Poster Presentation - Australasian Cleft Lip and Palate Association Conference - Melbourne, Australia - Friday 27 - Sunday 29 October 2023 MSc Study - A0 PosterDownload For more info on the study, please click here. Poster Text Authors: Kenny Ardouin1, Nicola Stock2, Tika Ormond1, Phoebe Macrae1 1Te Kura Mahi ฤ-Hirikapo, Te Whare Wฤnanga o Waitaha,... Continue Reading →
Register now for the 2024 Cleft Youth Camp!
I'm very excited to be working with Cleft New Zealand to deliver a special event for young people and adolescents in our New Zealand cleft community โ a youth camp in the Term 1 School Holidays next year! If you, or your child will be aged between 10-18 in April 2024, then youโre eligible to... Continue Reading →
July 2023 kennyardouin.com update: What’s new?
Kia ora, and welcome to the refreshed kennyardouin.com website. It's been six years since the last overhaul, and some things may look a little different - but don't worry, you should still be able to find everything you're looking for - and hopefully it should now be quicker and easier to find what you're after.... Continue Reading →
Aotearoa Cleft Awareness Week 2022
Mon 31 Oct - Sun 6 Nov 2022 was Cleft Awareness Week in New Zealand. Each day during Cleft Awareness Week, I shared a post, interview or presentation about cleft lip and palate with you to help share some of the lesser-known aspects of living with cleft! Whatever your background, I hope that you find... Continue Reading →
Summary of Lived Experience Panel: Cleft 2022, Edinburgh
The experiences of living with cleft panel was an opportunity for our panel featuring people with lived experience of cleft to share their observations and knowledge of what it is like to grow up with cleft. The panel discussed candidly some of their personal challenges, and discussed how despite having received good cleft care, cleft... Continue Reading →
What do you want from me? Considerations for Inviting Collaborations and Project Work
I thoroughly enjoy and welcome the opportunity to collaborate on projects with researchers, healthcare providers and NGOs around the world, and I regularly do! If you are interested in utilising my expertise for your research, project, or piece of work, please read this first. This is not a post which gives me any pleasure to... Continue Reading →
International Cleft Congress – 11-15 July 2022, Edinburgh, UK
After more than two years of attending conferences virtually at strange hours of the night, it was very exciting to reconnect with colleagues from around the world in person at the 14th International Cleft Congress held in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Understanding the long-term effect of speech differences in cleft lip and palate: a study of how cleft-related speech differences impact on the life of New Zealand adults
In 2020-2021 I undertook a study investigating the long-term effect that speech differences have in individuals with cleft lip and palate. Below is a brief summary of the findings, and a link to read my Master of Science (MSc) thesis in full. Background to the study The largest group of people living with repaired cleft... Continue Reading →
Journal Article – Orthognathic Surgery: My Experience of Transitioning to Adult Cleft Care
Cleft-Palate Craniofacial Journal Invited Editorial. This article was first published in The Cleft-Palate Craniofacial Journal on 13 September 2021. Access the original journal article here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10556656211043417 Abstract: Kenny Ardouin grew up in East Sussex in the United Kingdom (UK), before moving to New Zealand, which he now considers home. Having been born with a cleft... Continue Reading →
The unintended side effects of wearing a face mask
Face masks have become ubiquitous around the world and have made most people feel a bit uncomfortable or unusual. For me, they've given me a comfort I've never known before.
Appearance Matters 9 Conference
It was a pleasure to have the opportunity to present at this year's Appearance Matters Conference organised by the Centre for Appearance Research. As per my commitment to make as many of my presentations freely accessible as possible, please find the presentation below! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEUWpSzvmLw Abstract The CLAPA Adult Services Project: Using Evidence-Based Practice to Design... Continue Reading →
Finishing my role at CLAPA
After an incredible 3 and a half years as the Adult Services Manager, my time at CLAPA will come to an end on Monday 28th June 2021. It has been an incredible privilege to work with and for all of you and I have done my best to do my bit to help shine the... Continue Reading →
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