: bit.ly/SILFellow
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Dr. Usama Hamdan, MD, FICS — President & Co-Founder of Global Smile Foundation and Founder of the Comprehensive Cleft Care Workshop joined global leaders at the Global Health Symposium during ACPA 2026, contributing to critical conversations shaping the future of cleft care.
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Save the Date! 🗓️ On Friday, April 17 2026, we proudly present the 1st Regional MENA Comprehensive Cleft Care Workshop—hosted by Global Smile Foundation and co‑hosted by the Lebanese University Faculty of Dental Medicine., Location: Lebanese University, 08:00–17:00.
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Save the Date for Ecuador’s 1st Regional Cleft Care Workshop!
On March 5–6, 2026
from 9 AM to 5 PM
We’ll gather in Guayaquil for a high‑level academic meeting aimed at strengthening comprehensive cleft lip and palate care in Ecuador.
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Save the Date | Cape Town 2026 CCCW 11–13 November 2026, Cape Town, South Africa Join 40 international and African faculty for the 2nd Regional Pan-African CCCW—a 2½-day hybrid workshop for emerging through advanced cleft providers: bit.ly/capetown26
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What does postoperative follow-up look like when patients live hours from the hospital -but have a smartphone? Through a new partnership with Predictive Healthcare, MyHealthPaal is being integrated into cleft programs to support remote postoperative bit.ly/4qT1VGW
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We’d like to share the testimonial of one of our speakers, Dr. Corstiaan Breugem, about CCCW Cartagena:
#CCCW2025 #CleftCare #MedicalEducation #GlobalHealth #SpeakerSpotlight #Cartagena2025
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Thank you for making CCCW Cartagena 2025 unforgettable!, Your support, passion and partnership made our workshop an incredible success.,See you again at the 2nd Regional Pan African Comprehensive Cleft Care Workshop in Cape Town, South Africa, October 11–13 2026.
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At CCCW in Cartagena, providers from 30 countries are working through targeted simulations in unilateral cleft lip, buccal flap, and complex palate techniques — all designed to improve consistency, safety, and long-term outcomes across diverse settings. Let's advance the field!
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Day 1 Highlights – CCCW Cartagena 2025From the moment the doors opened this morning in Cartagena, r.#CCCW2025 #GlobalHealth #CleftCare #Collaboration #StrongerTogether
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Today, our speakers and cleft leaders from around the world are arriving in Cartagena — and the energy is already building!, The team is here, Registration is open, . #CCCW2025 #GlobalHealth #globalsmile #cleftcareworkshop #cartegena2025
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