Ophthalmology, Remote Consulting and Red Flags in Eyes

Wessex Local Medical Committees event

Wednesday 19 October 2022 at A smart device near you!

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This is a lunchtime event.

Times: 13:00 - 14:00

Speakers

Neil Constantine-Smith

We are pleased to welcome Neil Constantine-Smith MCOptom, for this webinar aimed at GPs, Nurses and Allied Health Professionals in Primary Care.

Neil is an Optometrist Director at Specsavers, Lymington, Senior Assessor & OSCE examiner College of Optometrists, and Faculty member at Johnson & Johnson Institute.

We will be looking at:

• Common eye problems presenting to GPs – what to look out for and how to manage these
• Where to refer patients for further investigation or management.
• What is the role of the Optometrist?
  • How can they support us in a community setting?
  • What do patients have to pay for?

• Red Flags
  • Sudden loss of vision
  • Flashers and floaters
  • Visual distortion
  • Halos
  • Contact lens wearers
  • Binocular diplopia

• Eye Problems in Children – Eye screening and what not to miss.

Hosted by Dr Camilla Janssen

We will be recording this session and it will be available here for 12 weeks after the event at a cost of £15 for members of Wessex LMCs and £30 for non members

Subsidised Booking Options 

Wessex LMCs hold a number of funds for different organisations, specifically for training purposes.  By using these funds, many of our 'members' are able to access training without direct recourse to Practice Funds.  It is important that you select the appropriate funding option in the booking process, so that we can assign your booking to the correct funding stream, and here is some guidance to help you decide.

All GPs and Members of Staff working within GP Practices in the Wessex LMCs' catchment area

Please use this option if you are working in a Practice in the Wessex LMC catchment area and do not fit into one of the other options on offer.  This option may, or may not, have a cost attached.

BaNES Staff 

Bath & North East Somerset (BaNES) Practices have given Wessex LMCs some of their training budget, to be used for their staff (not GPs) only.  To access this funding you must be working in a Practice in Bath or North East Somerset and not be a GP. 

BSW Staff - Clinical 

We are delighted that, thanks in part to the BSW (BaNES, Swindon & Wiltshire) Training Hub, and part the NHSE Investment in Continual Professional Development, certain eligible roles such as Nurses and Allied Health Professionals, working in Swindon and Wiltshire Practices, are able to attend this course fully funded.  Please see the full list of Included and Excluded staff in the table below.   Please do not use this option if: 1) You are in a role 'Excluded from the Scheme' (see table below)  2) You are a GP.  3) You work in any role, except GP, in Bath or North East Somerset; please use the 'BaNES Staff' option above instead. 

You can see more information about the scheme by clicking on this link: BSW Eligible Staff @ August 2022 

Non Members

Please use this option if you are not working in a Practice in the Wessex LMCs catchment area. 

NB: Unfortunately, some of your colleagues have previously booked places and not attended, preventing others from doing so.  It must be stressed that the above options are not ‘FREE’ they are funded from NHS monies, all of which must be accounted for.  If, therefore, you select one of these subsidised options, and do not attend, or fail to cancel more than 2 weeks in advance, you will be charged the full member delegate fee.  To cancel your booking please email: Lead@wessexlmcs.org.uk at least 14 days before the event date.

Location details

A smart device near you!

Is the training accessible to wheelchairs? Yes

Main contact

Name: Joanna Welch

Email: lead@wessexlmcs.org.uk

Phone: 023 8025 3874

If you have any communication or mobility needs that the event organisers need to be aware of please contact them in advance of the course to let them know.

This event is being supported by the following companies:

Chiesi