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SOC Autumn Meeting

The 2024 Autumn Meeting of the SOC was held at the Apex City Quay Hotel in Dundee on the 20th September, hosted by NHS Fife.

During the opening free papers session we heard from a range of speakers on topics including pathways for suspected GCA, a feasibility study on using no drops after cataract surgery and cases of lipaemia retinalis. 

After a break for refreshments, delegates then welcomed Dr Aeesha Malik who discussed Integrating Eye Health into Child Health Programmes; William J Williams who presented on the Arclight Project and Jamie Bankhead who spoke on the History of Computer Games in Dundee.

Before lunch the travel award for 2024 was presented to Alastair Simpson (first prize) and James Hazelwood (second prize).

Session three began, after a hearty lunch, with a series of sessions on the subject of Education in Ophthalmology. We heard from Melanie Corbett on Online Education, Dr John Ellis on Vision 2023 Education links in Indonesia, Fiston Kitema who provided a Rwandan perspective on Inter-professional education in eye care and Helen St Clair-Tracey on public resources for cerebral visual impairment.

After a further break for refreshments and an opportunity to browse the posters and trade exhibition, the SOC paper and poster prizes were awarded. The best paper prize was awarded to Kraig Jamieson who spoke on "No Drops after Cataract Surgery: A Patient Centred Approach - Feasibility Study". Best poster prize went to Rana Khalil whose poster was entitled "Are Acrylic IOLs Safe to use in Patients with Reported Methyl Methacrylate Allergy?". Undergraduate prizes went to Vanessa Tjen ("An Audit of Corneoscleral Rim Culture from Donor Transplant Tissue for Patients Undergoing Corneal Transplantation Surgery) and Maria Bantounou ("Real-World Experience of Intravitreal Faricimab Injection in Previously Treated Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Eyes").

After a presentation from Dr Peter Wilson on Simulation Training in Scottish Ophthalmology the meeting closed with another edition of the Great Debate, this time on the subject: “This house believes Scotland should select trainees for Scotland versus national selection on training”. For the motion was Dr Andrew Pyott and against was represented by Ms Melanie Corbett.

It was another fantastic meeting. The SOC council look forward to inviting everyone back in February 2025 at the Stirling Court Hotel, for the Spring meeting to be hosted by NHS Forth Valley.

 


PREVIOUS MEETING PROGRAMMES

SOC FEB 2024 PROGRAMME.doc

SOC SEP 2023 PROGRAMME

SOC Autumn Meeting 2022 Report.doc

SOC FEB 2023 PROGRAMME.doc

SOC September 2022 Programme

SOC FEB 2022 PROGRAMME.doc

SOC Spring Meeting Report Feb 2022

Meeting Programme September 2020.docx

SOC Programme Feb 2020.doc 

SOC review Sept19.doc

SOC Programme Sep 2019.doc

SOC_Feb19_review.doc

SOC Programme Feb 2019.doc

SOC_sept18_review.doc

SOC Programme Sep 2018.doc

SOC_feb18_review.doc

SOC_Programme_Feb_2018-2.doc 

SOC_sept17_review.doc

SOC_Programme_Sep_2017-3.doc

SOC_feb17_review.doc

SOC_Programme_Feb_2017.doc

SOC_sep16_review.doc

SOC_Programme_Sep_2016.doc

SOC_feb16_review.doc

SOC_Programme_-_February_2016.doc

SOC_sept_15_review.doc

SOC_Programme_Sep_2015.doc

SOC_Programme_-_February_2015.pdf

Edinburgh_Sep_2014.pdf

Lanarkshire_Feb_2014.pdf

Highland_Sep_2013.pdf 

Fife_Feb_2013.pdf

Glasgow_Sep_2012.pdf

Stirling_Feb_2012.pdf

Edinburgh_Sep_2011.pdf

Stirling_Sep_2010.pdf

Stirling_Feb_2010.pdf

Stirling_Sep_2009.pdf

Lanarkshire_Feb_2009.pdf

Edinburgh_Sep_2008.pdf

Stirling_Feb_2008.pdf

Dunfermline_Sep_2007.pdf

Dundee_Feb_2007.pdf

Glasgow_Sep_2006.pdf

Stirling_Feb_2006.pdf

Aberdeen_Sep_2005.pdf

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