Vision health conference 2024
Join Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) and the Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) to learn more about the results from the Report Card, a study investigating the post-pandemic state of vision health in Canada. This work builds on previous studies that have looked at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the state of vision care in Canada. You can read the previously released reports here.
Event details
Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Time: 10 am – 2 pm (EDT)
Location: Available online on Zoom or in person at the Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St., Toronto, ON M4W 2G8, Bram and Bluma Appel Salon (second floor)
Free to attend, but registration required
This conference will present results from the newly-released Report Card Part 2, undertaken by the Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) and Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC), which is a follow-up to the Report Card Part 1, released in October 2022.
The report provides an update on the current state of vision health in Canada and what we can anticipate as we move forward from the post-pandemic era. The report offers insights into the key issues affecting vision health and the community of people living with vision loss.
The conference will take place both online and in person. For in-person guests, we will provide a continental breakfast at 9:15 a.m. EDT, as well as a light lunch.
If you require assistance registering please contact us at education@fightingblindness.ca, or by phone at 1.800.461.3331 ext. 246.
Presenters
- Jim Tokos, National President of the CCB
- Jennifer Jones, President and CEO of FBC
- Michael Baillargeon, Senior Manager of Eye Care Initiatives at the CCB
- Dr. Keith Gordon, Senior Research Officer at the CCB and the Report’s Principal Investigator
- Dr. Larissa Moniz, Director of Research and Mission Programs at FBC
- Dr. Martin Spiro, President of the Canadian Association of Optometrists
- Dr. Phil Hooper, Immediate Past President of the Canadian Ophthalmological Society+
- Ian White, President of the CCB Toronto Visionaries
sponsors
Thank you to our event sponsors : Abbvie, AMI, Apellis, Astellas, Bausch & Lomb, Bayer, Biogen, Johnson & Johnson, MacuMira, Roche, Specsavers and VIA Rail Canada
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