July2024
WithoutBounds
TheDepartmentsofOphthalmologyand OtolaryngologyattheUniversityofPittsburgh haveamissiontoimprovevisionandhearing careforpatientsinunderservedareasby attemptingtomeetthemwheretheyarewiththe servicestheyneed.
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THRIVE
TheDepartmentsofOphthalmology andOtolaryngologyattheUniversity ofPittsburgharecollaboratingona projectcalledTHRIVE:Treating HeaRingandImprovingVision: Education.Thankstoagrantfrom theEdenHallFoundation, communityhealthworkerswillbekey toincreasingaccesstocarefor visionandhearing.
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PreparingforMission ofMercy2024
MissionofMercyPittsburgh’s 2023 eventshatteredallrecords.Thetwodayannualeventprovidesfree vision,hearing,anddentalcare.This year’seventwillbeheldNov1-2, 2024.
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StoriesFromthe Road:Pittsburghto Peru
TheUniversityofPittsburgh DepartmentofOtolaryngology-Head &NeckSurgeryandtheEye&Ear Foundationarecollaboratingwith Brother’sBrotherFoundationto positivelyimpacttheotolaryngologyheadandnecksurgerylandscapein Perubyprovidingequipment, expertise,andeducationalprograms.
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UsingAItoHelp IdentifyPatient TransportationNeeds
AsDirectoroftheHealthyVision Lab,Dr.AndrewWilliams,Assistant ProfessorofOphthalmologyatthe UniversityofPittsburghSchoolof Medicine,isidentifyingpatients’ transportationneedsfromexisting dataintheelectronichealthrecord usingnaturallanguageprocessing (NLP),aformofartificialintelligence.
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