WAEH Board Meeting

Tuesday October 4
Time: 10.00 am – 12.00noon, including lunch
Pick up at the hotel entrance at 09.45am
Location: Smith Building 6th floor / board room

Attendees

Chair of the WAEH:
- Cathy Kowalewski, Wilmer Eye Institute – Johns Hopkins Hospital, USA
Martin Kuper, Moorfields Eye Hospital, United Kingdom
Dr. Nelson, Kellogg Eye Center, USA
Dato Kulasegaran, Tun Hussein On National Eye Hospital, Malaysia
Yvonne Koppelman, The Rotterdam Eye Hospital, The Netherlands
- Represented by Jos Hubers, The Rotterdam Eye Hospital, The Netherlands
Dr. Abdulaziz AlRajhi, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyaad
Brendon Gardner, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Australia
- Represented by Loretta Sheales, Executive Director, People and Communication
Sten Kjellström, St. Erik Eye Hospital, Stockholm
Dr. Tjahjono, Jakarta Eye Center, Jakarta, Indonesia
Mr. Li Li, Aier Eye Hospital Group, China
- Represented by Chloe Mengdi Chen
Charity Wai, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore
- Joined by Dr Lim Hou Boon, Consultant Ophthalmologist and Head of Comprehensive Ophthalmology (SNEC) and Jim Gu, COO (SNEC)
Rodrigo Hasegawa, Hoftalon Eye Hospital, Brasil
Wim Oosterom – external WAEH advisor to the board

Organized by

Maaike van Zuilen, WAEH

Agenda

Agenda item	Content	By
1. Welcome		Cathy Kowalewski
2. Introduction WAEH Board Members
3. WAEH Annual Meeting	Review programme Baltimore Upcoming years: 2023: Melbourne, with second visits Sydney Eye and Chatswood Themes missing this year? Share, so we can put these on the agenda of 2023! Proposal 2024 Proposal 2025 WAEH Second Meeting – Potential Location 2023	Maaike van Zuilen
4. WAEH Member Meeting	Review programme and documents: https://www.waeh.org/waeh-member-meeting-tuesday-october-4/	Maaike van Zuilen
5. Member acquisition	Saudi Arabia: Dharan Eye Specialist Hospital, Dr. Fatemah Alshamlan Uzbekistan: Tashkent International Medical Center, Uzbekistan, Mrs. Nikki Hafezi, Chief Strategy Officer Brasil – OPTY EYE HOSPITAL CHAIN – Takashi Hida Application received and sent to Rodrigo Hasegawa United Kingdom – South Tyneside David Steel: South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, UK Positively reviewed by Martin Kuper, Moorfields. The Sunderland has asked to become an associate member, their numbers show however that they are fit to become a full member Status: in conversation, still positive Hôpital National des 15-20- Paris – France Zambia – Lusaka Eye Hospital – Sponsored member Cathy and Maaike have monthly meetings with this sponsored member The idea is that they grow into associate membership Dr. Nelson will join the meetings if needed	Maaike van Zuilen
6. WAEH Projects	WAEH project Patient Eye Drop Instillation Education Package: shared during the Annual Meeting. The Education Package will be officially launched during World Sight Day 2022 Proposed structure regarding the WAEH projects The WAEH can finance two to three projects per year with 7.500,- euro. Per January 1 2023: Round 1 – Deadline 31 January 2023 Incoming proposals reviewed by board in February / March board meeting All proposals need to be sent in using the standard WAEH project format Round 2 – Deadline 31 July 2023 Incoming proposals reviewed by board in August / September board meeting All proposals need to be sent in using the standard WAEH project format	Maaike van Zuilen
7. Update action points	Start Communities of Practice 2022 Communities of Practice for Nurses Miami is giving an interactive workshop about how to implement innovation in the nursing departments – Thursday October 6 Communities of Practice for Global Communications: will meet online Communities of Practice for Keratoconus Primary retinal Detachment Need to be planned in Need to finalize and plan in dates for 2023 (action MVZ)	Maaike van Zuilen
8. To be reviewed	Review Board meeting minutes June 2022	Maaike van Zuilen
9. Dates 2022	Tuesday October 4 – WAEH Annual Meeting Baltimore: WAEH Board meeting Need extra moment? Tuesday evening? 7 Dec: 13.00 CET/7am EST 2023: dates to be planned in	Maaike van Zuilen