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November 2023
Midlands and East Regional Meeting (Virtual)
Meeting with Midlands and East Heads/Leads of Service to discuss local matters and share information. Agenda to follow.
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PGM CAG Study Day (Face to Face)
An exciting multi-disciplinary CAG study day covering an array of topics including advanced clinical practice, clinical skills, clinical reasoning and theoretical knowledge. This one-day event incorporates Medicines, Glaucoma and Paediatric Ophthalmology to deliver training that is reflective of the changing landscape of ophthalmic care and the integrated nature in which this is delivered. Poster Submissions If you have undertaken a recent quality improvement project, research project or service evaluation/audit and would like to be in with a chance of winning £100 then please take a look at the poster submission guidance and ensure you submit your poster by [...]
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BIOS Clinical Tutors’ Course – (Autumn 1)
Are you keen to develop your clinical teaching skills? There are limited places available for the BIOS clinical tutor course. The course fulfils the requirements for Lead Clinical Tutor. This course will be delivered face to face on both days. Some work will need 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 [...]
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LOOP Meeting (Virtual)
The 2023 LOOP virtual meeting will take place on the 29th November via MS Teams. This will be another exciting opportunity to engage with fellow leads and heads of service, to share knowledge, learning and experience. Meeting Agenda: 1pm - John McBride: TU 1.30pm - Andrew Fox: WFS 2pm - Rich Huzzey: Engagement and comms 2.20pm - Dipesh Patel: Curriculum framework 2.40 pm - Krishan Parmar: Flexible working 3pm - Claire Critchley: Medial exemptions 3.20pm - Julie Dowdney: Orthoptic apprenticeships 3.40pm - Holly Kniazewycz: Preceptorships These meetings are well attended and an amazing way to share knowledge and information. If you are interested [...]
Find out more »January 2024
BOSTU Training 2024 – Member Representation (Various Locations) 9.30am – 1pm
TU reps ONLY. This training will give you the basic information on how to represent a member through a grievance or disciplinary process. Northern - 26th January 2024 Warrington Hospital Lovely Lane Warrington WA5 1QG Southern - 8th February 2024 Seminar Room 2, Education Academy The Royal London Dental Hospital (Basement, Alex Wing) Turner Street Whitechapel London E1 1FR Scotland - 1st March 2024 Seminar Room - Level 7 Queen Elizabeth University Hospital 1345 Govan Road Govan Glasgow G51 4TF Wales - Date to be confirmed Midlands - Date to be confirmed
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Clinical tutors forum: “Enhancing the placement experience”
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 the work being done to expand the placement capacity through the simulation placement hub project. Members of the team will be present to giving updates and on hand to ask advice and any questions you may have Agenda: 12:30-12:35 - Introduction: Michael Harmsworth 12:35-12:45 - Update from Simulation placement hub team 12:45-13:25 - Open discussion amongst clinical tutors with opportunity to ask questions to Hub team & university representatives [...]
Find out more »February 2024
Medical Retina Winter Webinar 2024 – Virtual
Medical Retina Winter Webinar: The Medical Retina CAG Steering Group committee would like to invite its members and those interested to attend our Winter Webinar 2024. Talks include: - ‘Past, present and future’ - An overview of Anti-VEGF treatment by Mrs Zoya Hameed, King’s College Hospitals, London - Overview of Professional Certificate of Medical Retina by Miss Michelle Blythe, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Find out more »March 2024
BIOS SEN CAG Annual Meeting- Virtual
The SEN CAG Steering Group would like to invite it’s members and those interested to attend the annual meeting. Presentations will include: -CAG update -Special School EyeCare Service -Liverpool SEN module -Setting up a CVI clinic -Feedback for the 2025 F2F meeting.
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Northern Heads of Service Meeting (Virtual)
Update from services. Plans for future clinical meetings
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Clinical tutors forum: “Tackling unconscious bias on placement”
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: What is unconscious bias? How students may encounter this on placement and how tutors can better support. This time we welcome Marian Owoniyi (BIOS Equality, Diversity & Inclusion lead) who will be out special guest speaker. Agenda: · 12:30-12:35- Introduction: Michael Harmsworth · 12:35-12:12:45: Talk on unconscious Bias (Marian Owoniyi EDI Lead) · 12:45-13:25 Open discussion amongst clinical tutors with opportunity to ask questions to EDI lead [...]
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