SEE International MSICS Course 2018
Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS) has become the dominant model of cataract extraction in the developing world, but it has not as yet found its place in UK ophthalmic practice. Opportunities to train in this technique are available internationally, but given the relatively low number of UK patients for whom this technique is preferable
Literature Searching e-learning is live
Health Education England e-Learning for Healthcare has worked with librarians at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, to develop e-learning modules to support health and social care professionals to find evidence for their work and study. The modules have been developed for clinical and non-clinical staff to help build confidence
RCOphth Safety Announcement: BSS and Open Systems for Injectable Medicines
Following reported errors of drug misidentification in other specialties causing serious harm, when an injectable medication was decanted into an ‘open system’, eg a gallipot, before administration, NHS Improvement has expressed concerns to RCOphth about the widespread practice during cataract surgery of decanting BSS (balanced salt solution) from the infusion bag into a gallipot at
Academy of Royal Medical Colleges – What does an effective multi-professional team approach look like to deliver population health outcomes?
On Friday 27 October we joined other royal colleges at the AoRMC’s recent event to share learning on how better multi-disciplinary team working can improve population health. The day was opened by Carrie MacEwen, Chair of the AoMRC, and attended by RCOphth president Mike Burdon, Jane Harcourt, our Workforce Committee Chair and myself, Policy Researcher,
Fight for Sight Christmas Carol Concert
Fight for Sight are delighted to host their annual Christmas Carol Concert at the beautiful church of St Stephen Walbrook, in the heart of the City of London on Tuesday 5 December 2017. Join Fight for Sight and guest speaker Philip Mould OBE, co-host of the BBC’s Fake or Fortune? at this magical evening that will put