Orbis International (ORBISInternational) flagship ORBIS (FlyingEyeHospital) has arrived in Harbin, China, who together with his global team of volunteer ophthalmologists, as well as its action to save the world's blind partners, the world's leading eye care products company Ireland Kang (Alcon, Inc.) (NYSE: ACL). By the provincial government of Heilongjiang, Heilongjiang Province Health Department and the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University's invitation, Orbis is implementing a two-week (August 25 -9 5), intensive courses for the new generation of China's Eye Professional engineers as well as the biological focus of the training. Orbis Harbin in the implementation of the plan sponsored by Alcon.
should Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University's request, the ORBIS project will only ophthalmology residency training, this is the first time in the history of ORBIS be used as a place of residency training. In the course of the implementation process, the Orbis medical team through hands-on surgical training, and training will be lectures, laboratory animal model to the operation and about 40 residents Eye Blind put out a teaching technique. The plan will focus on the leading cause of blindness in China led to the treatment and management, including children with strabismus, glaucoma and cataract. These residents will also be in the retinal nerve diseases and ophthalmology clinics benefit.
Orbis International Medical Director Dr. HunterCherwek said: Orbis according to the organizer of the educational needs of local people, as well as eye health needs to complete a full course of the design. residency for the plan is a new and exciting attempt Orbis can be made for the blind to save the next generation of doctors trained at the same time help China to further develop the human resource base, to treat the region's preventable blindness. Brbrbr meet an urgent demand for
It is estimated that half of the world Medical equipment not appropriate to play the functions of the equipment in China is no exception. This resulted in the cause of the problem is that bio-medical engineers and technicians have little access to ophthalmic equipment, maintenance of continuing education. Most of the bio-medical engineers in Beijing and Shanghai to be such a big cities in order to have access to training opportunities.
As a result, Orbis and Alcon biomedical engineers will conduct a training for 9 biomedical engineers and technicians to provide ophthalmic equipment management and maintenance of hands-on training. In the process, Alcon biomedical technicians as well as the seminar participants will work together to provide adequate maintenance of eye care in terms of the essential pieces of equipment, including microscopes, slit lamp, indirect ophthalmoscope, as well as the super-emulsified machine Sound instrument. Alcon
China MichaelGoh general manager, said: Eye has a complex and the maintenance of equipment and technical knowledge on the provision of quality eye care services, it is very important in the world's underserved areas, especially. Alcon It is a great honor to the world through the Orbis medical and technical exchange programs and cooperative relations, as well as our dedication to the industry expertise of front-line personnel to help train local biomedical engineers, improving eye care for their important task of providing support. Brbrbr China The status of the blind
It is estimated that China's blind population of 5-6000000, or the total number of global blindness by 18%. In China, including the main reasons of blindness caused by cataract, children's eye, the cornea diseases, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy. China
about 24,000 ophthalmologists, 70% to 80% in urban hospitals to work. Unfortunately, China has 70-80 percent of the blind population lives in rural areas. Coupled with a lack of equipment, and other resource constraints, which makes living in remote rural areas access to quality eye care services. Orbis
and Alcon – for the creation of disease did not blind the world to work together for Alcon
Orbis to save the world's blind support for the project and plans to provide more than 25 years. In 2007, Alcon will sponsor its global extension of eligibility for two years, Orbis has been added to the investment. The more than 2,700,000 U.S. dollars in sponsorship cash donations and medical. By ORBIS projects, hospital-based projects, scholarships and the combination of video network, Alcon has also strengthened its training programs in developing countries.
the past few years, Alcon has to ORBIS and its global partners contributed the most advanced ophthalmic equipment, pharmaceuticals, as well as material, so that Orbis ophthalmologist volunteers to teach doctors in developing countries-the-art surgical techniques . In addition, by Alcon biomedical technicians professional team composed of Alcon biomedical voluntary associations also participated in the training of the Orbis Project, with colleagues in developing countries to share technology.