S. Grace Prakalapakorn, M.D., M.P.H. is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics at Duke University andAffiliate Faculty at the Duke Global Health Institute. She is a clinician-scientist with a focus on improving access to care and outcomes in underserved communities by adapting innovative strategies to address clinically relevant problems. Her main research focuses are retinopathy of prematurity and public health. She was a staff ophthalmologist aboard ORBIS’ Flying Eye Hospital and was a previous Fulbright scholar to Thailand. She has worked with the National Institutes of Health on the Partnership for Research on Ebola Vaccine in Liberia (PREVAIL) study based in Monrovia, Liberia and has served as a consultant on Zika Virus and pediatric ophthalmology with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She previously served on the international subcommittee of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Young Ophthalmologist committee. She is currently the Director of International Outreach at the Duke Eye Center.
Financial disclosure: Dr. Prakalapakorn has/had an affiliation (financial or otherwise) with a commercial organization:
- Sanofi
- National Institutes of Health
Sessions in which S. Grace Prakalapakorn MD, MPH participates
- Zoom with the Experts in Paediatric Ophthalmology - A transcontinental perspective
- 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learning ObjectivesAt the end of this session, participants are able to:Identify when surgical options ot...
- Ask the experts
- Panelist Justin Mora MD (Keynote Speaker) | Panelist Yi Ning Strube | Keynote speaker S. Grace Prakalapakorn MD, MPH (Keynote Speaker) | Moderator Kamiar Mireskandari | Moderator Stephanie Dotchin, MD | Panelist Asim Ali | Panelist Ramesh Kekunnaya MD, FRCS (Keynote Speaker) |
- 4:04 PM - 4:43 PM | 39 minutes Part of: Zoom with the Experts in Paediatric Ophthalmology - A transcontinental perspective
- Discussion
- Is Academic Global Health and Tele-Ophthalmology the Path to Universal Eye Health?
- 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learning ObjectivesAt the end of this session, participants are able to:C...
- From full-time in the field to an academic career as a clinician scientist in global health
- Keynote speaker S. Grace Prakalapakorn MD, MPH (Keynote Speaker) |
- 6:00 PM - 6:20 PM | 20 minutes Part of: Is Academic Global Health and Tele-Ophthalmology the Path to Universal Eye Health?
- Talk | Exposé
- Current Concepts II
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learning ObjectivesAt the end of this session, participants will be able to: List ...
- From Zika to Ebola: How ophthalmologists contribute to the global battle against novel infections
- Keynote speaker S. Grace Prakalapakorn MD, MPH (Keynote Speaker) |
- 11:32 AM - 11:40 AM | 8 minutes Part of: Current Concepts II
- Keynote Speaker | Invité.e d'honneur
- STC: Taking the First Step in Becoming a Global Health Practitioner
- 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Want to get involved in global health but don’t know where to start? Join an interactive discussion on how to build an impactful global health p...
- STC | CTC