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President Election 2017 – last chance to vote!
Voting for the next President of the RCOphth opened on Monday 1 November and will close next week, Monday 28 November 12.00 noon. The President is an ambassador for the College, frequently meeting with senior Government and Department of Health officials, industry leaders and allied health professionals. The position is a leadership role for ophthalmology
RCOphth/COECSA Training the Trainers paper wins THET Prize
Over 40 paper presentations described a wide variety of health-related projects from around the developing world at the The Tropical Health Education Trust (THET) Conference 2016, with the RCOphth/ COECSA Training the Trainers paper commended as the winning presentation. The event was a national conference focusing on “Evidence, Effectiveness and Impact” in Partnerships for Global Health.
RCOphth welcomes MPs and Peers to ‘Timely treatment for all patients’ Parliamentary reception
MPs and Peers are asked to support equal access to timely treatment for all patients to prevent loss of vision at a Parliamentary reception, hosted by The Royal College of Ophthalmologists, 2 November 2016. People aged 65 and over are at high risk of developing blinding eye disease. Over the last decade, there has been nearly
President Election 2017 – Your vote is important!
Voting for the next President of the RCOphth opened Monday 1 November 2016 and closes Monday 28 November. The President is an ambassador for the College, frequently meeting with senior Government and Department of Health officials, industry leaders and allied health professionals. The position is a leadership role for ophthalmology which demands vision and energy
Seminar reviews: Retinopathy of Prematurity & Practical Skills in Retinal Imaging
Retinopathy of Prematurity – Friday 16 September 2016, The Royal College of Ophthalmologists This one day seminar, organised and chaired by Mr Ayad Shafiq and Mr CK Patel, provided a fantastic insight in to the current practice of using anti-VegF treatments for Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). There were 9 talks from experienced speakers covering current