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January 2022
New Graduate CPD – Virtual Discussion Event
This event will be a short 30 minute session. This session will share and discuss some of the clinical scenarios/situations and what to expect during your first six months working as a qualified Orthoptists. As well as giving some helpful tips as to how you can overcome obstacles in your new role.
Find out more »Paediatric Ophthalmology Education Webinar
CPD event outlining the new Paeds Opth ACP course at Sheffield with experiences from existing students, top tips on competency attainment from existing students. Paediatric Cataract outcomes. We have an exciting and varied agenda for the upcoming Paediatric Ophthalmology CPD Webinar. Please see the agenda below: 5:40-5:55pm- Ms Lucy Barker: Paediatric cataracts 6:00-6:15pm-Dr Charlotte Codina: Introducing the MMedSci ACP Ophthalmology (paediatrics) at The University of Sheffield 6:20pm-6:35pm- Ms Eleanor Kelly and Mr Vinay Josson: ACP experience and top tips 6:40-6:55pm-Ms Kimberley Hall: Orthoptic Role: Paediatric Suspicious Discs
Find out more »February 2022
BIOS Clinical Tutors’ Course
Are you keen to develop you clinic 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 remotely 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 both sessions [...]
Find out more »April 2022
New Graduate CPD – Virtual Discussion Event 2
Amblyopia; how it is diagnosed, what to do when vision isn't improving, and tips on assessing and managing amblyopia with nystagmus. If anyone has any areas of difficulty they would like to address in the discussion, please contact [email protected] before-hand.
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Scotland – Spring Meeting
Agenda 1330 -1335 – Welcome 1335 – 1400 – Dr Iain Livingstone Title :TBC 1400 – 1415 – Mrs Lisa Cowan Title :Getting Started with Turas Learn 1415 - 1445 – Dr Stephen Burgess Title:The Impact of Stereoacuity on Simulated Cataract Surgery Ability 1445 – 1500 – Comfort Break 1500 – 1515 Dr Mario Giardini Title :Next Generation Ophthalmic Diagnostics 1515- 1535 – Dr Jennifer Gillen Title :TBC 1535 – 1600 – Dr Oliver Chadwick Title :TED 1600 – 1620 – Speaker TBC 1620-1630 – Meeting ends
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Stroke and Neuro Rehab CAG Listening Event
The CAG listening session will last approximately an hour and is open to all BIOS members interested in Stroke and Neuro Rehab. We are trying to reach out to members and give you a chance ask questions and provide feedback to help shape the support we provide.
Find out more »May 2022
LOOP Conference and AGM
Topic Time Speaker Registration/morning coffee 0900-1000 Welcome 10.00-10.05 Krishan Parmar: Chair of LOOP Public Health, The Greener Agenda and Sustainability in Orthoptics 10.05-10.30 Fiona Bush: Public health lead BIOS Martin Rhodes: Sheffield Hallamshire Medicines Clinical Advisory Group 10.30-10.55 Karzan Hughes: Co lead of Medicines CAG Break 10.55.11.15 Annual General Meeting 11.15-12.15 Veronica Greenwood: Chair of BIOS Lunch 12..15-13.30 National AHP Support Workforce Programme – Orthoptics Support Workforce 13.30-13.55 Suraiya Hassan: AHP Workforce Lead, HEE National Support Workforce Programme Sue Elliott: Head Orthoptist, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust & Workforce Development Lead, (BSW) AHP Faculty. All Wales Ophthalmic Training: A Success Story. Conception, implementation, and the [...]
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Orthoptic Visual Processing Difficulties CAG Webinar
09.10 Welcome and Housekeeping - Sajida Hanif & Priti Kashyap 09.15 Beyond colour – Significance of an enhanced visual function assessment - Dr Nadia Northway 10.00 Role of Occupational Therapy in Neurodivergent children - Sharon Wignall 10.30 Comfort Break 10.45 HEE funding pilot project for Visual Processing Difficulties course - Sajida Hanif 11.10 The value of visual processing assessment in patients with suspected auditory processing disorder - Aysha Asif 11.30 What is Dyslexia and how can you get a diagnosis - Priti Kashyap 12.30 Close of meeting
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Northern Region – Heads of Service meeting
Agenda to be confirmed. This is a business meeting for North heads of service and /or deputies
Find out more »June 2022
Northern Region Clinical Meeting
Agenda 1.30 Welcome Deborah Podmore, North of England Trustee, BIOS 1.35 Addressing Barriers to Amblyopia Therapy Laura England Research Orthoptist , Manchester Royal Eye Hospital Anna O’Connor, Senior Lecturer in Orthoptics, University of Liverpool 2.05 Paediatric Ophthalmology Covid-19 Response Scott Mills, Paediatric Orthoptist, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital 2.20 How we are implementing NHS England Special School Eye Care Services Frances Midgley, SEN Lead, Warrington and Halton Hospitals 2.35 Orthoptic updates in acquired brain injury and neurological conditions Claire Howard, Stroke specialist orthoptist, Northern Care Alliance (Salford) 3.05 questions then break 3.20 Role of vision in falls and fear of falling [...]
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