Community-based network system and interdisciplinary management for children with cleft-lip/palate.

نویسندگان

  • Benjamas Prathanee
  • Bowornsilp Chowchuen
چکیده

OBJECTIVE To propose a community-based network system and interdisciplinary management for children with cleft lip/ palate, applicable to Thailand and other developing countries. MATERIAL AND METHOD A network was developed for the care of patients with cleft lip/palate by combining primary health care, community-based rehabilitation and institutional expertise (Tawanchai Center), Five workshops were conducted, including: 1) network development for cleft lip-palate care in the new millennium; 2) a multi-center study on the incidence and etiology of oral clefts and associated abnormalities in Northeast Thailand; 3) establishment of a Network for Children with Cleft Lip/Palate care in Northeast Thailand, including: 3.1) Skill development in cleft lip/palate care for parents and family; 3.2) a community-based model for speech disorders for children with cleft lip/palate in developing countries and for holistic nursing care for children with cleft lip/palate in developing countries; and, 4) development of interdisciplinary team system and network for holistic care for community-based quality of life, health promotion, speech and language intervention for Thai cleft lip/palate. RESULTS A community-based network system model with interdisciplinary care was developed. CONCLUSION A community-based network system model with interdisciplinary care can be applied for children with cleft lip/ palate in Thailand and developing countries where there exists a lack of coordinated multidisciplinary services. We plan to implement such a system in the near future.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet

دوره 93 Suppl 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010