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ORBIS not only travels on its sight-saving missions worldwide, but also understands the importance of gathering the eye care community to exchange knowledge and field experiences and to explore more ways to prevent and treat blindness around the world.
Here are some advocacy events taking place in the first half of 2012. |
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Ophthalmology Nursing Conference
Taguig City, Manila. Philippines. Saturday, 18 February 2012
ORBIS are holding this conference to support nursing in the area and speakers include two remarkable nurses from the UK:
Professor Janet Marsden and Ann-Marie Abblett who are part of ORBIS's Medical Volunteer Faculty. |
Conference presented by ORBIS |
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Janet Marsden, RN
Professor of Ophthalmology and Emergency Care
Manchester Metropolitan University
Janet is an outstanding and incredibly accomplished nurse. She brings to ORBIS a wealth of knowledge and expertise. Janet was recently named one of the 20 most influential nurses in British History by the UK's Royal College of Nursing |
Janet Marsden with Ng Quang Chien. |
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for her involvement with ophthalmology advancement and nursing practices worldwide. Professor Marsden went out as a consultant on the Flying Eye Hospital programme in 2010 to Da Nang, Vietnam, and will be opening the first ever Ophthalmic Nursing Conference in the Philippines' history. |
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Ann-Marie Ablett, RN
University Hospital Of Wales, Cardiff
Ann-Marie is a wonderful nurse leader and educator with post-graduate qualifications and current clinical expertise. she has written features about her ORBIS experience for medical press and was nominated as a Volunteer of the Year finalist at the Third Sector Excellence Awards in September 2005. |
Ann-Marie Ablett with Selma. |
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She has travelled with the Flying Eye Hospital to Indonesia, India, Laos, Syria, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, China, Cuba, Tanzania and the Philippines. Her contribution and commitment to our sight-saving work is invaluable. |
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Oshkosh Airshow
Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh. 23-29 July, 2012
The ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital travels around the world each year, working to save sight through hands-on training, public health education, and improved access to quality eye care in developing countries. |
The ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital in Trujillo, Peru |
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The ORBIS DC-10 aircraft will be also on display at Conoco Phillips Plaza, AirVenture's showcase aircraft area, at the Oshkosh Show and attendees will have a chance to tour the aircraft and meet the team.
Check back to see where else ORBIS will be this year. |
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