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9th Asia-Pacific Eye Care Week
We are pleased to announce that the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology is organizing its 9th Asia-Pacific Eye Care Week in the second week of October, Oct. 7-13, in conjunction with World Sight Day on Oct. 10.
This year, the APAO Public Education Standing Committee partnered with the Central Secretariat to suggest two themes for the event: meibomian gland dysfunction and age-related macular degeneration. Two of APAO’s Subspecialty Member Societies, the Asia Cornea Society and Asia-Pacific Vitreo-retina Society, will co-organize the 2019 Eye Care Week and help to produce a comprehensive set of educational materials and a media kit, available on the APAO website. Member societies are invited to use the reference materials for public educational purposes during the 9th Asia-Pacific Eye Care Week. For ideas on educational or service activities that can be held during Eye Care Week, take a look at reports from previous events.
Any APAO member societies that participate in the 9th Asia-Pacific Eye Care Week are encouraged to submit photos and highlights of their activities to the Central Secretariat via email at betsyli@apaophth.org. These reports will be featured on the APAO website and in other APAO publications.
APAO LDP holds mid-year masterclass
The 2019-2020 Class of the APAO Leadership Development Program (LDP) met for its mid-year masterclass in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 9-11.
Source: APAO
Source: APAO
Under the direction of LDP Standing Committee Chair Dr. Catherine Green of Australia, the LDP aims to provide systematic orientation and professional development skills for future leaders in ophthalmology in the Asia-Pacific region.
This year, 20 LDP participants and nine local participants joined the masterclass. Participants were welcomed by a Smoking Ceremony hosted by traditional owners and undertook team-building activities and workshops detailing communication skills, ethics, project management, working with an executive team, advocacy, working with industry and organizational skills in the 3-day intensive program.
The APAO LDP Standing Committee would like to thank Mr. Gerhard Schlenther and Ms. Gail van Heerden, the Local Organizing Committee and all members of RANZCO for their great support of this year’s LDP mid-year masterclass. Visit the APAO Facebook page to view more photos of the event.
2nd Satellite Congress in Ulaanbaatar held with great success
The 2nd APAO Satellite Congress, in conjunction with the 29th Annual Conference of Mongolian Ophthalmologists’ Society (MOS), was successfully held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Aug. 9-10.
Source: APAO
Source: APAO
The two scientific symposia, which shared the latest scientific innovations, treatments and surgical techniques in the fields of pediatric ophthalmology and glaucoma, were well attended by both local and overseas delegates. In addition, the Mongolian traditions and cultural music performance, horsehead fiddle, were arranged to add delight to the congress.
The APAO would like to express its heartfelt thanks to MOS, our two co-organizing subspecialty member societies, the Asia-Pacific Strabismus and Paediatric Ophthalmology Society and the Asia-Pacific Glaucoma Society, and all our scientific program chairs and speakers for their dedicated support.
The Satellite Congress is a new educational initiative aims to provide ophthalmology education and science updates for APAO national members that have yet to organize an annual APAO Congress. Visit the website to learn more.
13th APVRS Congress early bird registration deadline
The 13th Asia-Pacific Vitreo-retina Society (APVRS) Congress, co-hosted by the Chinese Vitreo-retina Society, will be held Nov. 22-24 at National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC) in Shanghai, China.
Early bird registration rates will remain in effect through Sept. 22. Further discounted rates are available for attendees from developing countries as well as trainees. Groups of more than five delegates are encouraged to take advantage of the group registration process. Please visit the registration webpage for more information.
Additionally, hotel reservations for all paid delegates are now open. Congress organizers have secured competitive rates for delegates at four selected hotels closed to the NECC, including the InterContinental Shanghai Hongqiao (five stars), which is the only luxury hotel located within the NECC; the Qube Hotel Shanghai Hongqiao (five stars); the Primus Hotel Shanghai Hongqiao (four stars); and the Howard Johnson Hongqiao Airport Hotel Shanghai.
Rooms are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. Please log into the APVRS Congress system to make the reservations. Further details can be found on the Congress website.
4th APTOS Congress in India
The 4th Asia-Pacific Tele-Ophthalmology Society (APTOS) Symposium will occur on Sept. 21-22 in Chennai, India, with Dr. Kim Ramasamy as Congress President.
With the theme of “The Evolution of AI in the Ophthalmologic Revolution,” the 2-day symposium will examine what AI is capable of doing in ophthalmology, as well as the regulatory implications and ethical considerations of emerging digital technologies. A major highlight will be the APTOS Hackathon and the Big Data DR Challenge in ocular diagnostics, in which investigators, hospitals and companies are invited to compete either as an individual or a group. The potential of AI and big data analytics to improve diagnostics for better patient care delivery will also be discussed.
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