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Short Recap 18th Annual WAEH Meeting

2024-11-14 16:16:16

WAEH 18th Annual Meeting

Thank you for hosting the 18th Annual WAEH Meeting


WAEH 18th Annual Meeting

Group Photo at AIER Eye Hospital Group, Changsha


WAEH 18th Annual Meeting

Thank you for hosting the 18th Annual WAEH Meeting


WAEH 18th Annual Meeting

Group Photo at Shanghai Eye & Ent Hospital, Shanghai


WAEH 18th Annual Meeting

Sponsors of the 18th Annual Meeting

THANK YOU to our sponsors! 

The 18th Annual Meeting has come to a successful close, and we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our incredible sponsors: Shenyang Xingqi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.STAAR SurgicalAlcon China, and Johnson & Johnson.


The dates of the 19th Annual Meeting in 2025 are known

We look forward to welcoming you to this 19th Annual Meeting in Switzerland and France:

19th Annual WAEH Meeting – 2025
Location: Switzerland & France 
Dates: Tuesday, October 7 – Saturday, October 11, 2025 

Please mark the dates in your calendar – more details will follow.


We’d love to hear from you!

A more comprehensive newsletter is coming soon, but in advance a quick update: we would love to receive three insights or ideas from everyone that you can work on at home. Thanks in advance for your input!




November

1 – 30 Nov
Aravind Eye Care System: Online Course on Project Management for Eye Care

7 – 12 Nov
WAEH: WAEH 18th Annual Meeting – China

13 Nov
Workshop by Moorfields Education: Myopia control course

15 Nov
Workshop by Moorfields Education: Implementing a non-medical intravitreal injection service

20 Nov
Workshop by Moorfields Education: Paediatric glaucoma

29 Nov
Workshop by Moorfields Education: Oculplastic nursing and allied health professionals study day

December

5 Dec, 01.00 pm CET 
Community of Practice Human ResourcesTask delegation and creating development/career options

12 Dec, 01.00 pm CET
Community of Practice for Nurses: The development of Ophthalmic advance practice roles in Australia with Mark Crocker en Gillian Matthews from Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service, Australia

19 Dec, 12.00noon CET
WAEH Board Meeting: want to share ideas with the board? Please send them to Maaike: 

2025

January

17 Jan
Workshop by Moorfields Education: Moorfields corneal suturing and penetrating keratoplasty wet lab

22 Jan
Workshop by Moorfields Education: YAG laser training for nurses and AHPs

February

7 Feb
Workshop by Moorfields Education: Hot topics in comprehensive ophthalmology

March

20 Mar, 01.00 PM CET 
Community of Practice Human Resources

27 Mar, 01.00 PM CET
Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied Health PersonnelAn Evidence-Based Approach to Managing Pediatric Outpatient Ophthalmology Surgical Pain with Natalia Gurova, Liza Raymundo and Alma Sabanagic from the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins, USA

June

19 Jun, 01.00 PM CEST 
Community of Practice Human Resources

26 Jun, 01.00 PM CEST
Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied Health Personnel

September

11 Sepr, 01.00 PM CEST 
Community of Practice Human Resources

18 Sept, 01.00 pm CEST
Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied Health Personnel

October

Tuesday, 7 Oct – Saturday, 11 Oct
19th Annual WAEH Meeting

December

4 Dec, 01.00 pm CET 
Community of Practice Human Resources

11 Dec, 01.00 pm CET
Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied Health Personnel



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