Dane County Service Clubs Speakers Bank

JOHN BONSETT-VEAL, 425 W. Washington Ave., Madison, 53703. Phone: (608) 256-4750. E-Mail: drjohnbv@att.net

1. "Adoption (Experiences, Challenges.)" John and wife Jan have four children from adoption, one from U.S., two from South Korea, one from Sri Lanka following trips to those countries. Slides.

2. "Hosting Foreign Exchange Students." Has hosted students from Sri Lanka, Turkey, Finland, Chile and South Africa. Recommends any club considering becoming a host club should hear this talk.

3. "Laser Vision Correction." Benefits and risks and the process a patient undergoes. Slides.

Expertise: Optometrist and co-manager of laser vision correction clinic.

4. Innovations in Eye Care: Surgical, Pharmacological, Examination Techniques, and Lens Designs.

5. Aging and Eye Care: The Big Three: Glaucoma, Cataracts and Macular Degeneration.

6. Service Club Olympics and Bocce.

7. Lecture presentation: The early detection of glaucoma through new technology. Video and PowerPoint and computer will be brought in; will need a projector to be provided.

8. Lecture presentation: Wilderness photography and digital camera expertise. PowerPoint and computer will be brought in; will need a projector to be provided.

9. Lecture presentation: Madison Downtown Youth Ethics Symposium. Opportunity to create awareness in the minds of our high school youth. PowerPoint and computer will be brought in; will need a projector to be provided.

10. The Human Eye and Visual System: comprehensive look at the anatomy and function of the human eye and visual system.

Member: Madison Downtown Rotary Club

Updated 4/09

Steve Busalacchi, Author, White Coat Wisdom: Extraordinary doctors talk about what they do, how they got there and why medicine is so much more than a job. 698-5298, whitecoatwisdom@tds.net; www.whitecoatwisdom.com

Topic: Finding personal and professional fulfillment through service to others.

White Coat Wisdom, a 590-page hardcover oral history, is the result of 25 years in medical journalism. Steve is a former Wisconsin Public Radio medical reporter, as well as staffer for the Wisconsin Medical Society. Endorsed by former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, MD, White Coat Wisdom is a memoir which features extraordinary Wisconsin physicians in their own words. Free excerpts, both audio and written, are available on whitecoatwisdom.com. "Highly recommended," says the Midwest Book Review.

White Coat Wisdom has been named a national finalist for the Montaigne Literary Medal

Steve, a member of Madison South Rotary, donates 25% of any book sales after the presentation to the sponsoring organization.

Updated 4/09

(Contact John Kanvik @ 608-245-1868 or email: jkanvik@att.net for questions, suggestions, additions.)