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WAEH Chair Talks – Episode 2

March 19, 2021
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WAEH Meet the Chair With The Orenburg branch of S. Fyodorov Eye Microsurgery Federal State Institution (Russia). Dr. Alexander Chuprov from Orenburg branch “Eye Microsurgery” (Russia) met with Anders Boman (WAEH Chair), Wim Oosterom (Advisor to the WAEH board) and Maaike van Zuilen (Global lead...

24 June 2021 Webinar | Paediatric Eye Care – Coping with The Covid Pandemic in Eye Hospitals worldwide

March 12, 2021
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Hosted by The WAEH Date: Thursday 24 JuneTime: 07:00 AM Ann Arbor, Baltimore11.00 AM London12.00 AM Stockholm, Rotterdam19.00 PM – Singapore, Kuala Lumpur22.00 PM – Melbourne Moderator: Maaike van Zuilen, Global Lead of the WAEH / Support TeamSpeaker(s): Kellogg Eye CenterWhat...

20 May 2021 Webinar | Education in Eye Hospitals

March 12, 2021
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Hosted by The WAEH, with Speakers from Moorfields Education, London (UK) Patient Catered Design “Moorfields Education has designed six educational experiences to empower patients living with AMD, glaucoma and uveitis. They have been developed using patient catered design, where input...

22 April 2021 Webinar | Robotic Eye Surgery

March 12, 2021
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Hosted by The WAEH Date: Thursday 22 April Time: 7.00 AM CST – Mexico City (Mexico) 9.00 AM EDT – New York, Ann Arbor (USA) 10.00 AM CLST – Santiago (Chile) 2.00 PM BST – London (UK)3.00 PM CEST – Rotterdam (The Netherlands) 3.00 PM CEST – Stockholm (Sweden)8.00...

WAEH Newsletter – March 2021

March 8, 2021
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WAEH Webinar: Thursday 25 March WAEH Webinar: New Injection Facility Intravitreal Injections Time: 06:00 AM Ann Arbor, Baltimore11.00 AM London12.00 AM Stockholm, Rotterdam19.00 PM – Singapore, Kuala Lumpur22.00 PM – Melbourne In these extremely challenging and difficult...

Welcome to three New WAEH Members!

March 8, 2021
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The WAEH welcomes three New Members! The University Eye Clinic (Maastricht, The Netherlands) Full Member The Maastricht University Clinic for Ophthalmology aims to provide complete ophthalmic care available at an academic level to all residents of South Limburg, The Netherlands....

25 March 2021 Webinar | Organising an Intravitreal Injection Facility

March 1, 2021
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Hosted by The WAEH, with Speakers from Moorfields Eye Hospital, London (UK) In these extremely challenging and difficult times, Ophthalmology teams all around the globe, have worked extremely hard to deliver ophthalmology care to their patients, in the safest and most innovative ways. The...

WAEH Newsletter – February 2021

February 8, 2021
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18 February 2021 WAEH Webinar – The Patient Voice Patient Storytelling at MeetingsRenee Chmielewski, Manager Planning & Patient Experience, The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, AustraliaEvaluation of The Patient Experience within the Glaucoma and Medical Retina...

WAEH Chair Talks – Episode 1

February 5, 2021
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WAEH Meet the Chair Dr. Vinay from the Suraj Eye Institute met with us online to present and tell us all about the Institute’s wonderful work and ambitions! We’d like to invite all of our WAEH members to a one-on-one meeting with our new chair Anders Boman! Register for the WAEH Chair Talks with...

WAEH Newsletter – January 2021

January 18, 2021
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New chairWAEH executive board Anders Boman – CEO St. Erik Eye Hospital The WAEH welcomes Anders Boman – CEO St. Erik Eye Hospital – Sweden as the new chair of the WAEH executive board! We would also like to share a HUGE THANK YOU to David Probert, CEO of Moorfields,...

Member meeting agenda Thursday January 21

January 14, 2021
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Member meeting agendaThursday January 21 After the webinar about Different models of Eye Care – From Satellites to Community Outreach the Member Meeting will take place. Date: Thursday 21 January 2021Time: 06:00 AM Ann Arbor, Baltimore 11.00 AM London 12.00 AM Stockholm, Rotterdam 19.00 PM – Singapore,...

WAEH Newsletter – December 2020

January 8, 2021
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Webinar 21 January 2021 Different models of Eye CareFrom Satellites to Community Outreach 21 January 2021 – first webinar of 2021! Topic: Different models of Eye Care – From Satellites to Community Outreach. An Ly from the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital will tell you more about: An...

New Year Message

December 24, 2020
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A virtual hug and warm wishes are coming to you! 💌 We hope to see you in 2021 👀 – the WAEH team 🌍 Date: 24 december 2020

30 April 2021 Webinar | Schwartz Rounds

December 23, 2020
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Hosted by The WAEH Did you miss the previous Schwartz Round? This year there will also be a LIVE Schwartz Round! Thursday 3 dec was the first online LIVE Schwartz Round. Our panel members Nima Ghadiri, Consultant in Uveitis at Moorfields Eye Hospital and Great Ormond Street, UK, Shannon...

2.14pc Rohingya Refugees aged 50 or above are blind: RAAB Study

2.14% Rohingya Refugees aged 50 or above are blind: RAAB Study

December 23, 2020
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As many as 2.14 percent of Rohingyas aged 50 years or above living in Cox’s Bazar refugee camps are suffering from blindness, says a study. The findings were revealed from the Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) among the Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (Rohingya refugees) which...

Dr Munir wins Vision Excellence Award

December 23, 2020
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Country Director of Orbis International for Bangladesh Dr Munir Ahmed has won the Vision Excellence Award 2020 for his contribution to Vision 2020, a global initiative to eliminate the main causes of all preventable and treatable blindness by 2020. The International Agency for the Prevention of...

Welcome to New member Auckland Eye

November 27, 2020
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Auckland Eye is a Centre of Excellence for Eyes in New Zealand with 16 Ophthalmologists supported by a highly experienced team of orthoptists, optometrists, ophthalmic and practice nurses. We provide diagnostics, treatment and surgery for a wide range of eye conditions, diseases and injuries including...

WAEH Newsletter 2020 – November (2) 2020

November 23, 2020
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3 December Webinar| Lean on Me The Moorfields Schwartz Round team invites you and your team to attend the Online Schwartz Round Thursday 3rd December 2020 titled “Lean On Me”. Our panel members Nima Ghadiri, Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist, Moorfields Eye Hospital, UK, Shannon Joseph, Consultant...

3 December Webinar | Schwartz Round

November 20, 2020
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The Moorfields Schwartz Round team comprises of Anita Aubrey, Andy Dywer, Margaret McNamara, Rashmi Mathew and invites you and your team to attend the Online Schwartz Round Thursday 3rd December 2020 titled “Lean On Me”. Our panel members Nima Ghadiri, Consultant in Uveitis at Moorfields Eye Hospital...

14th Annual WAEH meeting – 2020

November 19, 2020
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The Virtual 14th Annual meeting of the World Association of Eye Hospitals took place on 14 & 15 October and 11 & 12 November. Would you like to know which topics have been discussed? Please see here to take a look at the graphic reports and to read about the presentations and presenters. Dates...

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WAEH board membership: 3 vacancies

November 9, 2020
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Dear member of the WAEH, Is your hospital a full member of the WAEH and are you the person representing your hospital in the WAEH network? If so, you can apply to become a board member of the WAEH. We have currently three vacancies. Would you like to become a board member of the WAEH? You...

WAEH Newsletter 2020 – November 2020

November 4, 2020
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WAEH Annual Meeting – Phase II11 & 12 November Get ready for Phase II of the 14th Annual meeting of the World Association of Eye Hospitals: 11 & 12 November. Note the Changed Timings! Singapore time 06.00pm, Melbourne 09.00pm, Rotterdam 11.00am, UK 10.00am, Ann Arbor...

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14th Annual WAEH meeting – 2020

October 16, 2020
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The first part of the Virtual 14th Annual meeting of the World Association of Eye Hospitals took place on 14 & 15 October. Next dates are: 11 & 12 November. Want to know what has been talked about? Please see below for the graphic reports and the presentations and presenters. Please...

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ONLINE COURSE ON Project Management for Eye Care

October 12, 2020
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organized by December 1 – 20, 2020 If you are in the process of writing a project proposal or implementing a project – this course will help you design,plan and execute projects effectively. What will you learn? Develop a comprehensive knowledge about the various elements of...

International collaboration supports patient understanding of enucleation

October 9, 2020
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8 October 2020 Melbourne’s Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital has partnered with the World Association of Eye Hospitals (WAEH) and other leading member institutions including Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Moorfields) in the UK and Kellogg Eye Centre in the US to fill a gap in...

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Virtual Symposium

September 30, 2020
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“Unlocking the Power of Simulation: A Next-Generation Solution to Training Ophthalmic Professionals” We believe the timing has never been more appropriate to showcase and promote the effectiveness and impact simulation will have on ophthalmic education. The symposium is from October...

WAEH Webinar September 3
Patient Enucleation Education

September 7, 2020
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Did you miss the WAEH webinar about Patient enucleation? On September 3 Mitchell Wilson from the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (Australia) together with international colleagues David Carpenter from The Moorfields Eye Hospital and Dr. Nelson from the Kellogg Eye Centre have shared the outcomes...

WAEH Webinar September 3 Patient Enucleation Education

August 31, 2020
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Don’t want to miss this! How to reduce feelings of anxiety, after patients have been informed that enucleation surgery is required? On September 3 Mitchell Wilson from the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (Australia) will share the outcomes of the WAEH project Patient Enucleation Education. One...

Invitation WAEH Webinar & Annual Meeting

August 31, 2020
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WAEH Webinar September 3Patient Enucleation Education Don’t want to miss this! How to reduce feelings of anxiety, after patients have been informed that enucleation surgery is required? On September 3 Mitchell Wilson from the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (Australia) will share...

WAEH | Questionnaire Clinician Burnout

July 22, 2020
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A happy and healthy workplace – developing a global best practice to prevent (clinician) burnout The WAEH project ‘Clinician Burn Out’ lead by The Rotterdam Eye Hospital focuses on sharing knowledge and experience about Clinician Burn Out between WAEH member eyehospitals worldwide, to develop...

Research: Collaborative Ophthalmology Data Repository for Triaging Patients With Glaucoma and Clinic Appointments During Pandemics Such as COVID-19

July 22, 2020
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, eye care professionals caring for patients with sight-threatening diseases, such as glaucoma, have had to determine whether some patient appointments could safely get postponed. The objective of this investigation is to describe a flexible and scalable scoring...

WAEH e-Meet session

July 22, 2020
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Do you want to know more about the WAEH, our members and current projects? Please join the e-Meet session with Maaike van Zuilen, coordinator of the WAEH, on Thursday July 23! We live in challenging times, and the new normal can be overwhelming, especially for our work life. Want to chat a bit? Share...

WEBINAR 9 July 2020 What is the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our people?

July 6, 2020
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WAEH Webinar – What is the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our people?Employees working in eyehospitals worldwide increasingly experience work pressure and an imbalance between work and private life. This can lead to an increase in psychological work-related absenteeism. And the absence...

WAEH Webinar – Covid-19 and Innovations in the Macular Services

June 16, 2020
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These are challenging times for all eyehospitals worldwide. All eyehospitals have been delaying a large number of patients and patient willingness to come into the clinic has fallen to a low. On the upside: Covid-19 seems to be an enabler to speed up innovation in eyehospitals and speed up implementation...

WAEH | Innovations Overview

June 8, 2020
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While Covid-19 is challenging all of our eyehospitals all over the world – it also seems to have brought rapid implementation of virtual clinics / drive through OPD’s and many more innovations. Like Declan Flanagan from Moorfields said during one of our previous WAEH webinars: “We have...

WEBINAR 11 June 2020 How COVID has impacted Academic Missions

June 8, 2020
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Open: to all WAEH membersTopic: How COVID has impacted Academic Missions Keynotes by:Wilmer Eye Institute – USA Michael Xavier Repka, M.D. Professor of OphthalmologyVice Chair for Clinical Practice-Wilmer Eye InstituteChief, Wilmer Eye Institute-Pediatric Ophthalmology Divya Srikumaran,...

WEBINAR 28 May 2020 PPE & Surgical Throughput – How to Balance Both?

May 22, 2020
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Open: to all WAEH membersTopic: COVID-19 – PPE & Surgical Throughput – How to Balance Both?Keynotes by: Kellog Eye Center – USA Professor Christine C. Nelson, MD, FACS Bartley R Frueh, MD and Frueh Family Professorship in Eye Plastics and Orbital SurgeryProfessor of Ophthalmology...

WEBINAR 28 May 2020 PPE & Surgical Throughput - How to Balance Both?

WAEH Newsletter 2020 – May 2020 – 2

May 22, 2020
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WEBINAR 28 May 2020PPE & Surgical Throughput – How to Balance Both? Open: to all WAEH membersTopic: COVID-19 – PPE & Surgical Throughput – How to Balance Both?Keynotes by: Kellog Eye Center – USA Professor Christine C. Nelson, MD, FACS Bartley...

Webinars IAPB (Tuesday 9th June)

May 15, 2020
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IAPB is running a series of Covid-19 focused webinars that aim to provide useful information and guidance to the eye health sector during this time. We have invited experts from across different areas of health and development to discuss key topics that are impacting the sector currently and...