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When:   April 1-3, 2006
Where:   Yale University
Price:   http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php Early Bird Registration Rate: $30 student rate; $40 for all others
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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, nonprofits, 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 Conference Highlights: A Few of the Scheduled Presentations Complete schedule can be seen at http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php Keynote Address: "Environment, Behavior and Health: Societies Matter" Al Sommer, MD, MHS "The Challenges of Pediatric AIDS in Africa - A Lesson in Hope and Humanity" Shaffiq Essajee, BMBCh "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 "Women's Health: A Global Overview," Allan Rosenfield, MD "Strengthening Community Capacity for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health," Charles MacCormack "Gender Disparities in Blindness and Visual Impairment" Ilene Gipson, PhD "Update on Vision 2020: the Right to Sight," Louis Pizzarello, MD "Infinite Vision - The Story of Dr. V(enkataswamy) and the Aravind Eye Care System," Pavithra Krishnan "Social Entrepreneurship and Presbyopia" Jordan Kassalow, OD, MPH


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Jennifer Staple (TD'03): This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript www.uniteforsight.org