Meetings & Events

Welcome to the meeting and events page, which lists a broad range of events across the UK and Europe. The College seminar calendar can be viewed here. Visit the Seminars 2010 page for more information.

2010

Health Economics Research Conference

Date: 24th March 2010
Location: Symposium Hall, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
Info: The NHS throughout the UK has to make difficult decisions on which treatments should be provided. Eye diseases are no exception to this and examples of this have been seen in the recent months (e.g. guideline on glaucoma treatment, or on treatment for macular degeneration. Health Economics and particularly economic evaluation of treatments can help to inform these difficult decisions. Over the last few years researchers from HERU and their collaborators have been involved in a series of eye disease related projects. Within this conference we will discuss the current role and future contribution of health economics in the area of eye diseases
Email: alison.horne@abdn.ac.uk
Booking Form: http://tinyurl.com/PEATConference

ASME Clinical Leadership Symposium

Date: 25th March 2010
Location: British Medical Association, Tavistock Square, London
Info: The Association for the Studay of Medical Education (ASME) has organsied a national symposium exploring leadership development across the spectrum of medical education, run in partnership with the London Deanery.
Website: http://www.asme.org.uk/

Tropical Ophthalmology

Date: 29th - 31st March 2010
Location: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Website: www.lshtm.ac.uk/courses
Email: shortcourses@lshtm.ac.uk

World Ophthalmology Congress 2010

Date: 5th - 9th June 2010
Location: ICC, Berlin, Germany
Website: www.woc2010.org
Registration: www.woc2010.org/latest-news/online-registration.html

Cornea and Oculoplastics Course

Date: 8th - 9th July 2010
Location: Corneo Plastic Unit, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, West Sussex
Info: Cornea and Oculoplastics didactic and clinical sessions with an opportunity to examine patients with 'textbook' examples of Corneal and Oculoplastics disorders and diseases
Tel: 01342 306794
Email: cpcourse@qvh.nhs.uk

Planning for VISION 2020

Date: 12th - 16th July 2010
Location: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Info: The main aim of this course is to familiarise participants with the VISION 2020 initiative to eliminate avoidable blindness, and to equip participants with the knowledge in planning principles to establish community eye health programmes.
Website: www.lshtm.ac.uk
Email: shortcourses@lshtm.ac.uk

40th Cambridge Ophthalmological Symposium

Imaging and the Visual System
Date: 1st - 3rd September 2010
Location: St John's College , Cambridge
Info: Application forms available from COS Secretariat, Cambridge Conferences, The Lawn, 33 Church Street, Great Shelford, Cambridge CB22 5EL
Tel: +44 (0)1223 847464
Fax: +44 (0)1223 847465
Email: bm.ashworth@tiscali.co.uk

Future Annual College Congress dates:

Annual Congress 2010
Tuesday 25th to Thursday 27th May 2010 - Arena and Convention Centre, Liverpool. Click here for further details.

Annual Congress 2011
Tuesday 24th to Thursday 26th May 2011 - The International Convention Centre, Birmingham

Annual Congress 2012
Tuesday 15th to Thursday 17th May 2012 - Arena and Convention Centre, Liverpool

Please send details of future meetings to the Chief Executive or Mrs Heidi Booth-Adams at the College.

Page Updated: 1st March 2010 (OS)