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Call for APAO International Fellowship Program applications
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Launched in 2014, the APAO International Fellowship Program aims to help young and promising ophthalmologists from member nations improve their clinical skills, surgical experience and research skills, and then take what they learn back to their home countries. Fellowships of either 3 or 12 months’ duration are conducted at one of 13 approved, internationally renowned training centers located in different countries in the Asia-Pacific region and around the world. A complete list of training centers is available at http://www.apaophth.org/training-centers/.
Upon completion of the APAO International Fellowship Program, participants can present their findings at the APAO Congress, in the APAO Ground Rounds Around the World or in the Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology. They will also receive complimentary registration to the APAO Congress, where they will receive a certificate of participation.
Candidates for the International Fellowship Program should be from an APAO member nation. They must have completed basic residency training in ophthalmology and be younger than age 40 years. Additionally, candidates should have at least one original scientific publication in an indexed peer-reviewed journal.
Applications for the APAO International Fellowship Program are now open through Sept. 25. Interested applicants should send their completed application form and fellowship plan, along with other supporting documents, to the APAO Central Secretariat or to their APAO member society. For more information about the program and application details, please visit http://www.apaophth.org/fellowship-program/.
In 2017, APAO International Fellows Dr. Tarun Arora and Dr. Supriya Arora will begin their respective training programs at Singapore National Eye Centre.
The 3rd Asia-Pacific Glaucoma Congress
The 3rd Asia-Pacific Glaucoma Congress (APGC) of the Asia-Pacific Glaucoma Society (APGS), co-hosted by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists of Thailand, was held from July 14 to 16 at the Shangri-La Hotel in Chiang Mai, Thailand. An estimated 1,200 delegates were in attendance.
During the Congress, the society’s three prestigious awards were presented. The APGS Asia-Pacific Award, in recognition of a distinguished glaucoma specialist who has made significant lifetime contributions to the region, was presented to Prof. Ivan Goldberg from Australia. Dr. George L. Spaeth from the United States received the APGS International Award, which is given to distinguished glaucoma specialists from outside the Asia-Pacific who have made significant lifetime contributions to the region. The APGS Young Investigator Award, which recognizes young clinician-scientists in the region for their contributions toward glaucoma research, was presented to Prof. Jin Wook Jeoung of South Korea.
The APGS Board also held elections during the Congress. The Office Bearers for 2016-2018 were elected as follows: President Tetsuya Yamamoto; Vice President Prin Rojanapongpun; Vice President Clement Tham; Immediate Past President Makoto Araie; Secretary Seng Kheong Fang; and Treasurer Paul Healey.
The next APGC will be held in Busan, South Korea, in April 2018. For more information and photos of the 2016 APGC, please visit http://apgc2016.apglaucomasociety.org/congress-highlights/.
The 5th Global Chinese Ophthalmic Conference
The 5th Global Chinese Ophthalmic Conference, organized by the Chinese Ophthalmological Society and Chinese Medical Association, will take place from Sept. 7 to 11 at Suzhou International Expo Center in Suzhou, China. On-site registration will begin on Sept. 7, with scientific sessions starting on Sept. 8.
Abstract submission for the conference has already closed; however, online registration will be open through Sept. 2. For more details about the event, go to http://www.coschina.org/2016/en/index.asp?hid=.
The 10th APVRS Congress
The 10th Congress of the Asia-Pacific Vitreo-retina Society (APVRS), in conjunction with the 38th Annual Meeting of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists of Thailand, will be held from Dec. 8 to 10 at Bangkok Convention Center, CentralWorld, in Bangkok, Thailand.
Abstract submission for APVRS 2016 has now closed. More than 300 submissions were received, and the review process is currently underway. Authors will be notified of the results no later than Sept. 10.
Hotel reservations for the 10th APVRS Congress are now open to all paid delegates through Nov. 9. Rooms can be booked through the APVRS Congress system at http://congress.apvrs.org/. The official Congress hotel is the five-star Centara Grand Bangkok, located adjacent to Bangkok Convention Center. However, Congress organizers have secured additional hotels to suit a range of budgets and preferences, including Amari Watergate (five stars), Centara Watergate Pavillion Hotel Bangkok (four stars) and First Hotel (two stars).
Please visit http://2016.apvrs.org/hotel-reservation/ for more details.