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<div align="center"><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">International
Health Conference at Yale University in April 2006 - More Than 75
Speakers - Early Bird
Registration Rate Through January!<br>
Unite For Sight Conference<br>
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<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">When</font></b><font
face="Times New Roman" size="3">: April 1-2, 2006<br>
<b>Where</b>: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut<br>
<b>Theme</b>: "Empowering Communities to Bridge Health Divides"<br>
<b>Who should attend?</b> Anyone interested in children's health,
women's health, medicine,
health education, health promotion, public health, international
health, international service, eye care, nonprofits, or microenterprise<br>
<b>Conference Goal:</b> To empower conference attendees to identify
health needs and to develop solutions to improve access to care for the
medically underserved<br>
<b>How to Register - Early Bird Registration!</b> </font><a
href="http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php"><font
face="Times New Roman" size="3">http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php</font></a><br>
<font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><b>Early Bird Registration
Rate:</b> $35 student rate; $50 for all others <b>*Rate increases
after
January</b><br>
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<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">A Few of
the Scheduled Presentations</font><br>
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Address_</b><br>
Environment, Behavior, and Health: Societies Matter," Al Sommer, MD, MHS<br>
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_Global Health in Discussion_</b><br>
"Global Health Governance in a Time of Rapid Change: Opportunities and
Concerns, Derek Yach, MBChB, MPH<br>
"Millenium Development Goals," Josh Ruxin, MPH, PhD<br>
"Community Approaches to Achieve Global Health Goals," Jacob Kumaresan,
MD, MPH, DrPH<br>
"Workforce Development - The Foundation For Global Health Gains," Bjorg
Palsdottir, MPA<br>
"Health as a Bridge to Peace," Paula Gutlove, DMD<br>
"Medical
Diplomacy: Lessons Learned From The U.S.N.S. Mercy/HOPE Partnership,
Banda Aceh and Nias Island, Indonesia," John P. Howe, MD<br>
"War Hospital: A True Story of Surgery and Survival," Sheri Fink, MD,
PhD<br>
"Teaching the Teachers: Empowering Refugee Communities Through
School-Based Education," Valda Ford, MPH, MS, RN<br>
"Overcoming Inequalities in Healthcare Infrastructure: Models for the
Future," Sanjay Basu, MD Candidate<br>
"Germs
of Progress: Schistosomiasis in Senegal and the Ethics, Politics and
Economics of International Health, Research, and Development," Kohar
Jones, MD<br>
"Philosophies of Care - Empowering Communities," Cliff O'Callahan, MD,
PhD<br>
"The Corporation/Community Health Interface in Africa," Rebecca Hardin,
PhD<br>
"Diagnosing Severe Malaria - Translating Scientific Advances to Rural
Communities," Richard Bucala, MD, PhD<br>
"Workshop: Applying For International Development Jobs," Patrick
Shields, Global Recruitment Specialists<br>
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<b>_Women's and Children's Health_</b><br>
"Women's Health: A Global Overview," Allan Rosenfield, MD<br>
"Love, Labor, Loss - Film on Obstetric Fistula," Lisa Russell, MPH,
Filmaker<br>
"Strenghtening Community Capacity for Maternal, Newborn and Child
Health," Charles MacCormack<br>
"The Challenges of Pediatric AIDS in Africa - A Lesson in Hope and
Humanity," Shaffiq Essajee, BMBCh<br>
"Is Women's Health a Human Right?" Padmini Murthy, MD, MPH, MS<br>
"Child Health and the Orphan Crisis in Rwanda," Dai Ellis, JD
Candidate, Co-Director of Orphans of Rwanda<br>
"Descriptive Analaysis of Women's Status at Buduburam Refugee
Settlement, Ghana," Rena Patel, MPhil, BA, MD Candidate<br>
"Preventing and Managing Obstetric Fistula in East Africa: Lessons From
Ethiopia and Tanzania," Toyin Ajayi, MD Candidate<br>
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<b>_Global Eye Care_</b><br>
"Update on Vision2020: The Right To Sight," Louis Pizzarello, MD<br>
"Once I Was Blind...The Challenges of Eye Care in Ghana," James Clarke,
MD<br>
"Barriers to Vision2020 in Tamale, Ghana," Seth Wanye, MD<br>
"Eye Care in Chennai, India," T. Senthil, MBBS<br>
"An Eye Opener in Chennai, India - A Unite For Sight Film"<br>
"What is Glaucoma?" Robert Ritch, MD<br>
"Glaucoma Care in West Africa: The Ghana Experience," Leon W. Herndon,
MD<br>
"Glaucoma Screening in a High Risk Population of New Haven," Bruce
Shields, MD<br>
"The EyeCare America Glaucoma EyeCare Program: Improving Health for the
Medically Underserved in the US," Martin Wand, MD<br>
"Volunteerism and Glaucoma Screenings," Roger W. Martin,
Allergan/Lumigan Glaucoma Screening Activist<br>
"Gender Disparities in Blindness and Visual Impairment," Ilene Gipson,
PhD<br>
"Barriers to Eye Care: Results of Qualitative Research," Robert L.
Alexander Jr, MPH, PhD<br>
"Community Strategies To Improve Eye Care," Satya B. Verma, OD, FAAO<br>
"Health Care in Zambia Through the Eyes of an American
Ophthalmologist," Thomas Beggins, MD<br>
"Strengths and Challenges of Mobile Eye Surgery Delivery in Rural
Kenya," Sam Powdrill, PA, SPA<br>
"Eyes, AIDS, and Africa," Thomas J. Beggins, MD<br>
"Strategic Planning for Trachoma Control in Nine Endemic Countries," A.
Sam-Abbenyi, MD, MSc<br>
"Challenges and Successes of Surgical Eye Care in Africa," Cathy
Schanzer, MD<br>
"Building
the Future of International Ophthalmology: SEE International/George
Washington University International Residency Program Model," Harry S.
Brown, MD<br>
"Global Health at the Community Level - Eye Health As Part of Improved
Public Health Outreach," Nora Groce, PhD<br>
"Social Entrepreneurship and Presbyopia," Jordan Kassalow, OD, MPH<br>
"Epidemiological Trends of Ophthalmological Diseases in Rural India,
Ujjwal P. Ramtekkar, MBBS<br>
"Infinite Vision - The Story of Dr. V(enkatswamy) and the Aravind Eye
Care System," Pavithra Krishnan<br>
"High Volume Cataract Surgery at Aravind Eye Hospital - Film"<br>
"Kalinga Eye Hospital in India - A Film"<br>
"Christian Blind Mission International (CBMI) and Oncho Control in
Nigeria," Jeffrey Watson, MS<br>
"Sustainable Surgical Eye Care Delivery," Victoria Sheffield and John
Barrows, MPH<br>
"The Technology of Partnership for Program Impact," Suzanne S. Gilbert,
PhD, MPH<br>
"Mobile Eye Services in the Indian Himalaya," Keith Tauro<br>
"Public-Private
Partnership as a Strategy for Addressing Global Health Issues: Lessons
Learned From The Mectizan Donation Program," Brenda Colatrella<br>
"WCO
Fellowship With The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in the Karenni
Refugee Camp - The Karenni R.A.R.E. Study," Derek Mladenovich, OD, <br>
"Blindness Prevention in Africa: A Development Perspective," Kovin
Naidoo, BSc, BOptomOD, MPH<br>
"Lok Swasthya Sewa, a Model Health Cooperative in Ahmedabad, India,"
Chirag Shah, MD, MPH<br>
"Determinants of Compliance with Spectacle Wear in School-Aged Mexical
Children," Nathan Congdon, MD, MPH<br>
"How
Can We Correct Vision For Very Large and Under-Served Populations - A
Possible Approach Using A New Technology," Joshua Silver, PhD<br>
"Community-Based,
Self-Sustaining, Easy-to-Replicate InFOCUS Vision Stations: Helping To
Meet an Increasing Need for Primary Vision Care, Head-On," Ian Berger,
MD, MPH, DrPH<br>
"Community Ophthalmology Needs in Bihar, India," Anna Cooper, MPH
Candidate<br>
"From Eye Charts to Eye Clinics: Building Community Health
Infrastructure," Sachin Jain, MD, MPH Candidate<br>
"A Vision of Possibilities: Merging Clinical and Public Health
Perspectives in Ocular Health," Rohit Ramchandani, MPH<br>
"Glaucoma at Buduburam Refugee Camp in Ghana," Sally Ong<br>
"The Life of a Refugee - Education, Health Care, and Other Things That
Are Missing," Julie Harris, PhD<br>
"Eye Health Among Internally Displaced Persons in Northern Uganda:
Restoring the Lost Hopes, Kenneth Daniel, MD Candidate<br>
"Peace Pals Education Network in Sierra Leone," Alex P. Columbis and
Sarah Davies, Peace Pals Education Network, Sierra Leone<br>
"River Blindness in Taiama, Sierra Leone," Beth Dickinson<br>
"Biomedical Photojournalism: Documenting International Eye Care with
your Digital Camera," Patrick J. Saine, M.Ed., CRA<br>
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<b>_Vision and Clinical Research_</b><br>
"Advances in Corneal Transplantation," Shachar Tauber, MD<br>
"Nutritional Factors in the Development of Cataracts," Heskel M.
Haddad, MD<br>
"The Ethics Behind Clinical Research in Developing Nations," Matthew D.
Paul, MD<br>
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<b>_Community-Based Healthcare_</b><br>
"Small Initiatives With Big Vision: Working With Communities to Change
How They Address Healthcare," Viviana Renella<br>
"Fonkoze: Providing Financial and Educational Services to Haiti's
Poor," Sharmi Sobhan and Anne Hastings, PhD<br>
"A Study of the Incidence of Caries in Rural Guatemala," Phillip Plunk,
DDS, FADI<br>
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_Cultural Competency_</b><br>
"Lessons from the Camps: Why You Should Not Hug The Monk And Other Faux
Pas," Valda Ford, MPH, MS, RN<br>
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