Events
Annual Student Trainee Ophthalmic Conference 2013
The Annual Student Trainee Ophthalmic Conference (ASTOC) is hosted jointly with the Royal Society of Medicine. The conference aims to gives delegates a feel for the speciality through lectures and workshops as well as an opportunity to gain advice on pursuing a career in ophthalmology. Attendees can also showcase their work at the poster presentation.
08:30 | Registration and refreshments |
09:00 | Welcome and introductions Dr Vikas Tah |
09:05 | Life as a consultant Richard Smith, Revalidation Chairman, Royal College Ophthalmologists’, Stoke Mandeville Hospital |
09:40 | Surgery Mr Larry Benjamin, Surgery Skills Sub-committee Chair, Royal College of Ophthalmologists’, Stoke Mandeville Hospital |
10:10 | Tea and coffee break |
10:20 | Oculoplastics Branca Marjanovic, Consultant, Western Eye Hospital |
10:40 | Life as a trainee Kamran Saha, ST4 Moorfields Eye Hospital |
11:00 | Ophthalmic emergencies; an overview Seema Verma, Consultant Moorfields Eye Hospital |
11:30 | Future of ophthalmology Richard Smith |
11:50 | Academic ophthalmology George Saleh, Consultant Oculoplastic Surgeon, NIHR Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology |
12:10 | Lunch and poster exhibition |
13:00 | From studentship to leadership- a career path Professor Dua, President of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Nottingham |
13:45 | Practical Session and poster session (Mr El Ghazali with Moorfields Faculty to grade) Direct ophthalmoscopy |
14:35 | Charity Talk Naresh Joshi, Oculoplastics Consultant, Chelsea and Westminister Hospital |
15:05 | Ocular oncology Mandeep Sagoo, Consultant Moorfields Eye Hospital and Barts and the London |
15:35 | Medical Retina Sarah-Lucie Watson, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Royal Berkshire Hospital |
16:05 | Ophthalmology training pathway, exams and the curriculum Bruce James, Head of Oxford Deanery |
16:30 | Nationalised recruitment, Q&A with interview panel members |
17:00 | Announcement of prize winners |
17:15 | Close of meeting |
Coming soon
astoc@buos.co.uk
- Sat 7th December 2013
- 08.30 - 17.15
- Royal Society of Medicine