WAEH, Schiedamse Vest 180, Rotterdam (2025)

20/05/2023

REMINDER!

Register now for the Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied Health on 25 May 2023!

The Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied Health is for all nurses working in eye hospitals worldwide! This is a three monthly meetup via zoom of one hour in which we share ideas. The online meeting will take place on May 25 at 02.00 PM CEST. The link to call in will be shared with you in advance.

Want to join? Register here: https://bit.ly/3WfwLcy

Nurses and clinicians are now also connecting via our international whatsapp group that has been created with and for nurses and other clinicians! So questions, information and experiences are already globally shared about the Nursing practice!

15/05/2023

Register now for The 17th Annual WAEH Meeting from October the 10th till October the 14th 2023 in Australia! 🇦🇺 Hosted by the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital from Melbourne, the Sydney Eye Hospital from Sydney and the Chatswood Private Hospital from Sydney.

This year's themes? Innovation, Philanthropy, Sustainability, Workforce and Quality and Safety in Eyecare. Meet & network with the global network of eyehospitals and exchange knowledge and experience!

Interested in participating in the 17th Annual WAEH Meeting? Register via https://bit.ly/44TVskC

11/05/2023

Want to know more about education for nurses and allied health? Please join our Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied Health on 25 May 2023.

The Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied Health is for all nurses working in eye hospitals worldwide! This is a three monthly meetup via zoom of one hour in which we share ideas. The online meeting will take place on May 25 at 02.00 PM CEST. The link to call in will be shared with you in advance.

Want to join? Register here: https://bit.ly/3WfwLcy

Nurses and clinicians are now also connecting via our international whatsapp group that has been created with and for nurses and other clinicians! So questions, information and experiences are already globally shared about the Nursing practice!

06/05/2023

A warm welcome to the Beirut Eye & ENT Specialist Hospital from Libanon as a full member of the WAEH. The Beirut Eye & ENT Specialist Hospital (BESH) is the reference eye specialty hospital in the Middle East that aspires to provide excellence in both medical and surgical eye care while operating in line with the highest international standards.

In 2022 BESH accommodated over 5,500 surgeries and just over 1,000 refractive surgery procedures spanning a wide spectrum of eye conditions and diseases.

The Beirut Eye & ENT Specialist Hospital (BESH) has succeeded in coupling the country’s best eye and ENT care specialists - comprised of surgeons, technicians and a qualified nursing team - with state-of-the-art medical technology and procedures

Want to know more about this eye hospital? More info: https://bit.ly/3NGNHs0

24/04/2023

Fewer than 10% of people in need of low vision rehabilitation (LVR) care utilize the service. Due to a lack of LVR service awareness by the general population, the outpatient US care delivery models typically follow the pipeline of patient identification by the ophthalmologist or optometrist, recommendation and referral to LVR service by the clinician, and service utilization by the patient.

Findings of a study led by Judith Goldstein, O.D. suggest that implementing a clinical decision support system (CDSS) in eye care coupled with onsite service provision may improve utilization of low vision care. The findings were published in JAMA Network. Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Want to know more about this research? More info here: https://bit.ly/40z0bVF

12/04/2023

REMINDER!

Register now for the Community of Practice - Human Resources on 20 April 2023!

Are you a Human Resources professional and working in a WAEH member eye hospital? Join the Community of Practice about Human Resources. This is a meet up via zoom of one hour in which we share ideas, brainstorm about any topics related to Human Resources. Members: Human Resources professionals working in eye hospitals worldwide. Please note that your eye hospital must be a member of the WAEH to join this Community of Practice.

Please join our Community of Practice – Human Resources on April 20 at 13.00 CEST with Beth Hansemann – Kellogg Eye Center (Ann Arbor, USA) and Julia Smythe – Moorfields Eye Hospitals UAE (United Kingdom) about The Role of the ECLO!

Interested? Register here: https://bit.ly/3Lw58ul

08/04/2023

The 17th annual meeting of the WAEH is approaching! You do not want to miss this! We will be talking about Quality and Safety in Eye Care, Innovation, Philanthropy, Sustainability, and Workforce!

The Call for Abstracts is open! Send in your abstract now! The WAEH 17th Annual Meeting is coming up from 10 October till 13 October 2023 with extra visits!

Check out the event via our website: https://bit.ly/3Mi01OA

01/04/2023

Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness, and its worsening is most often monitored with visual field (VF) testing. Deep learning models (DLM) may help identify VF worsening consistently and reproducibly.

A study from our full member Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine investigated by Jithin Yohannan, M.D., M.P.H.; Jasdeep Sabharwal, M.D., Ph.D.; Chris Bradley, Ph.D.; Pradeep Ramulu, M.D., Ph.D., the Sheila K. West Professor of Ophthalmology and colleagues demonstrated that a deep learning model trained on a consensus of methods can identify visual field worsening and could help clinicians during routine clinical care.

Want to know more about this research? More info here: https://bit.ly/40pGNuj

18/03/2023

Register now for the Community of Practice - Human Resources on 20 April 2023!

Are you a Human Resources professional and working in a WAEH member eye hospital? Join the Community of Practice about Human Resources. This is a meet up via zoom of one hour in which we share ideas, brainstorm about any topics related to Human Resources. Members: Human Resources professionals working in eye hospitals worldwide. Please note that your eye hospital must be a member of the WAEH to join this Community of Practice.

Please join our Community of Practice – Human Resources on April 20 at 13.00 CEST with Beth Hansemann – Kellogg Eye Center (Ann Arbor, USA)!

Interested? Register here: https://bit.ly/3Lw58ul

04/03/2023

Want to tackle pressing global health challenges in ophthalmology? Apply now for the International Excellence Scholarship of the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology in London! 5 scholarships each worth GBP £5,000 are available! UCL Institute of Ophthalmology Moorfields Eye Hospitals UAE

The International Excellence Scholarship is a prestigious scholarship programme aimed at talented international students who want to tackle pressing global health challenges. This scholarship is for exceptionally talented international students to pursue one of the following MSc programmes at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology:
- Bioscience Entrepreneurship MSc
- Ophthalmology MSc
- Optometry and Ophthalmology (Advanced Clinical Practice) MSc
- Optometry and Ophthalmology MSc

There will be a number of 5 scholarships, each worth GBP £5,000. The scholarship will be paid in the form of a tuition fee discount. Final decisions on the eligibility of applicants and allocation of scholarships will be made by the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology.

To be considered for this scholarship, an applicant must submit the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology Excellence Scholarship Motivation Letter by 30 June 2023. Only successful candidates will be contacted via email.

Interested? Find more information here: https://bit.ly/3m43dSU

25/02/2023

A warm welcome to the Sunderland Eye Infirmary from the United Kingdom! This eye hospital provides a whole range of ophthalmic services for the population of Sunderland and the immediate surrounding area. It is also a sub-regional centre, servicing the population of the North East of England.

Nationally renowned for its innovation and high quality services, Sunderland Eye Infirmary is the home of the only 24/7 dedicated Ophthalmic Accident and Emergency Unit servicing the North East. The centre treats approximately 32,000 patients per year, with conditions ranging from minor irritations to major ocular trauma.

Want to know more about this eyehospital? Go to: https://bit.ly/3Kl30F0

15/02/2023

The Opty Eye Hospital Chain from Brasil is a full member since October 2022. Welcome! They have expanded to 85 Eye Hospitals with more than 2.000 ophthalmologists. Today it is the largest Eye Hospital Chain in Latin America.

Letter by Takashi Hida MD PhD

I am well into my second month as a member of WAEH and am already feeling I have been here much longer, which is great! From my short time at WAEH 16th Annual meeting, I have been impressed by the friendliness of everyone. Thank you to all who have made me feel most welcome!

I am also impressed with the focus on sharing ideas and improving efficiency in eye care. The hard work and commitment of WAEH members is evident and certainly focussed on delivering the best and most safe ophthalmic care.

Want to know more about this eye hospital? Go to: https://bit.ly/40QApxg

08/02/2023

Publication by WAEH Member UCSF – Department of Ophthalmology

Telehealth increased across various specialties during the COVID-19 pandemic. Combining teleophthalmic visits with asynchronous testing suggested that this approach is feasible for subspecialty-level evaluation. Additional study is needed to evaluate whether asynchronous testing outside the same institution could provide an effective and lasting approach for expanding the reach of ophthalmic telehealth.

Telehealth in ophthalmology has traditionally focused on preventive disease screening with limited use in outpatient evaluation. The unique conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic afforded the opportunity to evaluate different implementations of teleophthalmology at scale, providing insight into expanding teleophthalmology care.

Want to know more about telehealth? More info here: https://bit.ly/3I13Vc6

04/02/2023

Want to know more about education for nurses and allied health? Please join our Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied Health on 9 February 2023.

The Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied Health is for all nurses working in eye hospitals worldwide! This is a three monthly meetup via zoom of one hour in which we share ideas. The online meeting will take place on February 9 at 01.00 PM CET. The link to call in will be shared with you in advance.

Want to join? Register here: https://bit.ly/3WfwLcy

Nurses and clinicians are now also connecting via our international whatsapp group that has been created with and for nurses and other clinicians! So questions, information and experiences are already globally shared about the Nursing practice!

23/01/2023

Register now for the Community of Practice - Human Resources on 26 January 2023

Once every three months, this group meets to discuss topics such as Handholding – From Volunteer to Career, Employment model(s) in ophthalmology, Task differentiation and Burn out prevention. The group will share best practices and learn from each other. We will meet via Zoom every three months.

The first meeting will take place on January 26 at 13.00 CET. The link to call in will be shared with you in advance.

Interested? Register here: https://bit.ly/3WfwLcy

16/01/2023

A warm welcome to the He Eye Specialist Hospital Group from China as full member of the WAEH. He Eye Specialist Hospital Group was founded by Dr He Wei, a professor, chief physician, doctor of medicine, and doctoral supervisor, who returned to his home country after finishing his overseas study. His team is a group chain medical institution that integrates medical teaching and research, adopts a tertiary eye care service model, and is committed to eye health management through the whole life cycle.

On March 22, 2022, He Eye Specialist Hospital Group made its initial public offering on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and was listed on the GEM (301103. SZ).

With the mission of “He Eye care services to everyone”, He’s Eye Care adheres to the development concept of “Technology & Compassion”, insists on prevention-oriented and combined prevention and treatment, and provides ophthalmology and optometry services for eye disease patients. They have rich clinical experience and outstanding technical advantages in cataract, glaucoma, vitreoretinopathy, dry eye, Chinese medicine, refractive error and other treatment services.

Want to know more about this eye hospital? Read more: https://bit.ly/3GgFOp2

11/01/2023

The majority of cataract, and some glaucoma eye surgeries are undertaken using local anaesthetic and can be uncomfortable for patients and make them feel anxious. This can be very unpleasant and cause anxiety in patients. Moorfields Eye Hospitals UAE uses volunteers in a “hand‐holding” role to provide comfort and support to patients undergoing operations.

This role was introduced in 2019 and by 2020 there were twelve trained volunteers working for the trust. Due to the Covid‐19 pandemic most of these volunteers stood down from the role, but there has consistently been at least two volunteers providing “hand‐holding” support since the role was introduced. The variation in the number of available volunteers over time has meant that it hasn’t always been possible to provide those who request it with volunteer support. Where volunteer availability is low, access is determined by whether, or not, an operation takes place in a theatre where a volunteer has been placed. To help evaluate this volunteer intervention data collection was introduced during the Volunteering Innovators Programme (VIP) 1 and has continued ever since.

Want to know more about what patients think about the hand-holding service? More information here: https://bit.ly/3FVvIbN

02/01/2023

A virtual hug and warm wishes are coming to you! We wish you all a Happy New Year and watch out for the fireworks! Take good care of your eyes!

Want to learn from amazing eyehospitals from all over the world? Apply for membership and you can join all of our (virtual) meetings, communities of (best) practice, member projects and way more!

Happy New Year: 2023! The WAEH team 🌍❤️

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