Retina iberoamerica estará presente en el próximo congreso mundial de Retina que tendrá lugar en Islandia los días 10 y 11 de junio. Un momento importante para que se conozca nuestro proyecto en el movimiento de Retina internacional.
Este año contará con la intervención de Andrés Mayor Lorenzo, presidente de Acción Visión España, presentando el proyecto Retina Iberoamérica al resto de los asistentes de Retina Internacional.
A continuación tenéis toda la información sobre cómo inscribirse presencial o virtualmente así como el programa:
Retina International CEP 2022
Date: June 9th 2022
Location: Hús Blindrafélagsins, Hamrahlíð 17 105, 105 Reykjavík, Iceland
Hybrid Meeting.
Registration
Register for in-person attendance as part of your RIWC 2022 registration: https://riwc2022.is/registration/
Register for Virtual (Zoom) attendance here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpcuiurzIpGtPJft7V6m9d-LG3Jc3PBFwf
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Agenda
8:00 Bus leaves downtown (outside Plaza hotel) to Blindrafelagid Offices
8.30 Welcomes (15 mins)
- Kristinn Halldor Einarsson, CEO, Blindrafelagid
- Franz Badura, Chair of Board of Directors, Retina International
- Avril Daly, CEO, Retina International
- Retina International Members Presentations (90 mins) – OPEN Session
- Retina Suisse Database for Rare Eye Diseases: Stephan Hüsler, Retina Suisse, Switzerland
- Redbee App: Gustavo Serrano – Arturo Landaeta, FUNDALURP, Chile
- Greek Patient Society Opportunities and Limitations: E. Chatzicharalambous, Hellenic Retina Society, Greece
- Facebook – a digital education program: Doug Earle, Fighting Blindness Canada, Canada
- Checkheft – Preparing for tomorrow coping, today: Dr Frank Brunsmann, PRO Retina Deutschland, Germany
- Fight Against Blindness Foundation – David Sánchez González, FARPE, Spain
- Looking back and preparing for the Future: Retina Brasil at 20 years: Marina Leite, Retina Brasil, Brazil
- Introducing Retina Iberoamerica: Andres Mayor Lorenzo, Retina Iberoamerica
10:15 Coffee Break (15 mins)
10.30 Scientific Session (90 mins) – OPEN Session
- Genetic Testing Landscape Study: outcomes and actions: Dr. Petia Stratieva, MD, PhD., and Dr. Nabin Paudel, PhD., Retina International (25 mins)
- Gene Agnostic approaches to therapies for IRDs, Dr. Daniel Chung, DO, MA, Sparing Vision (25 mins)
- The potential of Optogenetics in the treatment of IRDs, Dr. John Flannery, PhD., UC Berkeley (25 mins)
- Summary of Congress Scientific Programme and Engagement with NOK (10 mins)
12:00 Lunch (90 mins)
13:30 RI Looking Forward (120 mins total incl. break) – CLOSED Session, Members Only
- Education and Engagement activities – Ms. Fiona Waters (10 mins)
- RIWC future directions – Ms. Avril Daly (15 mins)
- RI Youth Council; the journey so far (10 mins)
- EU Projects and opportunities – Ms. Christina Fasser (10 mins)
- Break (15 mins)
- Future of Membership – Plenary Discussion (60)
15:30 Close
15:45 Bus to Harpa/Downtown
Contact
Please direct any questions or queries to Fiona Waters, Education and Engagement Manager at fiona.waters@retina-international.org