Special Invitation to Chief editor Xiuwen Hu of IJO from President Bruce E. Spivey of ICO
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Special Invitation to Chief editor Xiuwen Hu of IJO
from President Bruce E. Spivey of ICO

International Council of Ophthalmology | ICO NotesSpecial Invitation to Attend ICOs WORLD Meeting
on Saturday, November 16 August 2013

Dear Xiuwen,

If you are attending the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Annual Meeting in New Orleans,
I hope you will plan to attend the ICO’s World Ophthalmology Roundtable on Leadership Development (WORLD),
Saturday, November 16 from 12:00 to 2:00 pm at the Marriott Conference Center
. A light lunch will be served at 11:30 am.

This annual event is our opportunity to bring you and other leaders of ophthalmic societies and educational institutions together to
exchange information and ideas. We hope that WORLD will ultimately help you develop the most effective organizations and
programs to enhance ophthalmic education and improve access to eye care.

The theme for WORLD this year is: “Building Teams to Meet Community Needs: From Katrina to Diabetic Eye Care.”

We will hear from:

Zack Rosenberg, Co-Founder and CEO of the St. Bernard Project, a highly successful organization that has helped
more than 400 families in New Orleans rebuild their homes after Hurricane Katrina.

Hugh Taylor, AC, MD, ICO Treasurer, on the global impact of diabetic retinopathy and why a team approach is needed.

David Friedman, MD, MPH, PhD, Senior Ophthalmologist for Helen Keller International, on lessons learned about diabetic
eye care in developing countries.

We have asked these speakers to stimulate an interactive discussion about how to build teams to meet the needs of communities.
I hope you will join us and share what you have learned about providing eye care to diabetics in your country or community.

To see a full agenda, go to: www.icoph.org/downloads/ICOWORLD2013Agenda.pdf

Also, be sure to stop by the ICO booth in the exhibition hall at the Academy meeting.

I look forward to seeing you in New Orleans and at the ICO’s WORLD meeting on November 16.

 

Thank you,
Bruce
Bruce

Bruce E. Spivey, MD, MS, MEd
President, International Council of Ophthalmology
www.icoph.org
spivey@icoph.org

Published date:2013-10-11Click:

Editors-in-Chief: Yan-Nian Hui and Peter Wiedemann

Established in April, 2008

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