Cardiff Eye Unit Postgraduate Teaching 04/12/2009 (click image for enlarged view)

Update on Assessments for Ophthalmology Training Programme 2010

Cardiff Eye Unit Postgraduate Teaching: Jan 2010 - June 2010 (click image for enlarged view)

Cardiff Eye Unit Postgraduate Teaching 27/11/2009 (click image for enlarged view)

Cardiff Eye Unit Postgraduate Teaching: Sept 2009 - Dec 2009 (click image for enlarged view)

Cardiff Eye Unit Postgraduate Teaching 13/11/2009 (click image for enlarged view)

Cardiff Eye Unit Postgraduate Teaching 30/10/2009 (click image for enlarged view)

Cardiff Eye Unit Postgraduate Teaching 23/10/2009 (click image for enlarged view)

Cardiff Eye Unit Postgraduate Teaching 16/10/2009 (click image for enlarged view)

GMC launches new guidance on confidentiality, including supplementary guidance on reporting concerns about patients to the DVLA or the DVA

http://www.gmc-uk.org/guidance/news_consultation/confidentiality_guidance.asp

Cardiff Eye Unit Postgraduate Teaching 09/10/2009 (click image for enlarged view)

Management of Ocular Inflammation Wednesday 25th November 2009 (click image for enlarged view)

Christmas Celebration 2009 (click image for enlarged view)

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

For further details, please visit:
http://www.mediafire.com/?nzmjgtditwh

SWOS Meeting: Taunton June 2009

Friday 5th June 2009 Venue: The Postgraduate Centre, Taunton & Somerset Hospital, Musgrove Park, Taunton (Good parking on site. £7.00 for the day. Cards taken. Receipts given.) 0800-0915: Registration 0915-0930: Welcoming remarks TRAINING IN OPHTHALMOLOGY 0930-1015: New training, new exams Mr Mike Nelson (Consultant Ophthalmologist, Sheffield, and Educational Advisor to the Royal College of Ophthalmologists) 1015-1100: Re-accreditation Mr Richard Smith (Consultant Ophthalmologist, Stoke Mandeville, and Chairman of RCOphth Professional Standards Committee) 1100-1130: Coffee OPHTHALMIC ONCOLOGY 1130-1215: Case presentations. 1215-1300: Title to be confirmed Prof Bertil Damato (Professor of Ophthalmology, Liverpool, and Director of Liverpool Ocular Oncology Centre) 1300-1400: Lunch NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY SYMPOSIUM 1400-1445: Rapid access stroke clinics Dr Jessica Beaven (Consultant Physician in stroke and care of the elderly, Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust) 14.45 - 15.30 Neuro-ophthalmology case presentations 1530-1600: Tea 1645-1730: Masquerades in the squint clinic Mr John Elston (Consultant Neuro-Ophthalmologist, Oxford Eye Hospital) TBC: Drinks and dinner http://www.swos.org.uk/pages/article.asp?Sec=5&S=648&SS=650&PId=650

Cardiff Eye Unit Postgraduate Teaching 22/05/09

Friday 22nd May 2009

LOCAL

Venue:
Cardiff Eye Unit
Suite No. 8
Outpatient corridor
UHW

AGENDA

14:00-15:30
Clinical Cases / Case Presentations
Junior doctors, UHW
Supervisor: Mr James Morgan (UHW)

15:30-15:45
Tea

15:45-16:30
"Common Neurological Pitfalls"
Dr R J Walters
Consultant Neurologist
Neath Port Talbot Hospital

Cardiff Eye Unit Postgraduate Teaching 29/05/09

Friday 29th May 2009

LOCAL

Venue:
Cardiff Eye Unit
Suite No. 8
Outpatient corridor
UHW

AGENDA

14:00-15:30
Clinical Cases / Case Presentations
Junior doctors, UHW
Supervisor: Mr Ken Lowe (UHW)

15:30-15:45
Tea

15:45-16:30
"Cataract surgery in glaucoma patients"
Mr Ken Lowe

Cardiff Eye Unit Postgraduate Teaching 08/05/09

Friday 8th May 2009

LOCAL

Venue:
Cardiff Eye Unit
Suite No. 8
Outpatient corridor
UHW

AGENDA

14:00-15:30
Clinical Cases / Case Presentations
Junior doctors, UHW
Supervisor: Mr Chris Williams (UHW)

15:30-15:45
Tea

15:45-16:30
"Interpretation of OCT images"
Mr Chris Williams

Cardiff Eye Unit Postgraduate Teaching 01/05/09

Friday 1st May 2009

REGIONAL

Venue:
Cardiff Eye Unit
Suite No. 8
Outpatient corridor
UHW

AGENDA

14:00-15:00
Retina Journal Club

15:00-15:30
"Assessing a patient with retinal detachment"
Junior doctors, Singleton Hospital
Supervisor: Mr Rob Hill (Singleton Hospital)

15:30-15:45
Tea

15:45-16:30
"Retinal re-attachment surgery" *
Mr Rob Hill

* amendment : This slot will be taken by
Guest Lecturer
Mr Ajai Tyagi
Consultant Ophthalmologist
Birmingham

Cymru Anterior Segment Symposium

Cymru Anterior Segment Symposium

Focus: IOLs

Friday 15^th May 2009

at The Miskin Manor Country Hotel, Miskin, Nr Cardiff. CF72 8ND

(www.miskin-manor.co.uk <1/4>)

PROGRAMME

12.30 Lunch

14.00 IOL Optics

Dr Chris Hull

Head of School of Optometry, City University, London

14.30 Aspheric IOLs

Mr David Spalton

Past President UKISCRS, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, London

15.00 Presbyopic IOLs

Mr Rajesh Aggarwal

Treasurer BSRS, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Southend

15.30 Tea

16.00 Ocular Health and Blue Light

Dr Marty Mainster

Vice Chairman and Professor, University of Kansas, USA

17.00 Drinks

18.00 for Evening Meal Miskin Manor Country Hotel

18.30 (Please book early to avoid disappointment as there are limited places)

Please register if you wish to attend the meeting by e-mailing ceri.rawle@cardiffandvale.wales.nhs.uk or ringing on 029 20743862 and by submitting a £10 deposit made payable to the General Ophthalmology Fund 9228 if you wish to join us for the evening meal.

Contact Ceri Rawle

Postgraduate Secretary

Cardiff Eye Unit,

University Hospital of Wales,

Heath Park, Cardiff. CF14 4XW

Tel: 029 20743862

E-Mail: ceri.rawle@cardiffandvale.wales.nhs.uk

Cardiff Eye Unit Postgraduate Teaching 24/04/09

Friday 24th April 2009

LOCAL

Venue:
Cardiff Eye Unit
Suite No. 8
Outpatient corridor
UHW

AGENDA

14:00-14:30
Review article on anti-VEGF treatment in diabetes
Mr Andy Jones

14:30-15:00
Case Presentations
Mr Anas Injarie

15:00-15:30
Case Presentations
Mr Andy Jones

15:30-15:45
Tea

15:45-16:30
"Raised intraocular pressure in uveitics"
Prof Sue Lightman, London

Cardiff Eye Unit Postgraduate Teaching 17/04/09

Friday 17th April 2009

REGIONAL

Venue:
Cardiff Eye Unit
Suite No. 8
Outpatient corridor
UHW

AGENDA

14:00-15:30
Clinical Cases / Case Presentations
Junior doctors, Royal Glamorgan Hospital
Supervisor: Mr Raghu Ram (Royal Glamorgan Hospital)

15:30-15:45
Tea

15:45-16:30
"Vitreous Haemorrhage"
Mr Raghu Ram

ASCRS 03/04/09

ASCRS

Cardiff Eye Unit Postgraduate Teaching 27/03/09

Friday 27th March 2009

LOCAL

Venue:
Cardiff Eye Unit
Suite No. 8
Outpatient corridor
UHW

AGENDA

14:00-15:30
Clinical Cases / Case Presentations
Junior doctors, Royal Gwent Hospital
Supervisor: Mr Des O'Duffy (Royal Gwent Hospital)

15:30-15:45
Tea

15:45-16:30
"Malignant Glaucoma"
Mr Des O'Duffy

Cardiff Eye Unit Postgraduate Teaching 20/03/09

Friday 20th March 2009

REGIONAL

Venue:
Cardiff Eye Unit
Suite No. 8
Outpatient corridor
UHW

AGENDA

14:00-15:30
Clinical Cases / Case Presentations
Junior doctors, Singleton Hospital
Supervisor: Mr Mike Austin (Singleton Hospital)

15:30-15:45
Tea

15:45-16:30
Guest Lecture
"Optic Neuropathies"
Mr Andrew Jacks
Consultant Ophthalmologist
Birmingham

Singleton Hospital Postgraduate Meeting 13/03/09

Friday 13th March 2009

Venue:
Langland Room
School of Medicine
Postgraduate Medical Centre
Singleton Hospital
Swansea

Supervisor: Mr M Austin

AGENDA

13:30
Fluorescein angiograms / other images

14:30
Journal Club

15:30
Formal presentation / teaching
MWA SpR

Cardiff Eye Unit Postgraduate Teaching 13/03/09

Friday 13th March 2009

LOCAL

Venue:
Obs & Gynae Seminar Room
Upper Ground Floor
'C' Block

AGENDA

14:00-15:30
Clinical Cases / Case Presentations
Junior doctors, Royal Glamorgan Hospital
Supervisor: Mr Naeem Nabi (Royal Glamorgan Hospital)

15:30-15:45
Tea

15:45-16:30
"The Blind Infant"
Mr Naeem Nabi

Cardiff Eye Unit Postgraduate Teaching 06/03/09

Friday 6th March 2009

REGIONAL

Venue:
Cardiff Eye Unit
Suite No. 8
Outpatient corridor
UHW

AGENDA

14:00-15:30
Clinical Cases / Case Presentations
Junior doctors, UHW
Supervisor: Mrs Carol Lane (UHW)

15:30-15:45
Tea

15:45-16:30
“INTRAOCULAR LENS EXCHANGE, INDICATIONS AND PITFALL”
Guest Lecture
Mr Larry Benjamin
Consultant Ophthalmologist
Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Cardiff Eye Unit Postgraduate Teaching 27/02/09

Friday 27th February 2009

LOCAL

Venue:
Cardiff Eye Unit
Suite No. 8
Outpatient corridor
UHW

AGENDA

14:00-15:00
Cornea Journal Club

15:00-15:30
Case Presentations
Junior doctors, Royal Gwent Hospital
Supervisor: Miss Sue Webber (Royal Gwent Hospital)

15:30-15:45
Tea

15:45-16:30
"Conjunctivitis - The Red Eyes to look out for"
Miss Sue Webber

Singleton Hospital Postgraduate Meeting 27/02/09

Friday 27th February 2009

Venue:
Langland Room
School of Medicine
Postgraduate Medical Centre
Singleton Hospital
Swansea

Supervisor: Mr M Muhtaseb

AGENDA

13:30
Examination of patients (Eye OPD)

14:30
Presentation and discussion of patients

15:30
Fluorescein angiograms

16:00
Formal presentation
MM SpR

Singleton Hospital Postgraduate Meeting 13/02/09

Friday 13th February 2009

Venue:
Langland Room
School of Medicine
Postgraduate Medical Centre
Singleton Hospital
Swansea

Supervisor: Mr E G Davies

AGENDA

13:30
Fluorescein angiograms / other images

14:30
Journal Club / SpR Case Reports

15:30
Formal presentation / teaching
EGD SpR

Cardiff Eye Unit Postgraduate Teaching 20/02/09

Friday 20th February 2009

REGIONAL

Venue:
Cardiff Eye Unit
Suite No. 8
Outpatient corridor
UHW

AGENDA

14:00-15:00
Glaucoma Journal Club

15:00-15:30
Case Presentations
Junior doctors, UHW
Supervisor: Mr Kadaba Rajkumar (UHW)

15:30-15:45
Tea

15:45-16:30
"Secondary Glaucomas"
Mr Kadaba Rajkumar

Laser Course for Juniors March 2009‏

Blog request from Mr Vinod Kumar

"Dear Mohammed,

Could you make the juniors aware of this new laser course and post the link on the website you have set up [walesophthalmology.blogspot.com].

http://www.learn2laser.co.uk/

Happy New Year

Vinod Kumar"

The Gambia-Swansea Vision 2020 Eye Link

The Gambia-Swansea Vision 2020 Eye Link
are proud to present a Charity Quiz Night!

Saturday 7th February

Venue - Vivian Hall in Blackpill
(Opposite The Junction)

Time - 7.00pm till 10.30pm

Cost - £5 with advance ticket (£6 on the door)

Includes Bar, Raffle, Prizes, Ploughman’s food platter!

So get your thinking caps on, invite all of your clever friends and buy your tickets today from Suzanne Martin or Cheryl Madeira-Cole Tel. 01792 285289 (daytime) or 01792 233860 (evening)

All proceeds to go towards The Gambia-Swansea Vision 2020 Eye Link

info@gambia-swansea-eye-link.org
www.gambia-swansea-eye-link.org

Radiology Meeting Singleton Hospital 09/02/09

Monday 9th February 2009

Radiology meeting 13:00

Venue:
Seminar Room 2
Boardroom

Supervisor: Mr N Powell

Cardiff Eye Unit Postgraduate Teaching 06/02/09

Friday 6th February 2009

REGIONAL

Venue:
Cardiff Eye Unit
Suite No. 8
Outpatient corridor
UHW

AGENDA

14:00-15:30
Clinical Cases / Case Presentations
Junior doctors, UHW
Supervisor: Mr Chris Gorman (UHW)

15:30-15:45
Tea

15:45-16:30
"IOL calculation post refractive surgery" *
Mr Amit Patel
SpR Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend

*amendment to original programme

South Western Oculoplastic Society Meeting 06/02/2009

Reminder:

The next South Western Oculoplastic Society Meeting is on 6th February 2009 in Bristol (13:30 - 19:00).

For futher details, please visit the SWOS website:

http://www.swos.org.uk/pages/article.asp?Sec=18&S=608&SS=585&PId=585

See you all there!

Cardiff Eye Unit Postgraduate Teaching 30/01/09

Friday 30th January 2009

REGIONAL

Venue:
Cardiff Eye Unit
Suite No. 8
Outpatient corridor
UHW

AGENDA

14:00-15:00
Case Presentations
Supervisor: Mr David Hughes (Royal Gwent Hospital)

15:00-15:30
"Assessing a ptosis patient"
Junior doctors, Royal Gwent Hospital

15:30-15:45
Tea

15:45-16:30
Guest Lecture: Thyroid Eye Disease
Mr Tristan Reuser
Consultant Ophthalmologist
Birmingham

Singleton Hospital Postgraduate Meeting 23/01/09

Friday 23rd January 2009

Venue:
Langland Room
School of Medicine
Postgraduate Medical Centre
Singleton Hospital
Swansea

Supervisor: Mr D Laws

AGENDA

13:30
Examinations of patients (Eye OPD)

14:30
Presentation and discussion of patients

15:30
Fluorescein angiograms

16:00
Formal presentation / teaching
DEL SpR

Cardiff Eye Unit Postgraduate Teaching 23/01/09

Friday 23rd January 2009

LOCAL

Venue:
Cardiff Eye Unit
Suite No. 8
Outpatient corridor
UHW

AGENDA

14:00-15:30
Clinical Cases / Case Presentations
Junior doctors, UHW
Supervisor: Mr Andrew Shaw, SpR (Royal Gwent Hospital)

15:30-15:45
Tea

15:45-16:30
"Cystoid Macular Oedema" *
Mr Andrew Shaw
SpR, Royal Gwent Hospital

*amendment

Cardiff Eye Unit Postgraduate Teaching 16/01/09

Friday 16th January 2009

REGIONAL

Venue:
Cardiff Eye Unit
Suite No. 8
Outpatient corridor
UHW

AGENDA

14:00-15:30
Clinical Cases / Case Presentations
Junior doctors, UHW
Supervisor: Mr Vinod Kumar (UHW)

15:30-15:45
Tea

15:45-16:30
"Anterior Segment Cases" *
Mr Vinod Kumar

* amendment

Cardiff Eye Unit Postgraduate Teaching Timetable Jan 2009 - June 2009

Blog request from Mrs Carol Lane

"....Please find attached (see link below or opposite) the...... (teaching) programme for next year. Could you bring to your consultant’s attention the week that they will be supervising as if they are unable to do their own session they will need to find a substitute themselves.

Thanks,

Ceri

Ceri Rawle
Secretary to Mr. R.F. Walters
University Hospital of Wales
Heath Park
Cardiff. CF14 4XW. "

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhp8pq84_60c26btkcw

Singleton Hospital Postgraduate Meeting 09/01/09

Friday 9th January 2009

Venue:
Langland Room
School of Medicine
Postgraduate Medical Centre
Singleton Hospital
Swansea

Supervisor: Mr G Shuttleworth

AGENDA

13:30
Fluorescein angiograms / other images

14:30
Journal Club

15:30
Formal presentation / teaching
GNS SpR