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International
Ophthalmology Conference at Yale University in April 2006 - Early Bird
Registration Rate!
"Empowering Communities to Bridge Health Divides"
When: April 1-2, 2006 Where: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut Theme: "Empowering Communities to Bridge Health Divides" Who should attend? Anyone interested in eye care, medicine,
health education, health promotion, public health, international
health, international service, nonprofits, or microenterprise Conference Goal: To empower conference attendees to identify
health needs and to develop solutions to improve access to care for the
medically underserved How to Register - Early Bird Registration!http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php Early Bird Registration
Rate: $35 student rate; $50 for all others
Keynote Address: "Environment, Behavior and Health: Societies
Matter"Al
Sommer, MD, MHS "Global Health Governance in a Time of Rapid Change: Opportunities
and Concerns"Derek
Yach, MBChB, MPH "Millenium Development Goals,"Josh
Ruxin, MPH, PhD "Community Approaches to Achieve Global Health Goals,"Jacob
Kumaresan, MD, MPH, Dr.PH "Update on Vision 2020:
the Right to Sight,"Louis
Pizzarello, MD "What is Glaucoma?"Robert
Ritch, MD "Glaucoma Screening in a High Risk Population of New Haven,"Bruce
Shields, MD "Glaucoma Care in West Africa: the Ghana
Experience"Leon
W. Herndon, MD "Building the Future of International Ophthalmology: SEE
International/George Washington International Residency Program Model,"Harry
S. Brown, MD "Gender Disparities in Blindness and Visual Impairment"Ilene
Gipson, PhD "Infinite Vision - The Story of Dr. V(enkataswamy) and the Aravind
Eye Care System," Pavithra Krishnan