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December 2022
New Graduate CPD Virtual Discussion Event 5
Epiretinal Membrane and Central Peripheral Retinal Rivalry Type Diplopia Hosted by Holly Kniazewycz
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Medical Retina Winter Webinar-Virtual
Medial Retina Winter Webinar: The Medical Retina CAG steering group committee would like to invite its members to attend our Winter Webinar. The evening will explore topics that focus on training within Medical Retina extended scope work. Talks include: Medical Exemptions for Orthoptist by Michelle Blythe - Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust OPT and how to get started: Learners Perspective by Annabelle Searle – Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
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BIOS SEN CAG Meeting – Virtual afternoon
SEN Meeting - Children with down syndrome Pre-recorded Talks CVI in Downs Syndrome Rachel Pilling Dynamic Retinoscopy Anna Horwood Day 1.15 Welcome 1.30 Q and A with Rachel Pilling and Anna Horwood –Request Questions before 2.30 Clinical utility of the 'Peekaboo Vision' app in measuring grating acuity in two cohorts of children with developmental delays Rebecca Sumalini 3.10 Rachel Pilling National CVI update . 3.30 comfort break 3.40 Anna Horwood -Research 4.00 Rachel Clarke -Setting up an Autism Service 4.20 Amrit SEHMI—Setting up a new SEN Service 4.45 Conclusion
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Clinical tutors forum: “Giving student feedback”
Forum for small group of clinical tutors to discuss topics relevant to the provision of clinical placements for undergraduate and postgraduate orthoptic students. This forum will focus on giving student feedback. Agenda: 12:30 Introduction: Michael Harmsworth 12:40 Open discussion amongst clinical tutors with opportunity to ask questions to university representative. 13:30 Close meeting Michael Harmsworth [email protected] 01159249924 ext. 85568
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Medical Retina Spring Seminar- Virtual
Medical Retina Spring Seminar: The Medical Retina CAG Steering Group committee would like to invite its members and those interested to attend our Spring Seminar. The evening will explore topics around consent and orbital masses. Talks include Consent by: Mr Gwyn Williams, Swansea Bay University Health Board Orbital masses by: Mr Shah Kashani, Eastbourne District General Hospital
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Northern Heads of Service Meeting Virtual
Update from services Plans for upcoming clinical meeting
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Orthoptic and Ophthalmology Support workforce webinar
An event to celebrate our support workforce and give an update of the recent BIOS work on the roles and responsibilities guidance
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BIOS Clinical Tutors Course (Summer 2023)
Are you keen to develop your clinic teaching skills? There are limited places available for the BIOS clinical tutors’ course. The course fulfils the requirements for Lead Clinical Tutor. This course will be delivered face to face with some work to be carried out independently prior to the course, and between the sessions. The course will cover; the expectations of students at each stage in the course, how to adapt your teaching to suit your learners, how to adapt your work environment to maximise learning, balancing clinical pressures whilst providing a productive learning experience, giving constructive feedback writing assessments. Attendance at [...]
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Clinical tutors forum: “Professionalism” (Virtual)
Online forum for Orthoptic clinical tutors. Aim is to provide opportunity to discuss topics relevant to the provision of clinical placements for undergraduate and postgraduate orthoptic students. This forum will focus on how to promote professionalism and tackle unprofessional behaviours. Please send any examples of poor professionalism you have encountered by students in the past to [email protected] (ensuring not to disclose the identity of anyone involved). Agenda: · 12:30-12:35- Introduction: Michael Harmsworth · 12:35-12:12:45 · 12:45-13:25 Open discussion amongst clinical tutors with opportunity to ask questions to university representative. · 13:25-30: Suggestions for topics of next forum & Close [...]
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