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December 2022
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
Find out more »February 2023
BIOS Clinical Tutors Course 2023 (Winter 1)
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 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: “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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BIOS Midlands and East Region HoS Meeting (Members only)
The meeting is is to give Heads of Service the opportunity to come together to discuss recruitment issues,any local issues, future meetings and methods of communication. Agenda Welcome and Introductions A local update from each HoS with one issue you are currently facing (please could you contact me before the meeting with this to allow me to identify any themes) Report from Council and Trustees Recruitment issues Future meetings and method of communication clinical meeting AOB
Find out more »March 2023
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
Find out more »April 2023
Northern Region Spring Clinical Meeting
Agenda Northern Clinical Meeting 26th April 2023 Masonic Lodge, Bury 9.30 Registration and coffee 10.00 Welcome 10.10 Noreen Malik, Specialist Orthoptist and Bury and Bury Blind Society 11.00 Speaker from Warrington 11.30 Elizabeth Lomas, Lecturer in Orthoptics, Liverpool University Clinical Placement Expansion Project Update 12.00 Lunch and networking 12.45 Interesting Cases from Warrington, Preston and Oldham 1.30 Amber Griffen, Orthoptist, Alder Hey Hospital Health Visitor Referrals Audit 2.00 Bridie Ellis Bukorovic, Specialist Orthoptist, Royal Preston Hospital Paediatric Imaging 101: from a trainee ACP 2.30 Tea 2.45 Louise Allen. Lecturer in Orthoptics and SEN specialist, Liverpool University Recent Developments in Eye [...]
Find out more »May 2023
BIOS LOOP Conference 2023
10 Welcome coffee 1030 Welcome Krishan Parmar: LOOP chair 10.35 BV analyser project Remma Kassem/ Danielle Mitchel: GCU undergraduate students 11 BOSTU Sam Aitkenhead: BOSTU Secretary 1130 Supporting the rising generation of Orthoptists Michael Harmsworth 1200 Sarah Brown NES: WFS 1230 lunch 1300 The workforce challenge David Wylie : Associate Director, NMAHP 1330 The service challenge David Wylie : Associate Director, NMAHP 1430 interactive questions All 1530 Lock down squint Saara Hashim : Aberdeen Hospital 1555 End Krishan Parmar : LOOP chair
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BIOS Stroke and Neuro-rehab CAG study day
BIOS Stroke and Neuro rehab CAG annual study day. Speakers in the morning include research updates, driving update and test of change presentations. Brag and share short presentations from delegates. The afternoon will be a workshop to develop a training package.
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