Great Ormond Street Hospital Ophthalmic Visiting Professor Day
Friday 30 January, 9:00-17:00
Hallam Conference Centre, London
Course Director: Professor Chris Lloyd, Consultant Ophthalmologist and Clinical Lead, Dept Ophthalmology, GOSH
Event overview:
The Visiting Professor's Day is a well-established GOSH Ophthalmology Unit tradition.
It is an all day postgraduate educational event aimed at those working with children with ophthalmic disorders including (but not exclusive to) Ophthalmologists, Orthoptists, Optometrists, Vision Scientists and academics. It will feature presentations from the GOSH ophthalmic and vision science team as well as talks from excellent external speakers including prominent "Visiting Professors" including Professor Frank Larkin (Neurotrophic Keratopathy in childhood), Mr Anthony Vivian (management of strabismus), Professor Helen Davis (academic orthoptics) and Professor Chris Hammond (ophthalmic features of Neurofibromatosis).
Learning outcomes:
There will be 4 broad themes to the day:
- Paediatric anterior segment and inflammatory eye disease
- Diagnostic clinical conundrums – the role of the MDT
- Ocular motility and strabismus
- Paediatric neuro-ophthalmology including ocular features of NF
Delegates will thus be updated on developments in each of these areas - illustrated by didactic lectures and interactive case presentations.
Programme:
The full programme is now available: GOSH Ophthalmic Visiting Professor Day Programme.pdf
Who should attend?
Health professionals, and interested students, working with children with ophthalmic disorders including (but not exclusive to) Ophthalmologists, Orthoptists, Optometrists, Vision Scientists and academics.
Event pricing:
- £155 Consultants, SAS doctors
- £100 Resident doctors
- £80 AHPs (Orthoptists, Optometrists, Nursing staff)
- £30 Students – N.B. 5 places are available
- Free for GOSH staff (please use your GOSH email address when booking)
Includes lunch and refreshments
Please email events.gla@gosh.nhs.uk if you need to pay via invoice through your Trust/organisation. If paying by invoice, a PO from your Trust/Organisation is required 14 working days before the start of the event to confirm your place.
Registration:
Please note that registration will close on Friday 23 January, 9:00. Dietary requirements have to be logged by this date.
CPD accreditation:
Approved by the RCOphth for CPD credits. The basic unit of CPD activity is 1 hour of learning equals 1 CPD credit. 6.5 credits are available.
Recording:
Please note that this event is not being recorded
Graphic courtesy of Dr C Kilduff – ophthalmologist and graphic artist
