Events
Annual Student Trainee Ophthalmic Conference 2018
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 |
08:55
| Welcome and introduction Dr Talha Soorma, ASTOC Chair |
09:00
| My career Mr Michael Burdon, President, Royal College of Ophthalmologists |
09:30
| How to get an ST1 job in ophthalmology Dr Steven Isherwood, ST1 Ophthalmology, East Midlands South, Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust |
10:00
| Cornea Mr Allon Barsam, Consultant, Luton and Dunstable University Hospital |
10:30 | Tea and coffee break |
10:40
| Academic ophthalmology Dr Omar Mahroo, Consultant, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
11:15
| Paediatric ophthalmology Professor Christopher Bentley, Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist, St Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Central Middlesex Hospital, London North West Healthcare NHS Trust |
11:45 | Six rapid fire presentations |
12:15 | Lunch and poster presentations |
13:15 | The ophthalmology ST pathway Miss Yusrah Shweikh, Ophthalmology ST7, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
13:45 | Life as a consultant Mr Kamran Saha, Consultant, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
14:15 | Oculoplastics Miss Susan Sarangapani, Consultant, Luton and Dunstable University Hospital |
14:45 | Practical skills workshops |
16:15 | Tea and coffee break |
16:25
| Question and answer session on Health Education England and training, and poster prizes Ms Emma Jones, Head of London School of Ophthalmology, Health Education England and Consultant Ophthalmologist, Accident and Emergency and Glaucoma, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Miss Melanie Corbett, Chair of Education, Royal College of Ophthalmologists, The Western Eye Hospital, Imperial College NHS Trust |
17:05 | Closing remarks |
astoc@buos.co.uk
- Sat 1st December 2018
- 08:30 - 17:00
- Royal Society of Medicine