One Day Essential: Ophthalmology

This one day conference provides expert specialist clinical training and essential information on Ophthalmology for GPs and their practice colleagues. This event will be chaired by Dr Waqaar Shah (JP B.Sc MB.BS MRCGP LLM).

Learning objectives:

• Learn how diabetes affects the eye, how you can do to support patients and how diabetic retinal screening helps patients avoid sight loss
• What is macular degeneration, what are the signs/symptoms to look out for and  how urgently should patients be referred with macular degeneration
• What are the different types of glaucoma and how is glaucoma treated
• When do patients need surgery for glaucoma, and what are the different types of interventions
• What exactly is a cataract, how does a cataract develop and how ripe does a cataract need to be before referral
• Learn about the fascinating history of cataract treatments
• What are the different types of lid swellings and how can I tell which lid swellings are sinister
• What should I not miss in a child and how to gain more confidence when seeing a child with an eye problem
• How can I improve my awareness of urgent eye problems
• What not to miss in a red eye

Programme

09:00 Coffee & Registration

09:30 Welcome by the Chair 
          Waqaar Shah

09:40 Glaucoma - what to inform your patients about this condition

10:20 Macular degeneration - how to ensure your patients receive optimal care

11:00 Refreshments & Exhibition

11:20 Diabetes in the eye - an essential guide for GPs

12:00 Eyelids - how to recognise and manage important lesions in primary care

12.40 Sponsored Symposium

13:00 Lunch & Exhibition

13:40 A patient's journey - what we can all learn from this

14:20 Cataract - an important summary for GPs

15:00 Refreshments & Exhibition

15:20 Paediatric ophthalmology - how to improve quality of care in this patient group

16:10 Urgent eye problems - what not to miss

16:50 Chairman’s Closing Remarks

17:00 Close of the Conference

Whilst we endeavour to present the programme as advertised, we reserve the right to amend timings and content