International Health Conference at Harvard - April 2-3

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Hi all,

Many of you will likely be interested in this conference at Harvard.

Unite For Sight Second

Annual International

Conference

"Eyes on International

Collaboration: Promoting Health From Campus to

Lab to Field"

April 2-3, 2005

Harvard University

Early Bird Registration Rate Ends March 15 - Register Now!

*Who should attend? Anyone with an interest

in medicine, international service and international health

*When: April 2-3, 2005

*Where: Harvard University

*Jointly Sponsored by New York Eye and Ear Infirmary and Unite For Sight

Unite For Sight's Second Annual International Health Conference

will

convene more than 500 people from throughout the world who are

interested in international service, global health, public health, and

medicine. This empowering, energizing conference brings together

student leaders and activists, doctors, public health professionals,

nurses,

RPCVs, and others.

*Join over 500 leaders and professionals from across the world

*Participate in plenary sessions and breakout workshops on everything

from cataract surgeries in the Himalayas to refugee camps and global

microenterprise

CME Credits - This educational activity has been designated for a

maximum of 11

hours of Category I Credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award.

Register at http://www.uniteforsight.org/2005_annual_conference.php

Conference Schedule

Community Experiences: Improving Health for the Medically

Underserved

"Global Health", Dr. Barry Bloom, PhD

"Impossible Dreams - The First Ascent of the East Face of Mt.

Everest

and Eradicating Blindness in Mountainous Asia", Dr. Geoffrey

Tabin,

MD

"Eye Diseases and Community Experiences in Tanzania", Dr.

Muhsin Sheriff, MD, MPH

"EyeCare America - A National Public Service Program in

Ophthalmology," Dr. B. Hutchinson, MD

"The Forgotten Voices. Children, Their Stories and Where Child

Health

Needs To Go," Chan, MD.

"Reflections from the Streets: Caring for Boston's

Rough Sleepers", Dr. O'Connell, MD

"Visioning Tibet:

A Film By Isaac Solotaroff," Mr. Isaac Solotaroff

The Role of Research to Improve Health

"Compassion, Knowledge, and Advanced Ophthalmic Technologies",

Dr. Dimitri Azar, MD

"Advances in Corneal Transplantation", Dr. Shachar Tauber,

MD

"Optic Neuro-Prevention - A Strategy to Eradicate Glaucoma

Blindness", Dr. Louis Pasquale, MD

"Stem Cells to the Retinal Rescue", Dr. J. Young,

PhD

"The Role of Household Drinking Water Treatment Technologies and

Safe

Water Storage in Preventing Blindness in the Developing World",

Ms.

Murcott, M.S.

Epidemiology and The Economic Perspective on Health Improvement

"Economic Tools: How to Use Them and What They Can Reveal About

Blindness Prevention", Dr. Frick, PhD

"The Role of Economics in Improving Health Outcomes", Heidi

, MSc

Breakout Sessions

"An Update on Ocular Leprosy," Dr. Ebenezer ,

M.B.B.S., M.S., D.O.,M.P.H., M.A.M.S.

"Unite For Sight in Nepal - A Documentary," Mr. Ganesh

Subedi

"Utilizing Service Learning to Enhance Public Health in West

Africa," Ms. Brighid O'Donnell

"Eye Health in Nigeria", Dr. Rotimi Bajulaiye, MD

"Glaucoma, A National Eye Health Problem in Romania," Ms.

Madaline Prochipriuc, MD

"Grassroots Optometry," Dr. Weissberg, OD

"iCARE Project: Assistive Technologies For Individuals Who Are

Blind

or Visually Impaired.," Dr. Sethuraman (Panch) Panchanathan, PhD

"Our Health is Our Only Wealth: The Story of Lok Swasthya Sewa, a

Model Health

ative in Ahmedabad, India", Dr. Chirag Shah, MD, MPH

"A Successful Model for Comprehensive Eye Care Coverage in the

Developing World:

The Case of LV Prasad Eye Institute", Mr. Rohit Ramchandani

"Youth Mobilization and Our Participation in National Policy

Processes",

Ms. Neema Mgana

"Unite for Sight: Delivery of Eye Care and Ocular Education in

China

and Tanzania", Ms. Sally Ong

"Upgrading Eye Health Care Strategies in Rural Tanzania", Mr.

Sachin Jain

"Removing Cataracts, Restoring Hope: Unite for Sight in Humjibre

and

Buduburam Refugee Settlement, Ghana.", Ms. Silvia Odorcic

"Letters from Camp: A First Person Account of the Refugee Camp at

Buduburam, Ghana," Valda Boyd Ford, MPH, MS, RN

"Grassroots Advocacy: Highly Valuable or Highly Overvalued?",

Ms. a Novak

"UNESCO Observatory of Visual Health Services--Central America,"

Dr. Janet Leasher, OD, MPH

"Connecting Caring Communities for Global Self Sufficiency,"

Ms. Deborah Naybor, Founder of Both Your Hands

"Microfinance Status and Trends During The International Year of

Microcredit," Ms. Bhakti Mirchandani, MPA/MPAID Degree Candidate

Joint Sponsorship & Accreditation Statement

This continuing medical education activity is jointly sponsored by

Unite For

Sight and The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary and has been planned and

implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the

Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. The New York

Eye and

Ear Infirmary is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical

education for physicians.

CME Credits

This educational activity has been designated for a maximum of 11

hours of

Category I Credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award.