[visionlist] Improving Access to Eye Care Through Translational Research: 6th Berkeley Conference on Translational Research

[Austin Roorda]

*6th Annual Berkeley Conference on Translational Research: Improving Access
to Eye Care Through Translational Research*


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The Berkeley Clinical Science Development Program is pleased to announce
the Sixth Annual Berkeley Conference on Translational Research, September
8–9, 2012, to be held in Stanley Hall on the University of California,
Berkeley campus.


For full details link here:*http://optometry.berkeley.edu/research/bcsdp-
conference-2012*


*The last day for early registration is August 25, 2012. *
* <http://optometry.berkeley.edu/research/bcsdp-conference-2012>*


This year’s conference will explore new technological and educational
innovations and their potential impact of the standard and accessibility of
eye care to low income, underserved and frequently uninsured populations in
the US as well as equivalent groups overseas. There are an increasing
number of low cost ophthalmic devices with potential application in these
settings. While such innovations are often designed to fulfill a need in
underserved populations, they often act as disruptive innovations,
transforming the standard of care in the future.


There are also many related questions to be addressed – Which is best? What
are the obstacles to successful deployment? Are positive outcomes always
guaranteed? There are also many groups with similar humanitarian motivation
to address the unmet ocular health care needs of the underserved, yet the
sustainability of offered services remain a problem for many communities.


This conference will draw on expertise of both U.S. and international
scholars, students and clinicians, as well as representatives from
nonprofit organizations and industry, to provide a forum for not only
evaluating new technologies but create one conducive to developing
collaborative links and generating innovative models for delivering more
sustainable as well as affordable care. The program is structured to
facilitate discussion between academia, clinicians, and industry about
possible collaborative research ventures. A limited number of travel awards
will be available to presenters, junior investigators and trainee
clinicians.

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*Confirmed Speaker List includes: *

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*Saturday, September 8th
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*Innovations in Diagnosing and Correcting Refractive Errors*

 - David Grosof, Co-founder, OptiOptia Inc, Alameda

 - Joshua Silver, Professor, Oxford University, UK

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*Is low cost retinal imaging achievable?*

 - Tom Cornsweet, Quantum Catch LLC, Prescott, Arizona & Professor
Emeritus, UC Irvine

 - Aldo Chochiglia, CEO, Centervue, Santa Clara

 - Ann Elsner, Professor, School of Optometry, Indiana University

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*Translating low cost imaging into low cost accurate diagnoses*

- Jorge Cuadros, Professor & Director of Informatics, School of Optometry,
UC Berkeley, CEO, EyePacs:

- Daniela Ushizima, Senior scientist, Lawrence Berkeley Labs

 - Alexander Walsh, CEO, Envision Diagnostics Inc, Los Angeles

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* Keynote Address*

 - Kovin Naidoo*, *Global Programs Director of* *International Centers for
Eyecare Education (ICEE), Sth Africa



*Sunday, September 9th
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*Models for Health Care Delivery to the Underserved *

 - Xochitl Castaneda, Professor, UC Berkeley School of Public Health:

 - David Green, Berkeley (Macarthur Award winner):

 - Imran Khan, International Program Director, Vision Aid Overseas (UK) &
Professor of Public Health, Salus University (USA):

 - Nwando Olayiwola, Chief Medical Officer, Community Health Center,
Middletown, CT:



*Grant Writing Workshop*

 - Jerome Wujek: National Eye Institute

 - Neeraj Agarwal: National Eye Institute

 - Erica Whitney: Research Development Office, UC Berkeley.

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for more information on the Berkeley Clinical Scientist Development
Program, link to:

http://optometry.berkeley.edu/research/overview-bcsdp



*Hope to see you in September!*



*meeting chairs: *

 - Christine Wildsoet

 - Jorge Cuadros

-  Austin Roorda


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Austin Roorda, PhD,
Professor of Vision Science and Optometry
Chair, UC Berkeley Vision Science Graduate Group
UC Berkeley School of Optometry
Berkeley, CA 94720-2020
tel: 510-642-2380      fax: 510-643-5109
labpage: vision.berkeley.edu/roordalab
VS graduate program: http://vision.berkeley.edu
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