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SUMMARY:Prevent Blindness: Focus on Eye Health National Summit
DESCRIPTION:On July 14-15\, 2021\, Prevent Blindness will host the 10th annual Focus on Eye Health National Summit as a virtual interactive event. This FREE event will include multiple opportunities for participant engagement\, including moderated discussions on key topics\, chats with presenters\, an exhibit hall with live exhibitor chat and video conversation\, and more. \nThe Focus on Eye Health National Summit is a key venue to elevate the national dialogue among diverse stakeholder groups around vision and significant population health issues such as surveillance\, equity\, prevention messaging\, service integration\, program development\, and dissemination of best practices. The Summit allows participants to develop new collaborations\, integrate new vision health messages and procedures into their outreach\, and improve lines of communication with internal and external partners. \nAn exciting Summit agenda has been planned for the two-day event\, and will include a variety of presentations related to this year’s theme\, “Our Changing Vision.” The agenda will celebrate the key vision advancements that have occurred during the 10 years the summit has convened\, and look ahead to leading advancements\, policies\, and social issues that will shape how we approach eye health for the coming decade. The agenda will recognize the importance of research expansion\, shifting political leadership\, and the elevation of the patient at the center of care decisions. \n  \nThe agenda includes the following keynote presentations: \n  \nOpening Keynote Presentation: \nMichael F. Chiang\, MD\, Director\, National Eye Institute \n  \nKeynote Presentation: Adversity is My Superpower \nAmy Dixon\, Paralympic Athlete & President\, Glaucoma Eyes International \n  \nKeynote Presentation: The Role of Public Health in Advancing Eye Health \nRoss C. Brownson\, PhD\, Lipstein Distinguished Professor of Public Health\, Washington University in St. Louis \n  \nFor details about the event and agenda\, visit www.preventblindness.org/eyesummit. \n  \nThe Focus on Eye Health National Summit welcomes a diverse range of participants\, including patient advocates\, vision researchers\, clinicians\, foundations\, community-based and advocacy organizations\, national vision and eye health organizations\, vision companies\, government agencies\, legislative staff\, and more. \nFollow the event on Twitter at #eyesummit. \n  \nRegistration is free. Register today to attend the virtual event: www.preventblindness.org/eyesummit. \n  \nThanks to our 2021 Focus on Eye Health National Summit Sponsors: \n  \nPlatinum: \nGenentech \nHorizon Therapeutics \nPhRMA \n  \nGold:\nAlcon \nBiogen \nCenter for Vision and Population Health at Prevent Blindness \nThe EyeSight Foundation of Alabama \nNational Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness \nRegeneron \nSeva Foundation \n  \nSilver:\nAlliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) \nAmerican Optometric Association \nAssociation for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) \nAmerican Society of Retina Specialists \nBausch + Lomb \nBrightFocus Foundation \nCooperVision \nFoundation Fighting Blindness \nMallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals \nNational Industries for the Blind \nNational Keratoconus Foundation \nPatient Access Network (PAN) Foundation \nResearch to Prevent Blindness \nSanten \nSchool Health \nVision 2020 USA \nVisionServe Alliance
URL:https://worldcouncilofoptometry.info/event/prevent-blindness-focus-on-eye-health-national-summit/
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