What Can You Expect To Learn from the Upcoming Envision Conference 2021?

March 19, 2021

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Envision University has been at the center of low vision rehabilitation for more than eighty years in the U.S. It seeks to provide a multidisciplinary approach using education and research as the fundamentals of this vision, establishing best practices to provide clinical care for the vision-impaired community. Among their other commendable achievements comes Envision Conference – a conference dedicated to vision rehabilitation using science and technology organized annually since 2006.

The conference serves as a platform for individuals with eye conditions and impairment with an opportunity to learn about new innovative solutions and stay updated with the most modern and advanced concepts in research. Through the continuous efforts of the Envision University and the continuous support of all relevant stakeholders Envision Conference has become one of the leading international conferences attended by several medical professionals, researchers, and industry representatives each year with a common goal, to contribute and share ideas on how to improve the lives of people with low vision.

Virtual This Year: Envision Conference 2021

The Envision Virtual Spring Conference will be held from March 26th to March 27th, 2021. Amid Covid-19 emergency crises like most events, the conference will also be broadcasted live and will be available to all audiences globally. The broadcasting will begin from 08.00 am (Central Time zone) CT till 06.30 pm CT.

Who will be attending the Envision Conference?

Anyone can be a part of this conference, anyone linked with the blind or visually impaired community, be it optometrists or rehabilitation therapists to special education teachers and government policymakers. Here’s your chance to find and connect with:

Optometrists
Ophthalmologists
Therapists (Occupational, Rehabilitation, Visual licensed)
Nurses (licensed)
Industrial representatives
Special education teachers
Personnel from a Community agency
Policymakers from the Government
Engineers from rehabilitation
People related to Assistive technology
Suppliers

Previously, Envision Conference 2020 focused on the following topics:

Collaborations between low vision researchers, practitioners, educators and health care organizations;

Co-management models of interdisciplinary care;
Pediatric vision loss and rehabilitation;
Neuro-visual deficits;
Applied research in assistive technology, clinical practice outcomes measures and vocational accessibility and outcomes;
National and international exchanges of vision rehabilitation information among individuals, groups and institutions;
Patient communication and dual sensory loss;
Strengthening the role of low vision on the public health agenda;
Disparities in access to low vision care;
Practice gaps in low vision care delivery methods; and
Addressing national eye health epidemics (e.g., diabetes and diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, macular degeneration).

This year the focus has shifted to bring the impact of Covid-19 pandemic towards the vision impaired community, some of the topics that will be discussed are: Closing The Gap: Addressing Diversity, Disparities and the Impact of COVID-19 Among the Visually Impaired, Neglected Topics in Vision Impairment: Research Implications for Low Vision, Non-Organic Vision Loss: Distilling Fact and Fiction and many more topic areas covering the various challenges faced by the vision impaired community, opportunities presented through research and innovation.

What To Expect From The Envision Conference 2021?

Envision Conference has become a platform that has attracted individuals and professionals from multiple spheres other than healthcare and technology such as social media influencers, lifestyle experts as well as policymakers, providing them the perfect platform to discover the latest advancements in health tech, meeting and connecting with industry experts as well as exploring the world of technology and innovative ideas.

Here’s how individuals, students, friends, and family of the vision-impaired community can make the most of the conference:

Saving costs and time – Virtual Conference

The Envision Virtual Conference can be attended by anyone sitting anywhere across the globe. An exciting way to interact with like-minded people spread globally, to discuss vision care, and address the current state of vision science and innovation in improving lives, eliminating social barriers, and reducing costs for the vision-impaired community.

Easy access to Data

Information gathering and sharing enable other experts to contribute towards efforts made in different corners of the world. While more is being invested in research of vision-related disorders, more efforts need to be made to share the results, benefits, and impact with relevant communities in different regions. Having the right data information at the right time is crucial for the successful treatment of patients.

Earning education credits

Participants have an incredible opportunity to earn up to 16 hours of continuous education credits by joining online during these uncertain times. Participants who’ve attended the complete webinar sessions will receive an email with instructions to fill the post-course evaluation and can avail of a continuing education certificate. Out of the 30 hours about vision rehabilitation, participants earn a maximum of 16 continuing education credit hours and accreditation through:
- The Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (COPE)
- American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
- Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation & Education Professionals (ACVREP)
- Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC)

For organizations, professionals, sponsors or exhibitors, here’s how you can reach out to a wider audience:

Virtual Networking:

A chance to interact with professionals and other stakeholders from various sectors without having to leave the comfort of your home or workspace. It presents an opportunity to conduct real-time conversation virtually via the ‘Attendee Hub’ feature.

Virtual Exhibit Hall:

Reach professional practitioners and researchers who might show interest in your product or service. Cvent Virtual Attendee Hub feature provides you with booth spaces to manage in the virtual exhibit hall which includes features such as video conferencing, documentations, and video uploaded posts. Organizations have the opportunity to pre-schedule appointments with potential stakeholders and increase brand awareness.

Advertise:

The virtual conference space is also an ideal platform for companies and organizations to reach the maximum audience through sponsorships and advertisements during the conference, online sessions, or by dispensing a product/service’s brochure.

Promote Collaboration and Partnership:

Collaboration and partnerships are crucial to achieving better outcomes. The conference emphasizes the value of cultivating a collaborative culture as it promotes innovation, empowers the workforce, and enables you to produce better results more quickly.

Learning Outcomes

Here’s how students, researchers, professors, and other relevant audience can benefit from the multidisciplinary educational programming:

Experts, researchers, and other healthcare industry professionals can get the ultimate chance to witness vision sciences advancements and their application, learn how to empower healthcare professionals within their respective specializations, and how to make better operational outcomes.

Furthermore providing the opportunity for people with low vision to engage and interact with researchers, practitioners, educators, and health care organizations to understand the latest trends related to vision care.

Support and enhance the culture of vision care, routine eye exams, preventive methods related to eye diseases and special education by disseminating the latest research results.

Facilitate and aid the national and international exchange of information of vision rehabilitation among people, groups, and institutions.

Discover how various innovative ways of deciphering vision research can be applied to action.

Improve the quality of life of people who are blind or visually impaired by inspiring and empowering them through employment opportunities, outreach support, rehabilitation, education, etc.

Educate the general public regarding the challenges faced by low vision individuals and identify ways to facilitate the community through an inclusive approach.

Developing policies and new strategies for people with low vision as a public health agenda.

The idea of a virtual conference may present some issues mostly related to technical glitches, but the benefits are enormous.

The aspect of accessibility is one factor that enables participation for those who are unable to travel or face limitations with mobility. Hence the use of video-conference allows greater participation making the conference more accessible to an audience spread across the globe. But that too could be an issue for vision-impaired audiences, but with some of the low vision devices available in the market, this too can be turned into a seamless task. Wearable low vision solutions like the IrisVision have features that provide you a hands-free experience using smart voice commands, magnify visuals, stream videos, set the contrast as per your liking, and much more.