JOIN US FOR THE VOSH ANNUAL MEETING
THE US VERSION
NOVEMBER 9th, 2024
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, USA
(This will be a hybrid event: in person and via ZOOM)
This year’s theme is “Addressing eye health care inequalities through leadership and collaboration”. There are significant inequalities in access to vision and eye health care worldwide. In the US or several countries where VOSH is present, patients face challenges accessing the care they need on a timely and affordable basis. Leadership and strategic vision for optometry’s role in addressing these inequalities is something we can nurture among our school (SVOSH) chapters.
The meeting in Indianapolis will focus on the experiences that enhance leadership and collaboration among US SVOSH and VOSH chapters for better patient outcomes at home and during humanitarian work. The program will offer clinical pearls for successful humanitarian work, the role of mentorship in nurturing leadership, collaboration with other optometry students’ networks, and the importance of establishing sustainable eye care. Insights from emerging global and African networks of optometry students will be shared during the meeting.
The program will also include the presentation of the two VOSH/International Awards and the inauguration of five new Board members, two from Africa and Asia respectively.
The meeting in Indianapolis completes the series of two annual meetings this year. The meeting for the Latin American VOSH and SVOSH chapters will take place on October 26th in Quito, Ecuador.
We are grateful for the support of VSP Vision as the US SVOSH Travel Grants Sponsor and ALCON Partner Sponsor of the US version of our Annual Meeting
JOIN US FOR THE VOSH ANNUAL MEETING
PARTICIPE DE LA REUNION ANUAL DE VOSH/INTERNATIONAL
OCTOBER 26th, 2024 – 26 de octubre de 2024
Quito, Ecuador
(This will be a hybrid event: in person and via ZOOM)
Spanish version below- Version en español espanol abajo
This year’s theme is “Addressing eye health care inequalitiesin Latin America”. There are significant inequalities in vision and eye health care. Several barriers contribute to this and in Latin America, this is exacerbated by the insufficient optometric workforce, diverse scopes of practice, and specific socio-determinants such as gender and being indigenous.
Most of our US VOSH and SVOSH chapters carry out humanitarian work in Latin American countries. VOSH and SVOSH chapters in Latin America are growing. Leadership and vision for the role of optometry addressing these inequalities is something we can nurture among our school (SVOSH) and VOSH chapters from the region and working in the region.
In 2024, we will address this theme in two different geographical settings and follow up on the outcomes of the discussions in a series of webinars and activities in 2025.
The Latin American version of the Annual Meeting will be in a hybrid format, in Spanish with translation in English for Zoom attendees.
Our meeting is held alongside the congress of the Latin American Association of Optometry and Optics (ALDOO) in Quito. VOSH/International is collaborating with ALDOO with speakers for its Deans of Schools meeting and the public health component of ALDOO’s congress.
We look forward to meeting you in Quito
You are warmly invited to join us in person or online
Este año, nuestra Reunión Anual se organizará en dos versiones. El tema de la versión latinoamericana se centrará en “Abordar las desigualdades en la atención de la salud ocular en América Latina”. Existen desigualdades significativas en la atención de la visión y la salud ocular. Varias barreras contribuyen a esto y en América Latina, esto se ve exacerbado por el insuficiente número de optometristas, los diversos alcances de la práctica permitida y los determinantes sociales específicos como el género y el hecho de ser indígena.
La mayoría de nuestros capítulos de VOSH y SVOSH de EE. UU. realizan trabajo humanitario en países de América Latina. Al mismo tiempo, los capítulos de VOSH y SVOSH en América Latina están creciendo. El liderazgo y la visión sobre el rol de la optometría para abordar estas desigualdades es algo que podemos fomentar entre nuestros capítulos VOSH y SVOSH de la región y entre aquellos que la visitan de manera regular.
En 2024, abordaremos este tema en dos entornos geográficos diferentes y haremos un seguimiento de los resultados de los debates en una serie de seminarios web y actividades en 2025.
La versión latinoamericana de la Reunión Anual será en formato híbrido, en español con traducción al inglés para los asistentes a Zoom.
Nuestra reunión se realiza en paralelo al congreso de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Optometría y Óptica (ALDOO) en Quito. VOSH/International está colaborando con ALDOO con oradores para su reunión de Decanos de Escuelas y el componente de salud pública del congreso de ALDOO.
Esperamos verlos en Quito
Lo invitamos a participar en persona o en línea
We are grateful for the support of National Vision, Inc. as the Visionary Sponsor of our Annual Meeting
Agradecemos a National Vision Inc, patrocinador Visionario de nuestro evento
JOIN US FOR THE VOSH ANNUAL MEETING
OCTOBER 16, 2021
(In person or on line – your choice)
The theme for this year’s meeting is “Building resilience and embracing change”. It intends to recognize how as individuals, as a society, as a profession and as an organization, we have navigated a period of great uncertainty and change and become stronger in our commitment and motivation to offer better and more sustainable patient’s care in all countries we visit and where VOSH has presence. The international eye health care context is evolving rapidly with recently agreed international targets on vision by 2030, addressing children’s vision can generate change and there have been several innovations to offer outreach services from which we can learn.
At this meeting, we will welcome new Board members and our new VOSH/International President, Dr. Michael Ciszek
Join us in person or online (details In Venue section)
We are grateful for the support of National Vision, Inc. as the Visionary Sponsor of our meeting
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE 2020 STUDENT VOSH PHOTO CONTEST!
Next year submit your photos for the VOSH Annual Meeting Photo Contest
Thank you all so much for entering the SVOSH Photo Contest, and thank you even more for the great work you do to serve others!
Congratulations to Aemie Dizon from Manila Central University, the winner of the SVOSH Photo Contest with 868 likes and reactions! Janine Dagta, also from MCU, came in second with 595 likes and reactions, and Chelsey Curry from the Kentucky College of Optometry came in 3rd with 524 likes and reactions.
Cover-Uncover Test during the MCU Optometry Open Clinic during its founding anniversary celebration. Clinic was held at the Manila Central University Optometry Clinic in December 5, 2019
The Optometrist is examining and evaluating any changes in the fundus/retina of the geriatric patient which can be caused by common systemic conditions like hypertension or diabetes prevalent among geriatric population using a PanOptic Ophthalmoscope. Clinic was from the Student Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity(SVOSH) – MCU CHAPTER in collaboration with the MCU College of Optometry as they celebrated the World Sight Day at the Barangay Maysilo, Malabon, Metro Manila, Philippines last October 11, 2018
Chelsey Curry (OD-III) of the Kentucky College of Optometry performing a trial frame refraction while serving in March 2019 in El Salvador with FUDEM.
SVOSH chapters: Submit your photos for the
Student VOSH Photo Competition!
Get the details here
Send your entries by October 16, 2020 to photocontest@vosh.org
2020 is a key year for vision and an unprecedented year for the world as a whole.
For this year’s video contest, VOSH/International would like you to share your chapters’ insights on what type of new world you like to see post-COVID-19 and how optometrists can make those insights a reality.
Send your 1 to 3 minutes entries by October 31, 2020 to videocontest@vosh.org
Three worthy finalists of the SVOSH Student Video Contest were screened and voted on by the attendees at the VOSH Annual Meeting in Orlando. And the clear winner was SVOSH-Manila Central University College of Optometry (Philippines.) Take a look at their wonderful 2 minute video at: https://vimeo.com/369637825
Other finalists were SVOSH-University of Missouri College of Optometry and SVOSH-University of the Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry.
Hello all you wonderful SVOSH Chapters,
Fame, if not fortune, awaits the winner of the VOSH Student Video Contest. And a prize. AND a certificate.
AND visibility at the VOSH Annual Meeting in Orlando October 27. AND posting on all the VOSH/International social media platforms.
The deadline for submission to videocontest@vosh.org is less than 2 weeks away – October 1!
It’s simple – submit as follows – not your clinic video – but a 1-3 minute video related to the Annual Conference Theme: “BIG VISION small world.”
Cheers to all,
Mel Muchnik, Ph.D., FVI
Communications/PR Chair
VOSH/International Board of Directors
Join us at the VOSH Annual Meeting October 27
Orlando, Florida
For more info Click here for… BIG VISION small world
VOSH/International presents a Humanitarian of the Year Award to honor a VOSH member who has distinguished her or himself through leadership, invention, and public health practice or by transitioning clinics to sustainable eye care or furthering the understanding and correction of refractive error. The nominee must be a current member of a VOSH chapter or of VOSH/International.
To nominate an individual please complete the nomination form by May 15.
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The V/I Past Presidents and the current Board of Directors will vote upon the VOSH/International Humanitarian of the Year. The award will be presented at the VOSH/International Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL on October 26-27, 2019. The recipient of the award will receive a stipend to offset his or her travel expenses to the meeting.