Hello everyone,
Just a reminder that the Retina conference is starting at 10.15 today. If you
need help getting in email me directly,
declan.meenagh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:declan.meenagh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
You need to register at this link to attend the conference:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UKd6x1U2S-yEqFCm04WqtQ
Agenda
Please note this agenda is subject to change. As the event is taking place
online this year, the timetable cannot accommodate condition specific breakout
sessions. Instead, we will hold condition specific webinars early in the new
year.
Welcome and introduction
10.15am: Opening Address
Kevin Whelan, CEO of Fighting Blindness
10.25am: Fighting Blindness ambassador address
10.35am: Welcome Message
Ian McKinley, International rugby player
Session 1
10:45am: Staying Connected: Our Support Response throughout COVID-19
Peter O'Toole, Head of Support at Fighting Blindness
11:10am: "Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS) - the Orphan Condition"
Judith Potts, Esme's Umbrella Group, UK
11:20am: Capturing the Prevalence and Experiences of CBS in Ireland
Claire McSweeny, Unversity College Dublin
11:25am: "Beyond your genes - your genetic inheritance need not define your
life"
Claudette Medefindt, President of Retina South Africa
11.50am: Managing your eye health in a Covid-19 world
David Keegan, Clinical Ophthalmologist
12:10pm: Break (20 mins)
Session 2
12:30pm: "Latest News on Emerging Therapies for Retinal Diseases"
Ben Shaberman, Foundation Fighting Blindness, USA
13:15pm: Reimbursement of sight saving medicines in Ireland
Dr Laura Brady, Head of Research at Fighting Blindness
13:25pm: Paddy Byrne Empowerment Award
Dr Audrey Derveloy, Novartis Ireland
Christina Fasser, Former President of Retina International
Closing
13.40pm: Closing address
Kevin Whelan, CEO of Fighting Blindness
Declan Meenagh, Insight Administrator
Fighting Blindness
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