Orla Forde

Senior Speech & Language Therapist specialising in Cleft & Acute Paediatric Care at CHI, Crumlin
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[Orla Forde @OrlaMForde]

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Very excited to share our upcoming Cleft SIG day ‘Cleft Speech Intervention-Current Approaches’ happening on 30th September 2025 in St James’ Hospital, Dublin. @CleftSigIreland

[Smile Train UK @smiletrainuk]

This Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness Month, we want to shed light on a condition that affects one in every 700 babies. Understanding clefts, their effects, and the consequences they have on children and adults is the first, fundamental step towards full acceptance. Your support can truly make a difference.

[Ilana @ilana_abc]

Click on the image to see a longer summary of all the results in our paper https://t.co/g3Ko57qZop @SsnapOxford @neomates @SIGNECconf @NNAUK1 @BAPM_Official @BfTwinsUK

[Cleft SIG Ireland @CleftSigIreland]

Our May study day all about Cleft speech assessment, analysis and transcription is now open for booking! We’re going to Portlaoise on 14th May and would love to see you there. Here’s the link to book https://t.co/aZt9nH3zZE

[Orla Forde @OrlaMForde]

Hello and Happy Lámh Day 2023 from the SLTs @CHI_Ireland
#Lámhday #totalcommunication #signing

[Speech & Language Link @SpeechLink]

DLD Day is only 6 days away! Did you know this fact? Head on over to RADLD's website for free resources, information and activities to help spread awareness of developmental language disorder. #DLDDay #devlangdis https://t.co/R8EcJCfnza

[Orla Forde @OrlaMForde]

Still some spaces left on our SIG Day on 1st November! Cleft expert Anne Harding-Bell will be visiting from the UK for this one off study day!
Free lunch and mid-morning treats also provided.

[Health and Social Care Professions SVUH @HSCPsSVUH]

A great development but we also require additional practice tutor roles to ensure clinical placements are provided for these additional students @ot_svuh @PhysioSvuh @iaslt

[School of Allied Health @AlliedHealthUL]

Thinking about facilitating a student placement this year?
Here is a link to the National Call for Speech and Language Therapy Student Placements 2023/24 where you can sign up to offer placements for the coming academic year, across the four Universities: https://t.co/TJ9tkouImt

[Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🌻 @speechwoman]

🔓🆓Cleft palate is not a neuromuscular impairment. The outmoded notion of "strengthening" the soft palate is costly in time & 🤑money. Non-speech exercises neither improve speech nor address structural differences. https://t.co/XUvMSxiMNn 👍spot-on, @ASHAleader @ASHAJournals

[Orla Forde @OrlaMForde]

Exciting times ahead as we start working towards creating our new CHI EHR system!

[Prof Yvonne Wren FRCSLT @yvonnewren]

Fantastic opportunity for a SLT specialist in SSD and/or cleft to join our team @cardiffmet
https://t.co/7QcXD4kSEZ

[Children's Health Ireland @CHI_Ireland]

Our staff across our hospital sites shared why it is important to support babies' emotional health, especially in a hospital environment, and what #InfantMentalHealth means to them ❤️⤵️

#IMHAW2023
#InfantMentalHealthWeek
#ourchildrenshospital

[Cleft SIG Ireland @CleftSigIreland]

@ClareCremmins @AislingODwyer5 @OrlaMForde @triona_sweeney @NiamhWard2 @TanyaGilroy

[Tanya Gilroy @TanyaGilroy]

Only 3 days left to apply for this post! Do you want to gain experience in treating cleft speech difficulties and strengthen links between the CHI Cleft SLT service and community SLTs? Join a well established MDT and work with amazing children & YA? https://t.co/nX9CUk5Rzd

[Orla Forde @OrlaMForde]

An exciting opportunity to join our lovely cleft team at CHI!
@CleftSigIreland
https://t.co/kIGpRmwL96

[CHI at Temple Street @TempleStreetHos]

“Wouldn’t it be great if everyone could sign HELLO?”

Children's Health Ireland is delighted to celebrate #LámhDay across our hospitals, ECU and UCC.

@Lamhsign
@HSELive
@nch_info
@CeoHardiman
@Temple_Street
#ourchildrenshospital