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January 2019
Visual Processing Disorders Clinical Advisory Group – Clinical Meeting
When :Wednesday 9th January 2019, Where: Lecture Theatre, Wycombe Hospital, Queen Alexandra Road, High Wycombe, Bucks, HP11 2TT. Guest speakers: Professor John Stein Emeritus Professor of Physiology; Emeritus Fellow of Magdalen College Professor Stein’s research focuses on how vision controls movement in animals, patients with movement disorders, dyslexic children and antisocial offenders. He collaborates with neurosurgeon Professor Tipu Aziz on deep brain stimulation for movement disorders and pain, with Dr Sue Fowler on visual dyslexia, and with the Institute of Food, Brain & Behaviour on the influence of nutrition on behaviour. Dr Alex Richardson DPhil (Oxon), PGCE, FRSA, Founder Director of [...]
Find out more »BIOS Stroke and Neuro-rehabilitation CAG Study Day
Speakers in the morning will discuss stroke services including OT and medical management of stroke and also the stroke association will discuss their work. A stroke survivor will be giving an account of their experiences and there will also be a brief history of the SIG/CAG by its founder. There will also be a bring and share session for orthoptists to talk about their own services and successes. The afternoon will be an interactive workshop looking at service commissioning. For the full agenda, please see below:- 9.00 Coffee and Registration 9.30 Welcome to Worcester and housekeeping issues – Alison Stanley, Countywide [...]
Find out more »Northern region TU training
This training is for BIOS Members ONLY. Sam Aitkenhead, BIOS TU Advisor, will be providing training for current BIOS TU reps or anyone considering becoming a BIOS TU rep.
Find out more »March 2019
NW TU Group meeting
Local NW BOS TU reps regional meeting- all local North West region BOS TU reps welcome to attend. Update of regional and national issues. This Event is free of charge and is for TU REPS ONLY.
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BIOS Midlands and East Region Clinical Meeting
Speakers and topics: Lucy Butler, consultant Ophthalmologist, Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre “ ROP for the uninitiated” Mel Parsons, Orthoptist, Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre “Advanced Practice Orthoptists role in the Medical Retina service” Sarah Flint, Orthoptist, Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre “Advanced Practice Orthoptists role in the Vitreo-retinal service” Daya Gahir, Oral and Maxillary Surgeon, University Hospital North Midlands “Facial Trauma” Mechanical Strabismus - speaker to be confirmed
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BIOS Scottish Spring Clinical Meeting
Scottish Spring clinical meeting event : Provisional Agenda: 1330 – 1345 Registration & refreshments Welcome Vicky Laidlaw 1345-1415 Alexandra Young, hospital optometrist ‘’My experience of becoming an independent prescriber’’ 1415-1445 Dr Conrad Schmoll, Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist ‘’Infantile Esotropia Management’’ 1445-1515 Dr Stephen Madill, Consultant Neuro-Ophthalmologist ‘’Neuro-ophthalmology adult strabismus cases’’ 1515-1545 Lothian Orthoptists ‘’Lothian Pre-school Orthoptic screening programme data analysis’’ BIOS members only 15.45 BIOS business meeting Angela Carlin Any queries regarding the event the Lothian Orthoptic department can be contacted directly on 0131 5363765
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BIOS Special Education Needs CAG Study Day
Theme: Prematurity Topics: Neurodisability, ROP, Orthoptic problems related to prematurity, Special School Service Audit. To download a copy of the agenda and directions to the event click here. For Further Information Contact: [email protected]
Find out more »April 2019
BIOS vision screening CAG meeting
We hope this will be an interesting, informative day, with plenty of opportunity for lively discussion and mutual support, to enable BIOS to work towards our goal of nationwide, standardised vision screening for 4-5 year olds. Refreshments will be provided throughout the day; including tea and coffee breaks (with muffins, snacks and home baked cookies!) and a delicious hot buffet lunch. To download a copy of the agenda, please click here. Training of vision screeners - new e-learning package Experience of changing from an orthoptic delivered to orthoptic led service What to do when things go wrong GDPR update Recent research in [...]
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