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SUMMARY:Referrals and Resources
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\nOctober 2: Referrals and Resources\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/referrals-resources/
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:Healthy Eyes\, Healthy Lives: Community Approaches to Children's Vision and Eye Health
DESCRIPTION:Join Us!\nWednesday\, October 9\, 2024\, 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET \nA webinar sponsored by Prevent Blindness\, the School-Based Health Alliance\, and the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved.  \nRegister Today!
URL:https://preventblindness.org/calendar/healthy-eyes-healthy-lives-school-based-eye-care-models/
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:The Power and Value of the Informed Patient
DESCRIPTION:A Critical Discussion Hosted by Prevent Blindness\nMarriott Marquis McCormick Place\nHenry Clarke Room \nThis special conversation will involve our corporate partners\, patient advocates\, and friends in vision-related non-profit organizations. We aim to explore ways to enhance patient engagement in healthcare decisions and research. \nJoin us afterwards for an evening of refreshments and networking. \nRegister Today
URL:https://preventblindness.org/calendar/the-power-and-value-of-the-informed-patient/
LOCATION:Marriott Marquis McCormick Place\, 2121 S. Prairie Avenue\, Chicago\, IL\, 60616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:Glaucoma Care for All: Accessing Glaucoma Care at Home and Abroad
DESCRIPTION:A symposium for AAO 2024 attendees\,  cosponsored by Prevent Blindness\nSession: SYM66\nLocation: Grand Ballroom\, S100C \nGlaucoma is a chronic disease requiring ongoing care and is largely silent in its early stages. Patients may lose significant vision either through late diagnosis or through lapses in care. The prevalence of glaucoma is rising\, while the ophthalmology workforce is shrinking. Thus\, detection of glaucoma and delivering care for glaucoma patients\, at home and worldwide\, is especially crucial in vulnerable populations who face special challenges in accessing health care. Potential strategies for improving access to glaucoma care include targeted screening and outreach efforts\, low-cost or telemedicine care programs and building up the workforce of physicians who care for glaucoma patients. Examining\, discussing and propagating these strategies are important for increasing access to care for glaucoma patients. \nChairs:\nSophia Ying Wang\, MD\nKaren M Allison\, MD \n11:30\nExpanding the Workforce to Improve Access to Care for Glaucoma Patients\nEve J Higginbotham\, MD \n11:38\nE-glaucoma Care: Home Monitoring and Telemedicine\nBarbara Marie Wirostko\, MD \n11:46\nAccess to Glaucoma Care in Under-Resourced Countries\nAnil K Mandal\, MD \n11:54\nTargeted Screening for Glaucoma in Vulnerable Populations\nLisa Hark\, PHD \n12:02\nThe Role of Artificial Intelligence in Increasing Access to Glaucoma\nNicolas Jaccard\, BS\, PHD \n12:10\nPanel Discussion \n12:25\nIntroduction to the Shaffer Lecturer\nAndrew George Iwach\, MD \n12:30\nRobert N Shaffer Lecture: Thriving in Glaucoma Practice: Strategies for Excellence and Well-Being\nRuth D Williams\, MD
URL:https://preventblindness.org/calendar/glaucoma-care-for-all-accessing-glaucoma-care-at-home-and-abroad/
LOCATION:Grand Ballroom\, S100C\, McCormick Place\, 2301 S King Dr\, Chicago\, IL\, 60616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241023T130000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Office Half Hour
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Office HALF Hour\nWednesday\, October 23\, 2024\, at 1:00pm ET \nDo you have burning questions about vision screening\, tools\, or closing the gap between vision screening referrals and confirmatory eye exams? \nThe National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness is providing interactive Virtual Office HALF Hours. This is a time to receive answers to questions\, join the dialog\, listen in\, or share your vision screening pearls of wisdom. \nJoin your peers in the Virtual Office HALF Hour\, hosted by Kay Nottingham Chaplin\, EdD\, even if you only want to hear answers to questions from other participants. \nThe HALF Hour is NOT recorded. \nJoin Us!
URL:https://preventblindness.org/calendar/virtual-office-half-hour/
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