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AGENDA for Saturday October 26, 2019 at Wyndham Orlando Resort International Drive
AGENDA for Saturday October 26, 2019
Wyndham Orlando Resort International Drive
8001 International Dr, Orlando, FL 32819
8:00-10:00 am
10:00 am-11:00 am
11:00 am- 12:00 pm
12:00 pm- 1:00 pm
1:00 pm- 2:00 pm
2:00 pm- 3:00 pm
3:45 pm-5:00 pm
5:00 pm
EVENT
VOSH/International Fellowship (FVI) Examination
Fellowship (FVI) Committee Meeting
TTP Committee Meeting
SVOSH Relations Committee Meeting
TBD
Communications Committee Meeting
VOSH/International Board Meeting
Welcome Reception at the Paradise Key room, Wyndham Orlando Resort International Drive
For those attending the 3rd World Congress of Optometry/American Academy of Optometry meeting, please note the following lectures and posters prepared by VOSH/International, its chapters and partners at this event.
| Thursday October 24th and Sunday October 27th | |
| 9:00-6:00pm | Poster “A New Paradigm for Optometry: Natural Disasters and WHO Emergency Medical Teams” by Marina Roma-March, OD, VOSH-TWECS |
| 9:00-3:00pm | Poster “Proposing an Alternative: Analyzing Patient Perspective on Recycled Versus Ready-Made Glasses as a Global Refractive Error Solution” by Marina Roma-March, OD, VOSH-TWECS |
| Friday October 25th | |
| 1:00-3:00 pm | Poster “Quantifying the clinical experience of volunteer optometric clinic trips” by Katie Foreman, OD, FAAO and Tracy Matchinski, OD, FAAO, ICO and VOSH/International |
| Saturday October 26th | |
| 2:00-3:00pm | “Developing global optometric human resources: early lessons from the VOSH Corps program”
Rapid fire session led by Tracy Matchinsky, Justin Manning, Bob Molter and Dan Twelker, Room W232, Level 2, Orange County Convention Center |
| 3:00-4:00pm | “Global Optometry’s role in public health” led by Jeffrey Weaver and Howard McAlister, Room W232, Level 2, Orange County Convention Center |
VOSH/International believes in the freedom to see. Providing the gift of vision and eye health to people worldwide. We facilitate the provision and the sustainability of vision care worldwide for people who can neither afford nor obtain such care. Our goal is to increase our global impact whenever possible by supporting sustainable eye clinics, optometry schools and optometric educators in areas lacking sufficient eye care.