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June 2023
BIOS Clinical Tutors Day 2023
The BIOS Clinical Tutors Day is an annual event for all Orthoptists involved in practice-based education (placements). The day will involve a short update from the 4 UK HEIs that offer pre-registration Orthoptic training, followed by a mix of updates, discussions, rapid-fire presentations and group activities. The day has been designed with specific recognition that it has been a long time since the last face-to-face meeting and thus there is a need for protected time to network and hold an open discussion. We look forward to welcoming everyone to the first CTD hosted by UCL. 09:30 – 10:00 [...]
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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
Find out more »July 2023
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 [...]
Find out more »August 2023
BIOS Scottish Autumn Clinical Meeting (Face to Face)
AGENDA 9.40-10.00 Register, tea/coffee 10.00 - Welcome and housekeeping 10.00 – 10.50 Digital: Lisa Gibson - Digital Leadership Victoria Reid - AHP Fellowship project Natalie Entwistle - Open eyes experience 10.50 - 11.20 Stroke: Darren Brand – Stroke case presentation Amber McGookin - DVLA exceptional circumstances 11.20 - 11.40 Roddy McEwan - Botox 11.40 – 12.00 Catherine Meylan – Amblyopia and reading performance 12.00 – 12.10 Emma Brown – Guide Dogs 12.15 – 13.00 Break for lunch 13.00 – 13.45 Angela Carlin BIOS update and trustee role (members only) 13.45 – 14.10 Sarah Brown – NES NMAHP development [...]
Find out more »September 2023
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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Vision Screening CAG Webinar
Vision Screening CAG Event Agenda Introduction Vision Screening Audit Incidence of Correctable Bilateral Visual Impairment (BVI) - from NHS Scotland Key Performance Indicators Q+A
Find out more »BIOS Preceptorship Webinar (Online)
BIOS is hosting a webinar to update Orthoptists on Preceptorship for AHPs and BIOS Preceptorship. This will take place on Tuesday 12th September at 16:30. All Orthoptists are invited to attend however we encourage attendance from new graduates, preceptors, preceptees and heads of service especially. We would love to have as many Orthoptists as possible engaging in this topic. The Webinar will cover the following: · HCPC Preceptorship Update · National Preceptorship Update · BIOS Preceptorship Update · Case Study presentation · Q&A session For more information please contact the BIOS New Graduate Representative Holly Kniazewycz via [email protected]
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Neuro Orthoptic CAG Study Day (Face to Face)
09:00- 09:30 ARRIVAL & REGISTRATION 09:30 – 09:45 Welcome & Update 09:45 – 10:30 Impact of weightloss drugs on IIH Prof. Frank Joseph, Consultant Physician Diabetes, Endocrinology & Internal Medicine Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 10:30 – 11:15 OCT in neuro-ophthalmology – Macula GCL Miss Shveta Bansal, Consultant Ophthalmologist with special interest in Ocular Motility and Neuro-Ophthalmology Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 11:15-11:30 BREAK 11:30 – 12:15 Neuroimaging in neuro-ophthalmology Dr Calvin Soh, Consultant Neuroradiologist, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust 12:15- 13:00 Case Presentations Various 13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH 14:00 – 14:30 Investigating Neuro Ophthalmic Conditions and Neuroanatomy [...]
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Northern Heads of Service Meeting (Virtual)
Meeting with Northern Heads of Service to discuss local matters and share information
Find out more »November 2023
BIOS Stroke and Neuro-rehab CAG Autumn Webinar
The guest speaker will be Professor Susanne Trauzettal-Klosinski presenting on hemianopic dyslexia and its rehabilitation. The remainder of the webinar will involve case presentations and discussion, if you have an interesting case you would like to present please contact Lauren on [email protected]
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