Important roles available on the Education Committee
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists is currently recruiting for several important new roles for the Education Committee. The education and healthcare environment has changed rapidly in recent years, creating many new opportunities for ophthalmology and the education services that the RCOphth provides to our members. To meet these changes, the Education Committee is developing working
Announcement of the AGM
The 29th AGM of The Royal College of Ophthalmologists will be held on Tuesday, 23 May 2017 at 4.00pm, in the Main Hall at the Arena & Convention Centre (AAC), Liverpool. Please note that all members are entitled to attend the Annual General Meeting. Those members who are not registered for Congress but who wish
GIRFT Surgical Site Infection Audit – Register by 1 May 2017 to participate
The national Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme, sponsored by NHS Improvement and supported by its partners across the wider NHS in England, is establishing, from 8 May 2017, a new audit of patients with surgical site infections (SSIs), particularly examining their care peri- and post-operatively. This audit has the support of Professor Dame Sally
Seminar Review: Ultrasound Course
The Ultrasound Course was a one day seminar run at the Royal College of Ophthalmologists by Mr Hatem Atta and Mr Tarek Kashab. The initial morning lectures covered basic topics including principals of ocular ultrasound, orientation and labelling of B-scans, and examination of eyes with media opacities. The late morning lectures were more advanced covering
Interested in mentoring an overseas ophthalmologist?
The Commonwealth Eye Health Consortium, funded by the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust is currently supporting the sub-specialty training of many ophthalmologists from low and middle-income countries. Many of these individuals are from African countries who are spending a year in a major Indian training centre. The programme is coordinated by the International Centre for