The Cost of Blindness - What it means to Canadians

Saturday, January 31 - Sunday, February 1, 2004
The Fairmont Royal York - Toronto, Ontario

 


 

 

Committee Members

 

 

 


Gerrard Grace (Symposium Chair), Vice President, External Relations, The Canadian National Institute for the Blind; Chair, AMD Alliance International

Dr. Martin Steinbach (Scientific Committee Chair), Professor, Ophthalmology, and Director, Ophthalmology Research, University of Toronto; Distinguished Research Professor, Psychology and Biology, York University; Director,
Vision Science Research, Toronto Western Hospital Research Institute

Dr. Hélène Boisjoly, Director, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal

Sharon Colle, Executive Director, The Foundation Fighting Blindness

Dr. Alan Cruess, Professor and Head & District Chief, Capital Health, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Dalhousie University

Dr. Deborah Gold, National Manager, Program Development, Service Development and Research, The Canadian National Institute for the Blind

Dr. Jacques Gresset, Adjunct Professor, School of Optometry, University of Montreal

Dr. Elise Héon, Chief of Ophthalmology, Hospital for Sick Children

Elizabeth Hurdman, Manager, Research and Information, The Foundation Fighting Blindness

Dr. Raymond LeBlanc, Chair, The National Coalition for Vision Health

Dr. Eugene Lechelt, Chair, E.A. Baker Foundation

Dr. David Maberley, Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of British Columbia

Charlene Muller, Executive Director, The National Coalition for Vision Health

David Persaud, Assistant Professor, Dalhousie University

Sue Picken, Visudyne Product Manager, Novartis Ophthalmics, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc.

Monique Pilkington, Manager, Ontario Division, The Canadian National Institute for the Blind

Lisa Pretty, Communications, The Canadian National Institute for the Blind

Marilyn Rewak, APR, National Director, Communications and Media Relations, The Canadian National Institute for the Blind

Dr. Sanjay Sharma, Director of the Cost-Effective Ocular Health Policy Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, Queen’s University

Linda Studholme, National Director, Service Development and Research, The Canadian National Institute for the Blind

Lesley Wilmot, National Supervisor, Communications & Media Relations, The Canadian National Institute for the Blind