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GHDonline.org: Wrapping up 2011, Ringing in 2012

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Posted 05 Jan 2012 — by Aaron Beals
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GHDonline homepage 2011

GHDonline.org homepage (2011)

I’m proud to say that 2011 was a year of growth for us here at GHDonline.org– thanks to the efforts of our members, our moderators, and our staff.After a successful trial run of Expert Panels in the second half of 2010, we expanded them to the point where they are now core to our community management.  These structured times of discussion supplement the traditional ad-hoc community discussions and allow the moderators to bring other subject matter experts in.  We have found that members enjoy engaging in panel discussions much like those you would find at conferences — but online, without the airfare, lodging, and registration fees.

The team has grown over the course of the year — we welcomed eight new Read More

SmileTrain Cofounder Highlights the Power of IT for Surgical Training

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Posted 16 Dec 2011 — by Marie Connelly
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Brian Mullaney, former Smile Train CEO, at MIT

At a recent MIT lecture, Brian Mullaney spoke about his work with Smile Train (where he was formerly the CEO), and about Surgery for the Poor, an organization he recently co-founded. Smile Train’s accomplishments are hard to deny. The organization performs over 100,000 cleft surgeries a year in 80 countries and will complete its one millionth surgery in 2013.

They’re raised nearly a billion dollars to provide cleft surgeries to children in need and their public awareness campaigns have reached as many people around the world, raising awareness about cleft and the ease with which it can be cured.

 

Smile Train attributes some of this success to their decision to invest heavily in information technology as a means to scale-up while keeping costs down.

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