The ICO Eye Care in Focus Annual Conference for the extended eye care team takes place at The Ashling Hotel, Parkgate Street, Dublin on Wednesday, 7th October from 10am-3.30pm.
The 1-day clinical education meeting is designed for the multi disciplinary eyecare team working in community and/or hospital care across the public and private sector.
CPD accredited 4 CPD points for attendance at the live talks and an additional 2 points on completion of an educational online module post conference available to registrants.
Programme Overview:
Meeting Chairs:
Mr Gerry Fahy, President, Irish College of Ophthalmologists
Ms Aoife Doyle, National Clinical Lead for Ophthalmology
10.30am Welcome Address
Mr Gerry Fahy
President, Irish College of Ophthalmologists
10.35am Multi-disciplinary Approach to Dry Eye
Ms Nikolina Budimlija
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Institute of Eye Surgery, Kildare and Waterford
11.05am Developing the Integrated Eye Care Service in Mayo
Dr Fiona Harney
Consultant Ophthalmologist, HSE West/North West
11.25am Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening in Ireland
Dr Bobby Tang
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda
Linda Hamilton
Service Manager for Paediatric Medicine and Unscheduled Care, Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
11.55am Medical Fitness to Drive - Vision Standards and Driving
Dr Mary Jo Ryan
Ophthalmologist and Irish College of Ophthalmologists' Representative for the Working Group on Traffic Medicine, RSA National Office of Transport Medicine
12.15pm Update from Orbis
Ms Lisa McAnena
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda
12.30pm Lunch
1.30pm Afternoon Session Introduction
Ms Aoife Doyle
HSE National Clinical Lead for Ophthalmology; Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital and St James's Hospital, Dublin
1.35pm Establishment of a New Integrated Ophthalmology Service in a Midlands Primary Care Centre
Sharon Kennelly
Programme Management Office (PMO) Lead, HSE Dublin and Midlands Integrated Healthcare Area
2.00pm HSE Acute Quality and Patient Safety (QPS) Competency Navigator
Veronica Hanlon
Educationalist, HSE National Quality & Patient Safety
2.20pm The Evolving Role of Optometry
Micheal Kehoe
Optometrist, HSE Kilnamanagh Tymon Primary Care Centre, Tallaght, Dublin
Additional speaker details to follow
3.00pm Orthoptic Led Vision Screening and Rehabilitation Services
Cheryl Deehan
Senior Orthoptist, Co. Mayo
3.15pm Cataract eReferral Healthlink Form
Dr Geraldine Comer
Consultant Ophthalmologist, HSE West/North West
Registration
Registration is 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.