Care Quality Commission (CQC) recruiting for Specialist Advisors
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) are undertaking inspections of independent ophthalmic services between July and December 2017 which fall in to the following categories: Refractive eye surgery procedures provided by high street ophthalmic clinics Cataract surgery and other ophthalmic surgery procedures We are currently seeking to recruit nurses and surgeons to undertake the role of
Contributing surgeons and centres must validate their cataract audit data on the NOD audit website before 1 June 2017
Following the analysis of the first prospective audit data collected on cataract operations from 1 September 2015 to 31 August 2016, contributing surgeons and centres will be able to view their data on the NOD audit website prior to inclusion in the Audit annual report and the Clinical Outcomes Publication. The NOD team encourages all
Simulated Ocular Surgery (SOS) hosts dedicated RCOphth channel on forthcoming Simulation Gallery website
The College is pleased to announce that Simulated Ocular Surgery (SOS) has agreed to host a dedicated RCOphth channel on their new Simulation Gallery website will launch on 22 May 2017. We are inviting trainees and trainers to submit digital recordings of surgical techniques for both whole and sections of operations. These will be hosted on the RCOphth
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Survey
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) is a neurological condition of unknown cause defined by increased intracranial pressure (ICP) around the brain without the presence of tumour or other disease. Ophthalmologists are key in the diagnosis of papilloedema, guiding the investigation of these patients and managing them in clinic. The James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership wish to invite all
Canterbury Christ Church University offer MCh in Ophthalmic Surgery
Canterbury Christ Church University write that, based at the Medway Campus of the University, this one year MCh in Surgery (Ophthalmology) is a unique, innovative programme developed in collaboration with leading, internationally renowned Consultant Ophthalmologists. The programme includes: Lectures that cover the four main subspecialties of Minimally Invasive Cataract Surgery, Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery, Advances in