PHA-Exchange> Final Call for Abstracts - International Health Conference

[Jennifer Staple]

*CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - Unite For Sight's 3rd Annual International Health 
Conference*
*"Empowering Communities to Bridge Health Divides"

_ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: AUGUST 15_

*
*When*: April 1-2, 2006
*Where*: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
*Theme*: "Empowering Communities to Bridge Health Divides"
*Who should attend?*  Anyone interested in medicine, health education, 
health promotion, public health, international health, international 
service, or eye care
*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:* $25 student rate; $30 for all others*
How to Submit Abstract: 
*http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_conference_posters.php

_*Abstract Categories - Submission Deadline August 15*_

   1. International Medicine and International Health
   2. Public Health
   3. Scientific Research
   4. Advocacy and Health Policy
   5. Nonprofits in Health


    FEATURED SESSIONS - Additional Speakers To Be Announced


*_Keynote Address_*
/"Environment, Behavior and Health: Societies Matter"/ Al Sommer, MD, 
MHS <http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#alsommer>


        _The Health of Women and Children: A Global Overview_

/"Women's Health: A Global Overview,"/ Allan Rosenfield, MD 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#allanrosenfield>
/"Strengthening Community Capacity for Maternal, Newborn and Child 
Health,"/ Charles MacCormack 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#charlesmaccormack>
/"The Challenges of Pediatric AIDS in Africa - A Lesson in Hope and 
Humanity"/ Shaffiq Essajee, BMBCh 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#shaffiqessajee>



        _Strategies in Global Health_

/"Global Health Governance in a Time of Rapid Change: Opportunities and 
Concerns"/ Derek Yach, MBChB, MPH 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#derekyach>
/"Community Approaches to Achieve Global Health Goals,"/ Jacob 
Kumaresan, MD, MPH, Dr.PH 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#jacobkumaresan>
Andre-Jacques Neusy, MD, DTM&H 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#andreneusy>
Nora Groce, PhD 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#noragroce>
/"Public-Private Partnership as a Strategy for Addressing Global Health 
Issues: Lessons Learned from The Mectizan Donation Program,"/ Brenda 
Colatrella 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#brendacolatrella>



        _Community Strategies to Improve Eye Care_

/"Update on Vision 2020: the Right to Sight,"/ Louis Pizzarello, MD 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#louispizzarello>
/"Barriers to Eye Care: Results of Qualitative Research,"/ Rosie 
Janiszewski, MS, CHES 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#rosiejaniszewski>
Ilene Gipson, PhD 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#ilenegipson>
/"Teaching the Teachers: Empowering Refugee Communities Through 
School-Based Education,"/ Valda Ford, MPH, MS, RN 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#valdaford>
/"Community Strategies To Improve Eye Care,"/ Satya B. Verma, OD, FAAO 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#satyaverma>
Janet Leasher, OD, MPH 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#janetleasher>
/"Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity Globalizing Eye Care"/ Harry 
I. Zeltzer, OD 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#harryzeltzer>
/"Strategic planning for trachoma control in nine endemic countries,"/ 
A. Sam-Abbenyi, MD, MSc 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#samabbenyi>



        _Building Capacity Through Surgical Eye Care_

/"Sustainable Surgical Eye Care Delivery,"/ Victoria Sheffield and John 
Barrows, MPH 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#victoriasheffield>
Harry S. Brown, MD 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#harrybrown>
/"Challenges and Successes of Surgical Eye Care in //Africa//,"/ Cathy 
Schanzer, MD 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#cathyschanzer>



        _Refractive Error: From Needs To Eyeglass Empowerment_

/"Estimates of Functional Blindness and Impaired Vision Due To 
Uncorrected Refractive Error,"/ Brien A. Holden, PhD, DSc, OAM 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#brienholden>
/"Community-Based, Self-Sustaining, Easy-to-Replicate InFOCUS Vision 
Stations: Helping to Meet and Increasing Need for Primary Vision Care, 
Head-On"/ Ian B. Berger, M.D., M.P.H. Dr.PH 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#ianberger>
/"Social Entrepreneurship and Presbyopia"/ Jordan Kassalow, OD, MPH 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#jordankassalow>
Joshua Silver, PhD 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#joshuasilver>



        _Glaucoma Angles and Approaches_

/"What is Glaucoma?"/ Robert Ritch, MD 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#robertritch>
/"Glaucoma Care For The Medically Underserved in the //U.S.//"/ Martin 
Wand, MD 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#martinwand>
/"Glaucoma Screening in a High Risk Population of New Haven,"/ Bruce 
Shields, MD 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#bruceshields>
/"Population Based Glaucoma Screening, Why Not To Do It,"/ James 
Standefer, MD 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#jamesstandefer>
Leon W. Herndon, MD 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#leonherndon>
Roger W. Martin 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#rogermartin>


        _Vision Screening Strategies_

Bruce Moore, OD 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#brucemoore>
Erik Weissberg, OD 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#erikweissberg>



        _Vision and Clinical Research_

Shachar Tauber, MD 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#shachartauber>
/"The Ethics Behind Clinical Research in Developing Nations,"/ Matthew 
D. Paul, MD 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#matthewpaul>



      Breakout Workshop Sessions



        _Cultural Competency_

/"Lessons from the Camps: Why You Should Not Hug the Monk and other Faux 
Pas,"/ Valda Ford, MPH, MS, RN 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#valdaford>



        _Best Practices: Microfinance's Role in Sustainable Development_

Jordan Kassalow, OD, MPH 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#jordankassalow>
/"Fonkoze: Providing Financial and Educational Services to //Haiti//'s 
Poor"/ Sharmi Sobhan and Anne Hastings, PhD 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#sharmisobhan>



        _Lessons from __India__: Health Outreach and __Capacity__
        __Building_

/"Lok Swasthya Sewa, a Model Health Cooperative in //Ahmedabad//, 
//India//."/ Chirag Shah, MD, MPH 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#chiragshah>
Jacqueline de Chollet 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#jacquelinechollet>
Keith Tauro 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#keithtauro>



        _Clinical and Pubic Health Approaches to Eye Care_

/"From Eye Charts to Eye Clinics: Building Community Health 
Infrastructure,"/ Sachin Jain, MD, MPH Candidate 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#sachinjain>
/"A Vision of Possibilities: Merging Clinical and Public Health 
Perspectives in Ocular Health,"/ Rohit Ramchandani, MPH 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#rohitramchandani>
/"Eye Health Among Internally Displaced Persons in Northern Uganda; 
Restoring the Lost Hopes,"/ Kenneth Daniel, MD Candidate 
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php#kennethdaniel>

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