BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Prevent Blindness - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://preventblindness.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Prevent Blindness REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240904T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240904T130000 DTSTAMP:20260503T052736 CREATED:20240829T022702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240829T022702Z UID:10000023-1725451200-1725454800@preventblindness.org SUMMARY:Evidence-based Vision Screening in Children DESCRIPTION:[vc_row content_placement=”top”][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=””] \nVision Impairment and Mitigation in Primary Healthcare\nChildren-Focused Series\nSeptember 4: Evidence-based Vision Screening in Children\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]ECHO-Chicago provides training via Zoom to build capacity at the primary care level to help primary care providers (PCPs) become more competent and comfortable delivering care. In partnership with Prevent Blindness\, this series will use an evidence-based approach to improve and empower PCPs with knowledge and confidence to deliver better healthcare across the lifespan\, promote the prevention of vision disorders\, and improve healthcare for patients who are visually impaired or those patients at risk of losing vision. This program is open to primary healthcare providers and eye care providers throughout the United States\, and is sponsored by Amgen. There is no cost to participate and no travel (completely virtual).[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Find Out More[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text css=””]\n\n\n Vision Loss Prevention and Mitigation in Adult Primary CAre\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://preventblindness.org/calendar/evidence-based-vision-screening-children/ CATEGORIES:Education ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://preventblindness.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/vision-impairment-series-v2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240911T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240911T130000 DTSTAMP:20260503T052736 CREATED:20240829T022917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240829T022917Z UID:10000024-1726056000-1726059600@preventblindness.org SUMMARY:Developmental Milestones before Kindergarten DESCRIPTION:[vc_row content_placement=”top”][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=””] \nVision Impairment and Mitigation in Primary Healthcare\nChildren-Focused Series\nSeptember 11: Developmental Milestones before Kindergarten\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]ECHO-Chicago provides training via Zoom to build capacity at the primary care level to help primary care providers (PCPs) become more competent and comfortable delivering care. In partnership with Prevent Blindness\, this series will use an evidence-based approach to improve and empower PCPs with knowledge and confidence to deliver better healthcare across the lifespan\, promote the prevention of vision disorders\, and improve healthcare for patients who are visually impaired or those patients at risk of losing vision. This program is open to primary healthcare providers and eye care providers throughout the United States\, and is sponsored by Amgen. There is no cost to participate and no travel (completely virtual).[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Find Out More[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text css=””]\n\n\n Vision Loss Prevention and Mitigation in Adult Primary CAre\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://preventblindness.org/calendar/developmental-milestones-before-kindergarten/ CATEGORIES:Education ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://preventblindness.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/vision-impairment-series-v2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240912T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240912T150000 DTSTAMP:20260503T052736 CREATED:20240829T123513Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240911T144327Z UID:10000034-1726131600-1726153200@preventblindness.org SUMMARY:Congressional Briefing\, Vision Screening\, and Education Event DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=””] \n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Children’s eye and vision health has been a critical part of the Prevent Blindness mission since our founding in 1908. That’s why we’re proud to be partnering with the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) to promote World Sight Day\, 10 October 2024\, which will highlight the importance of prioritizing children’s eye health.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Prevent Blindness World Sight Day activities are supported by funding from Amgen and Astellas.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_cta h2=”” css=””] \n \nCoordinated by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) under the Love Your Eyes campaign banner\, World Sight Day 2024 is putting children at the center of the campaign. [/vc_cta][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_cta h2=”” css=””] \nWorld Sight Day Events and Activities\nPrevent Blindness and its affiliates will be conducting a number of activities in September and October leading up to World Sight Day on October 10\, 2024. \nVision Screening and Eye Health Education Event\nWashington\, D.C.\nThursday\, September 12\nin the Rayburn Foyer\, 9am – 3pm \nChildren’s Vision and Eye Health Congressional Briefing\nWashington\, D.C.\nThursday\, September 12\nin Rayburn 2044\, 11:30am – 1pm \nIf you would like to attend either or both events in Washington\, D.C. on September 12\, please RSVP: \nRegister to Attend \n[/vc_cta][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://preventblindness.org/calendar/2024-worldsightday-briefing/ LOCATION:Rayburn\, 45 Independence Ave SW\, Washington\, DC\, 20515 CATEGORIES:Awareness Campaigns,Education,Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://preventblindness.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/world-sight-day-events.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240918T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240918T130000 DTSTAMP:20260503T052736 CREATED:20240829T023029Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240829T023029Z UID:10000025-1726660800-1726664400@preventblindness.org SUMMARY:Developmental Milestones after Kindergarten DESCRIPTION:[vc_row content_placement=”top”][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=””] \nVision Impairment and Mitigation in Primary Healthcare\nChildren-Focused Series\nSeptember 18: Developmental Milestones after Kindergarten\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]ECHO-Chicago provides training via Zoom to build capacity at the primary care level to help primary care providers (PCPs) become more competent and comfortable delivering care. In partnership with Prevent Blindness\, this series will use an evidence-based approach to improve and empower PCPs with knowledge and confidence to deliver better healthcare across the lifespan\, promote the prevention of vision disorders\, and improve healthcare for patients who are visually impaired or those patients at risk of losing vision. This program is open to primary healthcare providers and eye care providers throughout the United States\, and is sponsored by Amgen. There is no cost to participate and no travel (completely virtual).[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Find Out More[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text css=””]\n\n\n Vision Loss Prevention and Mitigation in Adult Primary CAre\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://preventblindness.org/calendar/developmental-milestones-after-kindergarten/ CATEGORIES:Education ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://preventblindness.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/vision-impairment-series-v2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240924T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240924T141500 DTSTAMP:20260503T052736 CREATED:20240828T203811Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240918T171032Z UID:10000021-1727182800-1727187300@preventblindness.org SUMMARY:Mental Health Care for Blind Clients: New Ground\, New Perspectives DESCRIPTION:This webinar will revisit the topic of mental health care for people who are blind.* Speakers from Prevent Blindness will share considerations for the clinician who plans to\, is currently seeing\, or is unfamiliar with blind patients for psychotherapy\, counseling\, or medication management. They will also share research findings on quality of life among blind people that can help mental health providers conceptualize their treatment approaches with blind patients. This webinar is intended for a broad audience of mental health providers\, trainees and students. Please come with an open mind. \n*The event organizers use the word “blind” for the purpose of this webinar to encompass all individuals with low vision\, vision loss\, or blindness. URL:https://preventblindness.org/calendar/mental-health-care-for-blind-clients-new-ground-new-perspectives/ CATEGORIES:Education ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://preventblindness.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/mental-health-banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240925T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240925T130000 DTSTAMP:20260503T052736 CREATED:20240829T023142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240829T023142Z UID:10000026-1727265600-1727269200@preventblindness.org SUMMARY:Treatments for Children’s Vision Conditions DESCRIPTION:[vc_row content_placement=”top”][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=””] \nVision Impairment and Mitigation in Primary Healthcare\nChildren-Focused Series\nSeptember 25: Treatments for Children’s Vision Conditions\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]ECHO-Chicago provides training via Zoom to build capacity at the primary care level to help primary care providers (PCPs) become more competent and comfortable delivering care. In partnership with Prevent Blindness\, this series will use an evidence-based approach to improve and empower PCPs with knowledge and confidence to deliver better healthcare across the lifespan\, promote the prevention of vision disorders\, and improve healthcare for patients who are visually impaired or those patients at risk of losing vision. This program is open to primary healthcare providers and eye care providers throughout the United States\, and is sponsored by Amgen. There is no cost to participate and no travel (completely virtual).[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Find Out More[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text css=””]\n\n\n Vision Loss Prevention and Mitigation in Adult Primary CAre\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://preventblindness.org/calendar/treatment-childrens-vision-conditions/ CATEGORIES:Education ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://preventblindness.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/vision-impairment-series-v2.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR