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CUES CPD Event: 23rd September 2024 7PM – 9PM

6 September 2024

 

Primary Eyecare are excited to announce an upcoming CPD webinar on CUES,

“The CUES conundrum: solving the urgent eyecare solution” 

Monday 23rd September,  7PM-9PM

2 back-to-back lectures with 2 interactive CPD points in total!

 

7PM – 8PM = CUES pathway and protocols

8PM – 9PM = CUES referrals from the red tab

 

The webinar will aim to cover:

    • Background on the urgent eyecare services/CUES
    • Pathways and protocols
    • Outcomes
    • How to select the appropriate urgency and clinics to refer patients to
    • The different forms of e-referrals (nhs.net, RAS etc)
    • Case scenarios
    • Slide-by slide demonstrations of how to process episodes of care on our electronic platform called OPERA
    • Q&A

To book on, please click here.

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