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 There will be two opportunities for CPD points from this event - attendance at the live talks and a post conference further educational module. Both will be available to registrants.
Programme Overview:
Meeting Chairs:
Mr Gerry Fahy, President, Irish College of Ophthalmologists
Ms Aoife Doyle, National Clinical Lead for Ophthalmology
Multi-disciplinary Approach to Dry Eye
Ms Nikolina Budimlija
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Institute of Eye Surgery, Kildare and Waterford
Establishment of New Integrated Ophthalmology Service in a Primary Care Centre
Dr Christine Bourke
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Midlands Integrated Healthcare Area and CHI Crumlin Children’s Hospital
Sharon Kennelly
HSE Management Office, Midlands Integrated Healthcare Area
Vision and Driving Standards
Dr Mary Jo Ryan
Ophthalmologist and Irish College of Ophthalmologist's Representative for the Working Group on Traffic Medicine, RSA National Office of Transport Medicine
Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening in Ireland
Dr Bobby Tang
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda
Linda Hamilton
Ophthalmic Nurse; Regional Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) Clinical co-ordinator and Paediatric Ophthalmology Manager, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
The Evolving Role of Orthoptists, Optometrists and Ophthalmologists: Getting the Right Patient to the Right Practitioner at the Right Time
Presentations from the Integrated Eye Care Team
Developing the Integrated Eye Care Service in Mayo
Dr Fiona Harney
Consultant Ophthalmologist, HSE West/North West
Cataract eReferral Healthlink Form
Dr Geraldine Comer,
Consultant Ophthalmologist, HSE West/North West
HSE Acute Quality and Patient Safety (QPS) Competency Navigator
Veronica Hanlon
Educationalist, HSE National Quality & Patient Safety
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.