Schedule as of (Schedule subjects to further updates.)
Date
Time
Presentation type
Theme
Venue
Chair(s)
Speakers & Topics
World Forum of Non Profit Organization in Vision and Prevention of Blindness
Jun 28, 2008 16:00-17:30 Symposium Building Sustainable Programs for Prevention of Blindness in Developing Countries Rm 211
Rm 212
Arthur LIM
Gullapalli RAO
  1. Dennis LAM - World Forum Introduction (Brief Comments)
  2. Benedictus AJAYI - Building Sustainable Eye Care Programs in Nigeria
  3. AbdulAziz ALRAJHI - MEACO's Role in Developing Sustainable Programs for Prevention of Blindness
  4. Colin COOK - CBM and Eye Care Programs in Developing Countries
  5. Arthur LIM - Sustainable Eye Care Programs in Asia
  6. Gullapalli RAO - Sustainable Eye Care Programmes: L V Prasad Eye Institute Model
  7. Thulasiraj RAVILLA - Sustainable Eye Care Programs: The Aravind System
  8. Mark TSO - Building Sustainable Programs for Diabetic Eye Disease at Peking University
Jun 29, 2008 09:00-10:30 Symposium Activities of Non-Profit Organizations in Support of Eye Care Education Rm 204
Rm 205
Dunbar HOSKINS, JR
Bruce SPIVEY
Wing-kun TAM
  1. Enrique GRAUE - Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology Educational Programs
  2. Dunbar HOSKINS, JR - Globalization of Ophthalmology
  3. Mahendra AMARASURIYA - Lions International Foundation, SightFirst II and Support for Education
  4. Ronald SMITH - Educational Programs of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
  5. Kathy SPAHN - Community Directed Treatment Programs as a Platform for Integrated Services
  6. Bruce SPIVEY - World Ophthalmology and Eye Care Education
  7. Bradley STRAATSMA - Educational Programs of the International Council of Ophthalmology
Jun 29, 2008 16:00-17:30 Symposium Management of Human and Economic Resources Rm 204
Rm 205
Bradley STRAATSMA
Rubens BELFORT, JR
Jialiang ZHAO
  1. Rubens BELFORT, JR - Human and Economic Resources - The Pan-American 60 Year Experience
  2. Lord Nigel CRISP - Training Health Workers in Developing Countries
  3. R. PARARAJASEGARAM - Re-orienting Ophthalmic Training and Practice to Meeting Community Needs
  4. David PYOTT - Philanthropy - A Perspective From Industry
  5. Cary RAYMENT - Alcon Humanitarian Services
  6. Paul SIEVING - Beyond a National Perspective: Global Research to Decrease Visual Impairment and Blindness
  7. Jialiang ZHAO - Programs to Prevent Blindness in China
Jun 29, 2008 16:00-17:30 Symposium Public Policy and Non-Profit Organization Actions to Improve Quality of Life for the Visually Impaired Person Rm 304
Rm 305
Walton LI
Serge RESNIKOFF
Hugh TAYLOR
  1. Harry BROWN - Overcoming Ignorance and Indifference About a World Health Crisis: Cataract Blindness
  2. Grace CHAN - Cultivating a Socially and Psychologically Enabling Environment for People with Visual Impairment: A Hong Kong and China Experience
  3. Suzanne GILBERT - The Role of Non-Profit Organization Partnerships in Addressing Visual Impairment
  4. Luke LIN - Visual Screening in Pre-School Children
  5. Stephen RYAN - The Role of Advocacy for Vision Research by Non-Profit Organizations
  6. Hugh TAYLOR - Making and Economic Argument for Vision Services
Jun 30, 2008 16:00-17:30 Symposium Using the Internet and Technology to Extend Eye Care Rm 608
Philip LAM
Perumalsamy NAMPERUMALSAMY
Yasuo TANO
  1. Richard ABBOTT - Promulgation of Eye and Vision Care Guidelines
  2. Lloyd AIELLO - Telemedicine for Diabetic Eye Disease
  3. Eduardo MAYORGA - Internet Programs to Extend Eye Care Education and Training
  4. Eugene HELVESTON - Internet Consultations for Ophthalmology Patient Care
  5. Hilel LEWIS - Outcomes at the Cole Eye Institute
  6. Perumalsamy NAMPERUMALSAMY - Low Cost, Long Distance Teleophthalmology Network in Rural India
  7. Pamela SIEVING - Internet Resources for Ophthalmology Education