History and Name Change
- Society first convened in 1970
- Formal constitutional establishment in 1985
- Leading professional organization for cleft health care professionals in the UK and Ireland
- Origins traced back to 1969 meeting between British orthodontists
- Name changed to Craniofacial Society of Great Britain and Ireland in 1999
Logo, Motto, and Membership
- Society logo depicts the tree of knowledge
- Motto 'Dies Diem Docet' means 'the day teaches the day' in Latin
- Signifies that education is never complete
- Membership consists of healthcare professionals with appropriate qualifications and special interest in the field
- Members include audiological physicians, audiologists, anaesthetists, cleft network managers, and more
- Reflects the multidisciplinary nature of managing patients with craniofacial anomalies
- Membership application process available for qualified professionals
- Society provides a membership directory
Functions and Activities
- Organizes an annual scientific conference
- Sponsors research in the field
- Comments on medico-political issues related to cleft lip and palate service provision
- Provides an archive of conference material
- Provides a membership directory
Annual Scientific Conference
- Society has held a scientific conference annually since 1986
- Preceded by pre-constitutional meetings from 1970 to 1983
- 30th conference held at the Royal College of Physicians in 2015
- Hosted by Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
- Pre-conference special interest group (SIG) meeting held before the conference
Honors and Relationships
- Arnold Huddart Medal established in 1990 to encourage research papers
- Judged by a panel of Society members based on presentation quality and content
- Papers should be of general interest and understandable by all members
- Usually awarded to presenters aged 40 or younger
- Priority given to sole authors over multi-authored papers
- The President's Prize introduced in 2011 as a significant clinical contribution award
- Consists of a medal and a £100 cash prize
- Eligible to members of the Society for a verbal presentation at the annual conference
- Recognizes contributions to cleft lip and palate care
- Society maintains a close relationship with Cleft Lip and Palate Association (CLAPA)
- CLAPA's national secretary can be co-opted as a Society member
- Financial assistance provided to attend meetings, at the president's discretion
The Craniofacial Society of Great Britain and Ireland (CFSGBI), commonly known as the Craniofacial Society, is a professional organisation and charity dedicated to the study of cleft lip and palate and other craniofacial anomalies based at the Royal College of Surgeons of England in London in the United Kingdom. The Society first convened in 1970 and continued to meet on an ad hoc basis, leading to its formal constitutional establishment in 1985. The Society has since grown in terms of membership and stature and has developed to become the leading professional organisation for cleft health care professionals in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
| Formation | 1970 / 1985 |
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| Type | Professional association |
| Headquarters | Royal College of Surgeons of England Lincoln's Inn Fields |
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| Coordinates | 51°30′55″N 0°06′57″W / 51.51528°N 0.11583°W |
Joint presidents | Kate le Maréchal and Jacqueline Smallridge |
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| Website | www.craniofacialsociety.org.uk |
