CPD Webinars, Vouchers At A Glance, Diabetic Screening, And FODO News

7 May 2024

We have 6 items for you today:

1. Herts LOC / The Brain Tumour Charity CPD Webinar Monday 20th May
   
   We are pleased to be running an online CPD event, “Effective Communication – Breaking Bad News”, in association with the excellent Brain Tumour Charity on Monday 20th May from 7:30 to around 8:45. There will be three interactive points for all Optoms, CLOs and DOs, the domain being “Leadership and Accountability“.

   The presenter is Lorcan Butler, who is the charity’s Optical Engagement Manager. He has given this presentation in the past with numerous LOCs and travels extensively across the UK and Europe, talking at national and international optometric conferences.

   The link to sign up is HERE.

2. Vouchers at a Glance
   
   FODO have issued the updated version of their useful GOS voucher value summary which can be downloaded HERE.
3. Locations for new Diabetic Eye Screening Service
   Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust, the new provider for the Diabetic Eye Screening Programme across Hertfordshire and West Essex from 1 April 2024 have issued a poster/download with details of all screening locations for the new programme, to share with patients and for your information, which you can share or print out and put on display on site.

   The poster can be found HERE.

4. Scleral and Medical Lens CPD event at Luton and Dunstable Hospital
   
   L&D have issued the following invitation for their event on Wednesday 24th April at 6.15pm:

   “Optometrist and CLO colleagues

   The eye department at the L&D invite you to an interactive teaching event on contact lenses. 

   There will be a CPD talk on the principles of fitting modern scleral lenses as well as an update and case studies of patients managed in our in-house contact lens service.

   Please register for this FREE event via the link: https://buytickets.at/eyedepartmentlutondunstableuniversityhospital/1216766

   The event will be held in the ground floor lecture hall in COMET. Refreshments will be provided. There is multi storey parking opposite the entrance to the hospital now. Please share with your colleagues

   For any details, please don’t hesitate to contact one of our team.

   Regards,

   M. Akil Kanani MCOptom Prof Cert Glauc, Dip Tp (IP)
   IP Optometrist
   Ophthalmology – L&D”

5. CPD Webinar – “Making Sense of Diabetic Retinopathy”
   Hoya are running another of their CPD webinars, also on Wed 24th April, between 7:30 PM – 8:45 PM. Further details and registration can be found HERE.
6. FODO News
   is HERE, including Minister advises people to ‘shop around’ for spectacles, Public willing to pay more for ‘better NHS services’ and RNIB seeks clinical lead 

Kind regards

Herts LOC