Christmas Celebration 2009

This year’s Christmas celebration will be held at Mercure Holland House Hotel on Newport Road, Cardiff on 27th November 2009. This event will be preceded by Mr Rob Walters’s retirement party and an academic afternoon which will be held at the UHW lecture theatres. The acadamic component will comprise of clinical neuro-ophthalmology and strabismus talks. The following guest speakers are invited to attend

Mr John Lee - Moorfields, London
Mr Rob Morris- Southampton
Mr Tony Vivian- Cambridge
Dr Gordon Plant- National Queens Square and Moorfields, London

I would be grateful if you would give your name to Ceri Rawle (02920743862; Ceri.Rawle@cardiffandVale.wales.nhs.uk) together with a cheque for £25 which is the cost of a set menu, non-vegetarian or vegetarian, for the evening event that will follow. The final details of the program will be confirmed in the next couple of weeks.

Thank you
Patrick Watts

New Technologies in Dry Eye 2009, Friday 29/09/2009 (click images for enlarged view)

Welsh Ophthalmic Forum Friday 02/10/2009

http://www.gardenofwales.org.uk/

Useful tips for the assessment processes over the forthcoming year - from Mr D Hughes (RCOphth Programme Director)

The ARCP Process

The Annual Review on Competency Progression has two parts. This is an explanation to the process and some tips to ensure that it goes as smoothly as possible.

The two parts are:
1] An interim Appraisal
2] The ARCP

The interim appraisal is an interview carried out sometime during the year. You will be given at least six-weeks notice and a list of the documents we need to inform the process. It is a chance for us to review your progress, provide feedback and advice. It is also an opportunity for you to get all your paperwork together and express any concerns regarding your training. There will usually be enough time for you to rectify any problems identified and still achieve a satisfactory ARCP outcome.

For most of you the subsequent ARCP will be a purely paper exercise and not require a further interview. We will send you a list of the documents needed for the process. It is vital that the paperwork reaches the Deanery Specialty Training Office before the deadline.
An Outcome 1 indicates satisfactory progress.
An Outcome 2 is not a failure, however you may need to do some extra work or catch up in certain areas. This outcome will probably be used more widely in future.
An Outcome 3 requires additional training because of inadequate progress.
An Outcome 4 indicates termination of training before completion.
If your papers are incomplete you will receive an Outcome 5. This doesn’t mean you have failed. You will be asked to resubmit the papers within two-weeks. Failure to meet the second deadline could result in termination of your training.
FTSA and LAT trainees who have made satisfactory progress will receive an Outcome 1 & 7. LAT’s in post for more than 3 months will get a paper ARCP with an outcome given on a pro rata basis. LAT appointees should contact the Programme Director to arrange an ARCP before the end of contract. Similarly trainees should if possible have an ARCP before starting Maternity Leave.

Some tips

The interim appraisal and ARCP are separate processes. Submissions for the interim appraisals cannot be carried forward to the ARCP.

Keep ahead of the game. Make sure you have a Learning contract/Personal development plan with evidence of review every three months. This is a contract between you and your tutor/supervisor and should be signed and dated by both parties at every review.

Make sure that no patient identifiable data is submitted.

All pages should have your name on them. Each should be signed and dated by you and validated by your tutor. Paper work that cannot be attributed to you is not valid.

Use the e portfolio. Up load all your competences. Hard copy of each individual assessment is not acceptable. If your supervisor has failed to validate the entry in time ask your tutor to confirm in writing that the outcomes are satisfactory. At present the summary page from the portfolio will need your name written on it. Once again this should be validated by you tutor.

The Multi Source Feedback has to be uploaded and a summary printout submitted. Hard copy of the individual assessments are not acceptable. For an MSF to be valid at least 11 of the 15 individuals asked must have responded. Ask the respondents to complete the process on line as otherwise your tutor will have to do this. You cannot upload your own MSF.

Provide a summary of the main categories of operation in your surgical logbook, but also a printout of the entire log, with each page signed and dated by yourself and your tutor.

Keep copies as frustratingly items get lost in the post.

Do not submit your whole portfolio although you may be required to bring this to the appraisal interview.

Keep an up to date Curriculum Vitae.

I hope this information will be helpful in avoiding some of the delays that occurred this year.

Mr D Hughes

RCOphth Programme Director

SOUTH WALES EYE FORUM, Friday 3rd July 2009

SOUTH WALES EYE FORUM

Friday 3^rd July 2009

University Hospital of Wales

Lecture Theatre 4

1.45 – 2.00 INTRODUCTION

Mr Rob Walters/Ms Ceri Goodman

2.00 – 2.45 Refractive Surgery

Mr. Mohammed Muhtaseb

Consultant Ophthalmologist, Singleton Hospital

2.45 – 3.30 DIAGNOSIS, REFERRAL AND TREATMENT OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY

Mr. Raghu Ram

Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Glamorgan Hospital

3.30 – 4.00 Tea

4.00 – 4.45 PAEDIATRIC CATARACTS – REFERRAL AND OUTCOMES

Mr. Patrick Watts

Consultant Ophthalmologist, UHW

4.45 – 5.00 UPDATE ON AMD REFERRAL AND CRITERIA

Mr. Jeremy Littlejohns

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

5.00 – 5.15

Closing Remarks

Mr. Rob Walters/Ms. Ceri Goodman

Well done to all the trainees that presented at this years 'Research Day'.

In particular, congratulations to this years winner of the Kestrel Cup, Andy Shaw, for his presentation on 'What are the characteristic findings seen as a consequence of child abuse and accidental trauma ? A systematic review'.

Research Day 19th June 2009

Important message for Juniors from Mr Kumar:

Mr. Kumar would like to let juniors know that abstracts can still be sent in until the end of next week for the Research Day on the 19th June and that juniors are encouraged to submit.

Hope as many juniors as possible will make the effort, and make this a successful occassion.

Please see below for the original post.

Research Day 19/06/2009

I have been asked to remind everyone that this years Research Day will be on the 19/06/2009

Lecture Theatre 2

UHW

14:00 - 16:30

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