Ophtho & Global Health Conference in Boston

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Hi all,

This conference may be of interest to many people on SDN.

UNITE FOR SIGHT 2nd ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
"Eyes on International Collaboration:
Promoting Health From Campus to Lab to Field."
April 2nd and 3rd 2005
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts (near Boston)

Unite For Sight is pleased to invite you to attend an exciting international conference for health professional students, doctors, professors, public health professionals, nurses, patients, philanthropists, volunteers, and leaders in ophthalmology, public health, academia, corporations, and policy.

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

Early Bird Registration Rate ($15) for 2 more weeks

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
"Health Care for the Homeless in Boston", Dr. James O'Connell, MD

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. Michael J. Young, PhD
"The Role of Household Drinking Water Treatment Technologies and Safe Water Storage in Preventing Blindness in the Developing World", Ms. Susan Murcott, M.S.

Epidemiology and The Economic Perspective on Health Improvement
"The Cost of Blindness", Dr. Kevin Frick, PhD
"The Role of Economics in Improving Health Outcomes", Heidi Williams, MSc

International Community Eye Health Programs by Unite For Sight Student Interns
Biographies of Speakers at http://www.uniteforsight.org/2005_annual_conference.php

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