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NES and Optometry......
Dundee Optometric Clinical Skills Centre......
East Region’s Calendar of Events......
OPTOMETRY OPEN EVENING......
NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY......
STEPPING UP TO INDEPENDENT PRESCRIBING......
IP CASE STUDY TUTORIAL......
GLAUCOMA......
OCT ANALYSIS......
GONIOSCOPY WORKSHOP......
NES NATIONAL OPTOMETRY CONFERENCE......
MANAGING DRY AMD IN PRIMARY CARE......
MANAGING OCULAR HYPERTENSION IN PRIMARY CARE......
OHT ADVANCED......
FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL......
CONTACT LENS RELATED KERATITIS......
PERIPHERAL RETINAL EXAMINATION......
BESPOKE COURSES......
OPTOMETRY TEACH AND TREAT CLINICS......
PORTAL......
CONTACT DETAILS......
East Region’s Optometry Courses Contact:......
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NES and Optometry
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is a Special Health Board. It provides training to all Scotland’s NHS staff in support of government policy and promotes best practice through education and lifelong learning.
NES Optometry provides education to support the General Ophthalmic Services contract and develops training to allow practitioners to provide an excellent standard of care to their patients. Optometry has now been part of NES for four years with Programme Directors, Donald Cameron and Dr Janet Pooley heading up the department. During that time the education provided to Optometrists across Scotland has dramatically increased and diversified. The emphasis of the training is hands-on practical learning with relevant clinical experience. The training is designed to be enjoyable as well as informative.
Regional training has been a major focus for NES, with clinics and centres being developed around the country. Optometric Tutors support this training, developing national standards which can be adapted locally to meet regional requirements. Further details about NES Optometry can be found at:
Dundee Optometric Clinical Skills Centre
Dundee was the first regional training centre offering GOS contracted practitioners in the East of Scotland a local education base. The development of this innovative project is managed by NES Programme Director Dr Janet Pooley as part of the National Optometry Strategy.
The centre at Ninewells Hospital is run for NES by The University of Dundee. The University provides clinical skills training for other health care professionals including nurses and pharmacists and since November 2009 it has also been running Optometry courses. NES has equipped the centre with a full range of state of the art equipment to allow optometric hands-on training in small groups. This approach is supported by our five Optometry Teach and Treat Clinics around Scotland. You can find details of how to sign up for this experience on page 14 or on our website at
This brochure outlines the exciting programme for autumn 2012 through to summer 2013. These courses are run with small delegate numbers on a first-come, first-served basis and quite quickly become fully booked. There is no charge to attend any course and CET points are also available. All bookings can be made on-line at the NES Portal Further details can be found at the back of this brochure. Any queries regarding your bookings should be directed to the University’s Clinical Skills Centre Secretary, Kathleen Galbraith, email:
The training available at this Centre is a major step forward in our professional development. We hope that you will take full advantage of this valuable local resource. This approach is supported by our Optometric Teach and Treat Clinics around Scotland. To sign up, see page 14 for details.
Dr Janet Pooley
NES Optometry Programme Director
East Region’s Calendar of Events
Course / No. of Session(s)** / Date / Time / Venue***Open Evening / 1 of 1 / 20/09/12 / 18:00 - 20:00 / Ninewells
Neuro-Ophthalmology / 1 of 2 / 23/10/12 / 18:00 - 20:00 / Ninewells
2 of 2 / 04/12/12 / 18:00 - 20:00 / Ninewells
Stepping Up to IP / 1 of 2 / 01/11/12 / 18:00 - 20:00 / Ninewells
2 of 2 / 13/12/12 / 18:00 - 20:00 / Ninewells
NES National Optometry Conference* / 1 of 1 / 04/11/12 / 09:00 - 16:30 / Marriott Hotel, Glasgow
Glaucoma Referral Refresher* / 1 of 1 / 18/11/12 / 12:30 - 16:30 / (Venue TBC), Edinburgh
IP Case Study Tutorial / 1 of 1 / 20/11/12 / 18:00 - 20:00 / Ninewells
OCT Analysis / 1 of 1 / 22/11/12 / 18:00 - 20:00 / Ninewells
Glaucoma Referral Refresher* / 1 of 1 / 25/11/12 / 12:30 - 16:30 / (Venue TBC), Glasgow
Glaucoma Referral Refresher* / 1 of 1 / 02/12/12 / 12:30 - 16:30 / (Venue TBC), Glasgow
Gonioscopy Workshop / 1 of 1 / 17/12/12 / 18:00 - 20:00 / Ninewells
Stepping Up to IP / 1 of 2 / 15/01/13 / 18:00 - 20:00 / Ninewells
2 of 2 / 19/02/13 / 18:00 - 20:00 / Ninewells
Managing Dry AMD / 1 of 2 / 17/01/13 / 18:00 - 20:00 / Ninewells
2 of 2 / 21/02/13 / 18:00 - 20:00 / Ninewells
Managing OHT / 1 of 3 / 24/01/13 / 18:00 - 20:00 / Ninewells
2 of 3 / 31/01/13 / 18:00 - 20:00 / Ninewells
3 of 3 / 07/03/13 / 18:00 - 20:00 / Ninewells
Foreign Body Removal / 1 of 1 / 18/03/13 / 18:00 - 20:00 / Ninewells
OHT Advanced / 1 of 2 / 18/04/13 / 18:00 - 20:00 / Ninewells
2 of 2 / 13/06/13 / 18:00 - 20:00 / Ninewells
C/L Related Keratitis / 1 of 2 / 16/04/13 / 18:00 - 20:00 / Ninewells
2 of 2 / 11/06/13 / 18:00 - 20:00 / Ninewells
OCT Analysis / 1 of 1 / 14/05/13 / 18:00 - 20:00 / Ninewells
IP Case Study Tutorial / 1 of 1 / 28/05/13 / 18:00 - 20:00 / Ninewells
Peripheral Retinal Examination / 1 of 1 / 03/06/13 / 18:00 - 20:00 / Ninewells
*Open to Optometrists from East Region
**When booking a two-part or three-part course, please ensure you are available to attend both/all 3 sessions in the series.
*** Unless otherwise stated, the venue for these courses will be Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Ninewells Avenue, Dundee. (Postcode for sat nav use is DD2 1UB.) Please check NES Portal for room allocations.
OPTOMETRY OPEN EVENING
DUNDEE OPTOMETRIC CLINICAL SKILLS CENTRE OPEN EVENING
This is an opportunity to visit the state of the art facilities at the Dundee Centre and hear about the National Optometry Strategy from NES who fund this facility. One of NES’s strategic aims is for over 50% of non-sight threatening conditions previously referred to the secondary care sector, to be managed within the Community by 2014. You will hear about how these courses will be helping towards this aim and fulfilling the new GOC Continuing Education requirements from 2013.
This will be an informal evening which will give you a chance to chat to NES personnel and educators at the Centre. You will also have the opportunity to handle the equipment used on the courses and learn about how to book future courses through the NES Portal.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, the Optometrist should:
- Be familiar with the operation of equipment used at the Centre
- Understand how the courses can fulfill CPD requirements
- Understand that the Clinical Skills Courses format differs from the majority of CET
Dates and Location:
Thurs 20 September 2012, 18:00 - 20:00, Seminar Rooms A/B, Ninewells
NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY
7 General CET Points Available
This two session course will cover the more common neurological conditions which are likely to present at an eye examination. There will be a mix of pre-course reading, lecture, patient examination and case study tutorial. With the GOS regulations in Scotland, Optometrists have more flexibility to perform the tests that are required. This course will help guide delegates to develop an examination appropriate to investigating neurological conditions which affect the eyes.
Aims
The aim of this course is to make you a confident practitioner when examining patients with neurological conditions.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, the Optometrist should be able to:
- Take an appropriate history and symptoms
- Assess pupil reflexes
- Perform an appropriate series of tests
- Formulate an appropriate management plan
Dates and Location:
Session 1, Tues 23 October 2012, 18:00-20:00, Ninewells
Session 2, Tues 4 December 2012, 18:00-20:00, Ninewells
STEPPING UP TO INDEPENDENT PRESCRIBING
8 General and Therapeutics CET Points Available
With the implementation of the Crown Report (1999) giving rise to independent prescribing and the funding from NES, many Optometrists in Scotland are becoming independent prescribers. However, not all Optometrists have the time and inclination to follow this through. This course is designed to give all non-prescribing Optometrists the opportunity to explore which non-sight threatening eye infections and inflammations they can safely manage in Practice.
Aims
The aim of the course is to make you a more skilful and confident practitioner when managing non-sight threatening infection and inflammation in Practice.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, the Optometrist should be able to:
- Identify common eye infection and inflammation
- Differentiate sight threatening from non-sight threatening conditions
- Develop an appropriate patient management plan
- Recommend or supply appropriate drugs, where required
Dates and Location:
2012
Session 1, Thur 1 November, 18:00-20:00, Ninewells
Session 2, Thur 13 December, 18:00-20:00, Ninewells
2013
Session 1, Tues 15 January, 18:00-20:00, Ninewells
Session 2, Tues 19 February, 18:00-20:00, Ninewells
IP CASE STUDY TUTORIAL
4 General and Therapeutics CET Points Available
This one session course is designed for practising IP Optometrists and those who are completing the GCU Ocular Therapeutics course or have a keen interest in Ocular Therapeutics. For this course, you will be asked to bring along and discuss a case you have managed in Practice. There will also be a quiz based on The College of Optometrists’ Clinical Management Guidelines.
Aims
The aim of the course is to make you more confident managing cases of Ocular Therapeutics in Practice.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, the Optometrist should be able to:
- Manage non-sight threatening conditions
- Differentiate sight threatening conditions from non-sight threatening acute conditions
- Formulate an appropriate management plan
Dates and Location:
Tues 20 November 2012, 18:00-20:00, Ninewells
Tues 28 May 2013, 18:00-20:00, Ninewells
GLAUCOMA
This half day course has been designed to assist you in glaucoma referrals by looking in detail at the risk factors for glaucoma and to increase your confidence in clinical decision making.
GLAUCOMA REFERRAL REFRESHER
3 General and Therapeutics CET Points Available
The introduction will be a short lecture looking at what the GOS regulations say you should be doing for patients you suspect have glaucoma, followed by a series of short workshops looking in detail at specific areas for investigation and decision on what and when to refer. In the final session, a local ophthalmologist will bring it all together to discuss what they would like to see in a referral for glaucoma.
Learning objectives:
By the end of this course, the Optometrist should be able to:
- Understand what is required by the GOS regulations when examining the suspect glaucoma patient
- Be able to assess suspect glaucomatous visual fields
- Develop an awareness of specific risk factors for Glaucoma
- Be able to link alteration in ONH to other glaucomatous changes
- Improve clinical decision making regarding referral criteria
Programme:
12:30 - 13:00Registration & buffet lunch
13:00 - 13:15Introduction: What do the GOS regulations say about glaucoma?
13:20 - 13:50Workshop 1 - Discs
13:55 - 14:25Workshop 2 - Visual Fields
14.30 - 15:00Workshop 3 - IOP and CCT
15:00 - 15:20Coffee
15:20 - 15:50Workshop 4 - Risk Factors
15:55 - 16:30Final Session (Led by local Ophthalmologist)
Dates and Locations:
Sunday 18 November 2012, 12:30 - 16:30, Edinburgh (venue TBC)
Sunday 25 November 2012, 12:30 - 16:30, Glasgow (venue TBC)
Sunday 2 December 2012,12:30 - 16:30, Glasgow (venue TBC)
Venues: Please check the Portal for venue details
OCT ANALYSIS
4 General CET Points Available
With the increasing usage of OCT in the profession, there is a need to provide a forum for practitioners to review interpretation of OCT scans. This one session course will have a mix of pre-course reading, a quiz and case-based scenarios. Delegates will also be asked to bring along and discuss a case that they have managed in Practice using an OCT scan. This is a useful session for all Optometrists whether or not they use an OCT in Practice.
Aims
The aim of the course is to make you more confident in your analysis of OCT scans.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, the Optometrist should be able to:
- Identify the structures of the retina
- Recognise normal variants
- Differentiate ocular pathologies
Dates and Location:
Thurs 22 November 2012, 18:00-20:00, Ninewells
Tues 14 May 2013, 18:00-20:00, Ninewells
GONIOSCOPY WORKSHOP
4 General CET Points Available
This one session workshop will give Optometrists a solid grounding in the anatomy of the angle and instructions on basic and more advanced techniques using a variety of Gonio lenses. There will be a short presentation on the technique followed by a hands-on practical session.
Aims
The aim of the course is to make you a more skilful practitioner when using a Gonio lens.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, the Optometrist should be able to:
- Demonstrate a knowledge of the structures of the angle
- View the angle and interpret the image
Dates and Location:
Mon 17 December 2012, 18:00-20:00, Ninewells
NES NATIONAL OPTOMETRY CONFERENCE
5 CET Points (including 2 Therapeutics Points) Available
You are warmly invited to attend the 3rd NHS Education for Scotland National Optometry Conference.
Captain Hugh Sheils will speak about risk and, using real case scenarios, will outline how to improve performance by forming a culture which effectively promotes continuous improvement and risk management.
Dr Andy Simpson will give a lecture on the latest cutting edge techniques for treatment of blindness and AMD including the importance of patient counselling and selection.
In addition there will be an interactive session with a panel of experts where you can have your questions answered as well as a chance to discuss a variety of clinical cases in ‘Grand Rounds’.
Date and Location:
Sunday 4 November 2012, 09:00 - 16:30, Marriott Hotel, 800 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8RR
Coffee and registration from 9am
Captain Hugh Sheils
The airline industry in the ‘70s did not have a good safety record but over time pilots accepted that accidents may often happen because of human factors outwith the control of the airline. Hugh has many years of experience as captain of “heavy jets” and he has made a study of how a profession can change from being fearful of making mistakes into one able to learn from mistakes and share the lessons with colleagues. You will find his insights into the results of certain human behaviours fascinating and given that Optometrists are not yet comfortable sharing our weaknesses and doubts, this will highlight an area that should concern all of us involved in complex decision-making.
Dr Andy Simpson Vitreoretinal Research Fellow, King’s College, London
Andy was involved in the recent, well-publicised, pioneering surgery implanting a sub-retinal microchip in a patient with retinitis pigmentosa. While working in the area of “artificial sight” is his main area of interest, he is also involved in assessing radiation and an alternative treatment for Wet AMD. All of this is at the leading edge of surgical and medical treatments and we are fortunate to have him addressing our conference.
If you want to be able to advise your anxious patients about how research into sight loss is developing, this is the event for you.
Programme:
09:00 - 09:30Registration and coffee
09:30 - 10:30 Why do planes crash and optometrists miss pathology? Captain Hugh Sheils
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee
11:00 - 11:30 Was the pilot to blame? Captain Hugh Sheils
11:30 - 12:45 Grand Rounds
12:45 - 13:45 Lunch
13:45 - 14:45 Question Time!
14:45 - 15:00 NES, what’s next?
15:00 - 15:15 Coffee
15:15 - 16:30 Second Sight. Dr Andy Simpson
MANAGING DRY AMD IN PRIMARY CARE
Awaiting CET Points Confirmation
Dry AMD is a condition which commonly does not require referral in to secondary care. However, for Optometrists to confidently manage this, they also need to be able to differentiate it from Wet AMD. This two session course will cover the differentiation of Wet AMD from Dry through pre-course reading, a quiz, lecture, practical patient sessions and a case study tutorial.
Aim
The aim of the course is to make you a more skillful and confident practitioner when managing cases of Dry AMD.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, the Optometrist should be able to:
- Confidently examine macular area with Volk lens
- Identify signs of Dry AMD
- Differentiate from Wet AMD
- Assess risk of developing Wet AMD
Dates and Location:
Session 1 Thurs 17 January 2013, 18:00-20:00, Ninewells
Session 2 Thurs 21 February 2013, 18:00-20:00, Ninewells
MANAGING OCULAR HYPERTENSION IN PRIMARY CARE
Awaiting CET Points Confirmation
This is a return of the most popular course at the Dundee Centre which has already been run 5 times. It will help Optometrists to manage OHT safely and in the patient’s best interests.
The safe management of OHT involves gaining enough evidence from tests performed to say that the patient is at low risk of developing Glaucoma. This 3 session course will give practitioners the necessary practical and decision-making skills to manage OHT more effectively.
There will be pre-course reading, a quiz, lecture, practical sessions on disc analysis, pachymetry, gonioscopy, a patient session and case study tutorial.
Aims
The aim of the course is to make you a more confident practitioner when managing Ocular Hypertension in Primary Care.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, the Optometrist should be able to:
- Identify Ocular Hypertension
- Differentiate OHT from Glaucoma
Dates and Location:
Session 1, Thurs 24 January 2013, 18:00-20:00, Ninewells
Session 2, Thurs 31 January 2013, 18:00-20:00, Ninewells
Session 3, Thurs 7 March 2013, 18:00-20:00, Ninewells
OHT ADVANCED
Awaiting CET Points Confirmation
This two session course is designed for Optometrists who have completed our Managing OHT in Primary Care course. As with all learned skills, there is always a need to revisit and enhance those skills. This course will ensure these skills are firmly embedded and help to build on them through a mix of a quiz, case scenarios, case study tutorial and patient sessions.
Aims
The aim of the course is to make you a more confident practitioner when managing Ocular Hypertension in Primary Care.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, the Optometrist should be able to:
- Identify Ocular Hypertension
- Differentiate OHT from Glaucoma
Dates and Location:
Session 1, Thurs 18 April 2013, 18:00-20:00, Ninewells
Session 2, Thurs 13 June 2013, 18:00-20:00, Ninewells
FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL
Awaiting CET Points Confirmation
With the expanded role of Optometry, there are new skills which need to be mastered. Foreign body removal is one area where Optometrists can easily manage the more superficial foreign bodies.
This one session course will cover differentiation of superficial from penetrating injury and will include a practical session on the technique required for safe removal of foreign bodies.
Aims
The aim of the course is to make you more skilful and confident when removing superficial corneal foreign bodies.