Eye Care In Focus

Tuesday, 1st October 2024

The Gibson Hotel, Dublin

The Eye Care in Focus Conference is a 1-day clinical education meeting for the multi disciplinary team working across community and hospital care in Ireland.

The meeting, hosted by the Irish College of Ophthalmologists, provides an excellent forum for knowledge sharing amongst those involved in the delivery of eye care.

The Gibson Hotel, Dublin
North Dock, Dublin, D01 X2P2

CME Accredited - 6 CPD Points

8.00am	Check In and Refreshments
8.30am	Welcome address Mr John Doris President, Irish College of Ophthalmologists
8.35am	Clinical Session: Cataract Development of a Cataract Pathway in Dublin North East Mr Tim Fulcher Ophthalmologist, Mater Hospital and Beaumont Hospital, Dublin Challenging Clinical Situations in Cataract Surgery Ms Lisa McAnena Ophthalmologist, Mater Hospital and Beaumont Hospital, Dublin Optometrist Led Post-op Cataract Clinic Ms Chriosa O'Connor Clinical Optometrist, Mater Hospital, Dublin CH07 Referral Pathways and Service Dr Margaret Morgan Ophthalmologist, CHO7 and Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin. 10 Ways to Improve Cataract Referrals Ms Tania Constable Clinical Optometrist, CHO7
	Q&A
10.30am	Refreshments
11.00am	Making your Practice more Sustainable Sustainability in Cataract Surgery Dr Alison Greene Ophthalmology SpR, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin Recycling - It's the Simple Things Theatre Nurse, University Hospital Waterford Simple Ways to Make Your Practice More Sustainable Head of Sustainability, Specsavers UK/IRE
	Q&A
12.00pm	Clinical Programme in Ophthalmology Update from the National Lead for the Clinical Programme in Ophthalmology Developing the Eye Care Strategy: where to next? Ophthalmologist, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital and St James's Hospital, Dublin; National Clinical Lead for Ophthalmology Orthoptics within the Public Health Service - the challenges and opportunities. Senior Orthoptist, Health & Social Care Professions (HSCP) Lead for the National Clinical Programme in Ophthalmology.
12.30pm	New School of Optometry - South East Technological University Founder and Director, Nutrition Research Centre Ireland; Principal Investigator of the Macular Pigment Research Group, South East Technological University
1.00pm	Lunch
2.00pm	Clinical Session: Paediatrics Over 8 Scheme in the Community Follow Up Dr Geraldine Comer Ophthalmologist, University Hospital Galway (CHO2 West) Retinopathy of Prematurity - Past, Present and Future' Dr Christine Bourke Paediatric Ophthalmology Clinical Fellow, Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street and Crumlin Hospitals Person First: Assessing Vulnerable Adults with Additional Needs Ms Tania Constable, Clinical Optometrist, CHO7
	Q&A
3.00pm	Case Based Discussion Ophthalmologist, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital and CH07
3.30pm	The Role of Nutrition in Protecting Vision The Evidence for Targeted Nutrition to Improve Visual Function Prof John Nolan Prof John Nolan, Founder and Director, Nutrition Research Centre Ireland; Principal Investigator of the Macular Pigment Research Group, South East Technological University
4.00pm	Meeting Close

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