Christy Wyskiel and Dr. Peter Mc Donnell, Director
Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures Building
About innovation in eyecare / start ups
Faculty presentations with discussion about entrepreneurship/innovation in ophthalmology at JHU: Justin Hanes, PhD & Mandeep Singh, MD PhD – about their experiences with JHTV and how they supported their research and launch their discoveries
Co-director, Functional Investigations in Zebrafish facility
Wilmer Eye Institute- Johns Hopkins University
09.40
AI @ Wilmer Overview of AI initiatives across the School of Medicine and the University, and how Wilmer is using our expertise in AI to help lead these initiatives
AI-based diabetic retinopathy screening at Hopkins:
Closing the Diabetic Retinal Exam Care Gap: Integration of Autonomous AI Technology Increases Access
Dr. T. Y. (Alvin) Liu, MD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Wilmer Eye Institute- Johns Hopkins University
09.55
Artificial Intelligence @ Moorfields – and update about the cooperation with Google
Mr. Richard Lee
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Richard Lee is Clinical Director of Research & Development, Moorfields Eye Hospital Foundation NHS Trust in London, UK. He is also a professor at University College London’s Institute of Ophthalmology. He is responsible for strategic and operational oversight of Moorfields research programme spanning experimental medicine through to big data and artificial intelligence.
This talk will summarise Moorfields’ activities in health data research including its leadership of the INSIGHT hub in partnership with other UK NHS trusts. This is the largest biorepository of ophthalmic images linked to clinical records in the world. The relationship between Moorfields and commercial partners, including their collaboration with Google DeepMind, will also be covered.
Moderated by: Mrs. Megan Ward, Executive Director of Development, Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins, USA
09.00 am
Welcome
Mrs. Cathy Kowalewski
President of the World Association of Eyehospitals
Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, USA
09.05
Fundraising at Johns Hopkins
Mr. Steve Rum
Vice President for Development & Alumni Relations, Fund for Johns Hopkins Medicine
Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins, USA
For the past seventeen years, as Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs, for Johns Hopkins Medicine, Steve Rum has been the leader of the development organization that has generated on average over $1billion dollars every four years. This fundraising organization with over 200 employees and raising on average $350m per year in the past five years and is one of the largest of its kind in the U.S. The development operation encompasses four affiliated hospitals, sixteen clinical departments, the Institute of Basic Sciences and an alumni affairs department. In his 31 year career, he has led medical institutions that have now cumulatively raised over $6B.
Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, USA
UCSF Eye Health / Koret Eye Institute, San Francisco, USA
09.45
Developing a Fundraising Strategy at RVEEH: Designing a Fundraising Strategy driven by data and broadening revenue streams outside of Bequests
Miss. Emma Moore
Director Fundraising & Philanthropy
Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
New & Upcoming Member Presentations
Moderated by: Maaike van Zuilen, WAEH
10:00
Introduction to the Opty Eye Hospital Chain
Dr. Takashi Hida
Head Cataract Division Brasília Ophthalmology Hospital HOB Chairman OPTY Eye Hospital Chain Medical Affairs
Opty Eye Hospital Chain, Brasil
10:10
Sustainability & Improved Patient Care through Education & Training in Uzbekistan
Mrs. Nikki Hafezi
Chief Strategy Officer
Tashkent International Medical Center, Uzbekistan
Nikki Hafezi-Kristoffersen is a management consultant in strategy, business development, intellectual property management, fundraising and quality management systems. She specializes in medical devices and hospital management with a focus in ophthalmology and vision science.
Mrs. Hafezi has built and managed a global-leading vision institute and research center in Zurich, launched a center for international clinical research for the largest eye hospital in Switzerland, and founded the largest charity dedicated to a specific eye disease and vision health initiatives.
In Uzbekistan, Mrs. Hafezi is responsible for the strategic development of the most modern eye hospital based in Tashkent. Additionally, she has built an international ophthalmic medical device company with a distribution channel in over 60 countries. Mrs. Hafezi earned a master’s degree in intellectual property from the ETH Zurich and a specialization in clinical research (biostatistics) from the University of Bern, Switzerland.
10.20
New Member: Dharan Eye Specialist Hospital – video
Dr. Fatemah Alshamlan
CEO
Dharan, Saudi Arabia
10.30
Coffee & Tea Break
Coffee & Tea
Theme: Improving Healthcare Delivery Design – Designing for the Real World Context of Care
11.00
Anesthesiology Educational Material for Patients Scheduled for Ophthalmic Surgery: An Initiative to Improve Patient Experience, Safety, and Collaboration
Dr. Edward Esposito
Ophthalmologist, Anesthesiologist
Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins, USA
11.15
Understanding the impact of “hand-holding volunteers” providing theatre support during surgery – The patient perspective
Mrs. Angela Smith
Volunteer Management and Patient Experience
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
11.30
Improve Patient Access to Eye Care, Expand our Catchment Area, and Deliver Care to those in Need
Dr. Ibrahim AlObaida
Acting Associate Chairman of Eligibility & Outreach, Consultant Ophthalmologist (Glaucoma)
King Khaled Specialist Eye Hospital, Saudi Arabia
11.45
Connecting with patients about Quality – looking behind the curtain
Mrs. Joanne Brodie
Manager, Marketing & Communications
Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
12.00
Singapore National Eye Centre – Posturing for the Future
Mr. Hou Boon Lim
Doctor
Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore
12.15
Self Scheduling in Ophthalmology
Mr. Rick Seefeldt
Director
UCSF, Koret Eye, USA
12.30
Lunch
Theme: Eyehospital (re)Design
Moderated by:
1.30 pm
Evaluating and Improving Ambulatory Models of Care
Mrs. Fiona Moran
Acting Director Ambulatory Services
Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
1.45 pm
Yes! Lets’ build a new eye hospital
Mr. Fokke Rakers
Manager Re-development Rotterdam Eye Hospital
The Rotterdam Eye Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2.00 pm
Fitting an old service into a new space – relocation of Specialist Clinic services
Mr. An Ly
Service Improvement Co-ordinator
Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
2.15 pm
Project Oriel, Building a new Eye Hospital
Mr. Martin Kuper
CEO
The Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Theme: International cooperation
2.30 pm
2030 In Sight IAPB – Potential collaborations
Mr. Nick Parker
Global Head of Development and Partnerships
IAPB, London, United Kingdom
2.45 pm
Coffee & Tea Break
Subsessions – Meetings Communities of Practice
Moderated by: Rahul Shah, Wilmer Eye Institute
Medical Outcomes
3.15 pm
A. WAEH project Medical Outcomes: Keratoconus Interactive workshop / Community of Practice Primary Retinal Detachment
B. WAEH project Medical Outcomes: Primary Retinal Detachment
C. How to implement the medical outcome indicators in your hospital?
Value-Based Healthcare: A Standardised Outcome Set for Keratoconus
Dr. Tiffany Lo Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
This presentation outlines the recent WAEH project on Value-Based Healthcare, focusing on the corneal disease, keratoconus. There were four steps involved; protocol development, development of a long-list of medical and patient-reported outcomes; an international expert panel from WAEH members to generate a short-list; and the creation of a standardised outcome set.
04.00 pm
Communities of Practice – Clinicians – Nurses
Introduction by
Nurse / clinician – Wilmer Eye
Interactive workshop by Reuben Cruz
As a nurse educator and co-chair of the Nursing Quality Committee at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, one of the responsibilities of Reuben Cruz is to assist nurses in any process improvement project. He researched many different tools and publications, and has developed a 4-question tool that will help pick the most relevant and appropriate topic for the nurses to work on. He will share a very practical tool with you!
Other topics to discuss during the Communities of Practice
Education for Nurses, like nurse-led intravitreal injection courses (check out the online one from Moorfields!)
Research: research nurses, nurses doing a PhD, anything related to nurses and research
Innovation in the Nursing Practice
Moderated by: Director of Nursing, Wilmer Eye
05.00 pm
Wrap up Announcement 2023 – Melbourne team
06.15 pm
Pick up from hotel to the Baltimore Inner Harbor (bus, be on time!)
Roundtrip Shuttle Transportation
06.45 pm
WAEH Dinner
Casting off in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on the “Raven”, an elegant and spacious yacht. This 3-hour dinner cruise will pass some of Baltimore’s popular attractions including the Maryland Science Center, Pride Mast Memorial and the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Dr. Peter McDonnell, MD
Mrs. Renee Winsky 
Dr. Laura Ensign, PhD
Dr. Jeff Mumm, PhD
Dr. T. Y. (Alvin) Liu, MD
Mr. Richard Lee
Dr. Shameema Sikder, MD
Dr. Nakul Shekhawat, MD
Dr. Hassan AlDhibi
Dr. Alexander Berg Rendahl
Dr. Grace Wang
Mrs. Ping Yen Gu
Mr. Jos Hubers
Mr. Marc Veldkamp
Mrs. Huey Peng Log
Dr. Amy Zhang, MD
Mrs. Loretta Sheales
Mrs. Sinead Cucanic
Mr. Steve Rum
Mrs. Deb Chesky
Miss. Emma Moore
Mrs. Nikki Hafezi
Dr. Edward Esposito
Mrs. Angela Smith
Dr. Ibrahim AlObaida 
Mrs. Joanne Brodie
Mr. Hou Boon Lim
Mr. Rick Seefeldt
Mrs. Fiona Moran
Mr. Fokke Rakers
Mr. An Ly
Mr. Nick Parker