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The ICO Eye Care in Focus Annual Conference for the extended eye care team takes place at The Gibson Hotel in Dublin on Tuesday, 1st October from 8am-4pm.
This 1-day clinical education meeting is organised by the College for the multi disciplinary team working across community and hospital care, providing an excellent forum for knowledge sharing amongst those involved in the delivery of eye care in Ireland.
Chair: Mr John Doris, President, Irish College of Ophthalmologists.
Programme Overview:
Clinical Session: Cataract
Development of a Cataract Pathway in Dublin North East
Mr Tim Fulcher, Ophthalmologist, Mater Hospital and Beaumont Hospital
Challenging Clinical Situations in Cataract Surgery
Ms Lisa McAnena, Ophthalmologist, Mater Hospital and Beaumont Hospital
Optometrist Led Post-op Cataract Clinic
Dr Margaret Morgan, Ophthalmologist, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital and CHO7
CH07 Referral Pathways and Service
Ms Tania Constable, Clinical Optometrist CHO7 and President of Optometry Ireland
10 Ways to Improve Cataract Referrals
Ms Chriosa O'Connor, Clinical Optometrist, Mater Hospital, Dublin
Clinical Session: Paediatric Ophthalmology
Person First: Assessing Vulnerable Adults with Additional Needs
Ms Tania Constable, Clinical Optometrist CHO7 and President of Optometry Ireland
Community Paediatric Ophthalmology (Policies, Procedures, and Integrated Approach)
Dr Ger Comer, Ophthalmologist, University Hospital Galway and CHO2West
Retinopathy of Prematurity - Past, Present and Future
Dr Christine Bourke, Paediatric Ophthalmology Clinical Fellow, Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street and Crumlin Hospitals
Making your Practice more Sustainable
Sustainability in Cataract Surgery
Dr Alison Green, Ophthalmology SpR, University Hospital Waterford
Recycling - It's the Simple Things
Ms Louise Doyle, Theatre Nurse, University Hospital Waterford
Simple Ways to Make Your Practice More Sustainable
Ms Helen Curran, Head of Sustainability, Specsavers Ireland / UK
Update from the National Clinical Programme in Ophthalmology
Developing the Eye Care Strategy: where to next?
Ms Aoife Doyle, Ophthalmologist, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital and St James's Hospital; Clinical Lead for Ophthalmology
Orthoptics within the Public Health Service - the challenges and opportunities
Ms Sarah Spain, Senior Orthoptist, Health and Social Care Professions (HSCP) Lead for the National Clinical Programme for Ophthalmology
Supporting and Developing the Role of Nursing and Ophthalmic Technician
Ms Cathríona Ennis
Director of Nursing, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin
The Role of Nutrition in Protecting Vision
The Evidence for Targeted Nutrition to Improve Visual Function
Prof John Nolan, Founder and Director, Nutrition Research Centre Ireland; Howard Chair in Human Nutrition and Principal Investigator of the Macular Pigment Research Group, South East Technological University
Prof Nolan will also outline the plans for a New School of Optometry at South East Technological University
Case Based Discussion
Chaired by Dr Emer Doolan, Ophthalmologist, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear, CHO6 and CHO7
Registration
Registration is now open to ICO members and members of the extended eye care team.
Registration fee for ICO members: €100
Registration fee for non members and Allied Health Professionals: €130
- (includes refreshments & lunch)
* Registration for ICO trainees, Life members and those enrolled on the HSE CPD SS is covered through funding.