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Setting Sights Higher: 50,000 Vision Tests and the Impact on Baltimore’s Children

May 14, 2021
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Pediatric ophthalmologist Megan Collins On Jan. 28, the Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology hosted a webinar featuring Megan Collins about the impact of the Vision for Baltimore program. The Dana Center is a multidisciplinary coalition of faculty, staff and students dedicated to the prevention...

Open position | UCSF Department of Ophthalmology Administrative Director

May 14, 2021
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– Vacancy – The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Department of Opthalmology has opened a position for an Administrative Director for the UCSF Health Ophthalmology and Optometry practices that will be located at their new San Francisco downtown eye center, the UCSF Wayne...

WAEH Newsletter – May 2021

May 12, 2021
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Call for Abstracts now open! The 15th Annual WAEH meetingStockholm, Sweden5 – 8 September 2021 Looking far and beyond – Learning from other industries and from our peersHost: St. Erik Eye Hospital WAEH 15th Annual Meeting themes: 2021 – Forward together – Developing...

Moorfields appoints new chief executive

May 11, 2021
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Dr. Martin Kuper has been appointed as the New Chief Executive of Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Martin will join Moorfields from London Northwest University Healthcare NHS Trust, where he is currently deputy chief executive for transformation and chief medical officer. Martin...

Multi-stakeholder perspectives in defining health services quality indicators and dimensions

May 10, 2021
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Multi-stakeholder perspectives in defining health services quality indicators and dimensions: a concept mapping based comparison for cataract care between Singapore and The Netherlands Abstract Objective This study aims to advance understanding of globally valid versus country-specific...

UK Government’s aid budget cut puts Orbis’ sight-saving work at risk

May 10, 2021
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Orbis has just received the difficult news that cuts in the UK Government’s aid budget puts our sight-saving work at risk. Orbis projects are facing an estimated 22% decrease in funding in the current financial year which will have serious consequences for people facing vision loss and visual...

Open position | UCSF Department of Ophthalmology Photography position

May 7, 2021
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– Vacancy – The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Department of Opthalmology has opened two ophthalmic photographer positions that will be located at their new San Francisco downtown eye center, the UCSF Wayne and Gladys Valley Center for Vision. The UCSF Department...

WAEH Newsletter – April 2021

April 26, 2021
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The University Eye Clinic (Maastricht, The Netherlands) – Full member Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary (Chicago, USA) – Associate Member Triemli City Hospital, Department of Ophtalmology (Zürich, Switzerland) – Associate member WAEH...

WAEH Chair Talks – Episode 3

April 26, 2021
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WAEH Meet the Chair With University Eye Clinic Maastricht (The Netherlands). Prof. Dr. Carroll Webers, Head & Chairman at the University Eye Clinic – part of the Maastricht University Medical Center from Maastricht, The Netherlands and Frank Biggelaar (University Eye Clinic Maastricht)...

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...

Thursday 20 May 2021 Webinar | Education in Eye Hospitals

March 12, 2021
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Hosted by The WAEH Patient Centered Design “Moorfields Education has designed six educational experiences to empower patients living with AMD, glaucoma and uveitis. They have been developed using patient centered design, where input from patients has been included from beginning to end....

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 our New WAEH Members!

March 8, 2021
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The WAEH welcomes three New Members! The Maastricht University Clinic for Ophthalmology (Maastricht, The Netherlands) Full Member Welcome: The Maastricht University Clinic for Ophthalmology from Maastricht, The Netherlands! The Maastricht University Clinic for Ophthalmology aims to...

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: ‘Living on the Frontline’

December 23, 2020
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Hosted by The WAEH Moderator: Maaike van Zuilen, Global Lead, WAEH Panelists:Tracy Siggins from The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (Melbourne, Australia), Dr. Fatemeh Rajaii and Dr. Meghan Berkenstock from Wilmer Eye Institute / Johns Hopkins (Baltimore, U.S.A.) and Alexander Ionides...

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...

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