Events
Upcoming Events
Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2025
An invitation for all Optometrists, Dispensing Opticians, Contact Lens Opticians, Pre-Reg Optometrists, and Pre-Reg Dispensing Opticians within Coventry and Warwickshire region.
The Annual General Meeting of Coventry and Warwickshire Local Optical Committee will be held on Thursday 15th May 2025, at The Village Hotel, Coventry.
As you may know the whole Committee is up for re-election every 3 years. If you wish to stand for election to serve on the Committee for the next three year term you will need to complete the attached nomination form and return it to the Secretary, by 15th April 2025.
Agenda Times ( Approx)
6.30pm- 7.00pm
- Election of Chairman for the meeting
- Apologies for Absence
- Minutes of the last AGM
- Treasurer’s Report
- Chairman’s Report
- Appointment of Tellers and resolution to destroy voting papers
- Voting
- Retiring committee members
- Results of Election and Welcome of new committee members (may be done after food and before CPD)
- AOB
7.00pm-7.45pm
Hot Buffet, Wine and Chat with Scope, Optos and British Blind Sportand. We thank Scope and Optos for their Sponsorship.
7.45pm-8.45pm
Peer Review on ‘Cases that present as Eye Casualty Triage‘
CPD POINTS WILL BE AVAILABLE for OO and IP
Please click this link to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/coventry-and-warwickshire-loc-agm-2025-tickets-1295378434769
Past Events
Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2024
An invitation for all Optometrists, Dispensing Opticians, Contact Lens Opticians, Pre-Reg Optometrists, and Pre-Reg Dispensing Opticians within Coventry and Warwickshire region.
The 2024 Annual General Meeting was held on Tuesday 14th May 2024, at the Warwick Arms Hotel, Warwick. There was a talk from Mr Samer Elsherbiny on Medical Retina.
Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2021
An invitation for all Optometrists, Dispensing Opticians, Contact Lens Opticians, Pre-Reg Optometrists, and Pre-Reg Dispensing Opticians within Coventry and Warwickshire region.
The 2021 AGM was held on Thursday 13th of May 2021 virtually via Zoom and held a peer-review session for CET points for optometrists and independent prescribers.
Jason Rice stood down as Chairman and was thanked for his service and hard work as chairman for many years. Jon Belcher was elected as the new Chair, proposed and seconded via a show of hands across attendees.
The minutes for the 2021 AGM can be accessed via the link below.
Spa Medica Coventry
SpaMedica in Coventry held an accreditation evening for optometrists on Wednesday 2nd September 2020 for post-operative cataract patients to be seen in community practice. This also included a tour of the brand new Tile Hill hospital which opened in July 2020. Due to social distancing only a small number of invitations were permitted, therefore future accreditation evenings are planning to be held. Please email Amanda Jones at SpaMedica on amanda.jones@spamedica.co.uk for further information on events.
AGM 2020
Coventry and Warwickshire LOC hosted the 2020 AGM on Tuesday 19th May via Zoom. All committee members agreed to host the meeting virtually which was a great success with an attendance of 80+ professionals. Jason Rice opened the meeting with the chairman’s report which was focussed on the challenges of COVID-19 within eyecare in Coventry and Warwickshire. Jason also thanked the three committee members who were stepping down for their hard work over the years. Kiran Bola introduced the treasurer’s report which displayed healthy accounts.
Dr Nicola Logan presented a CET online lecture on myopia control which was a great insight into the future of myopia and how Optometrists can be involved. Following on from this, three new LOC members were announced after being newly elected by the AGM attendees, and were welcomed onto the committee.
The minutes for the 2020 AGM can be accessed via the link below. The next AGM in 2021 is yet to be confirmed. Any ideas/thoughts for this event are most welcomed, please email secretary@coventryandwarwickshireloc.com.