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The Starfish, the Spider and International Ophthalmology

August 2009

Dear ICO Members and Friends,

An invitation and a few reports:

The Starfish, the Spider and International Ophthalmology - October 24 in San Francisco

I invite you to learn the secrets behind some of today's most effective organizations and find out how you and your ophthalmological society can access this power at the next ICO World Ophthalmology Roundtable on Leadership Development (WORLD) meeting October 24 in San Francisco.

Ori Brafman, Co-Author of The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations, will speak on how starfish organizations take advantage of peer-to-peer relationships, leaving hierarchical "spider" organizations behind. I would highly recommend the book, and if you would like to read it before the meeting, you can locate a copy through the book's Web site: www.starfishandspider.com.

This dynamic meeting will also include discussion on Refocusing Ophthalmic Education, including adult learning and modern teaching methods, implications and options for ophthalmic education and a request for your ideas on how to enhance ophthalmic education.

Please come and join the discussion with us on Saturday, 24 October from 12:00-13:30 in Grand Ballroom C at the Intercontinental Hotel in San Francisco, California. The draft agenda is here: archive.icoph.org/pdf/ICOWORLDSanFrancisco.pdf.

I would like to thank the Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology for co-sponsoring this Roundtable as part of the joint meeting with the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Refocusing Ophthalmic Education Insights Online

Did you know?

• You can take a quick online test to assess your personal learning style
• New insights into how adults learn can help us become better teachers
• There are exciting examples of adult learning theories being applied to ophthalmic education, particularly through E-learning.

You can hear about these and other insights from the ICO's Refocusing Ophthalmic Education symposium, co-sponsored by the European Society of Ophthalmology (SOE) at their June '09 Congress, online in PowerPoint format with audio.

Click on the links below to take a self-paced tour through the presentations. You can control the slides to navigate to the various subjects that might interest you.  

• Why should we "Refocus Ophthalmic Education?" What does it mean? (Bruce Spivey, MD)
  
www.campustercertermino.com/ttpresenter/ico/refocusing/1spivey/player.html
• Ophthalmic Education in Europe: Current Status and New Initiatives (Stefan Seregard, MD)

  www.campustercertermino.com/ttpresenter/ico/refocusing/2seregard/player.html
• Adult Learning and Modern Teaching Methods: (Eduardo Mayorga, MD)
  
www.campustercertermino.com/ttpresenter/ico/refocusing/3mayorga/player.html
• Implications for Ophthalmic Education — E-learning Examples & Resources (Bruce Spivey, MD)
  
www.campustercertermino.com/ttpresenter/ico/refocusing/4spivey/player.html
• Discussion of educational needs around the world (Presenters & Audience)

  www.campustercertermino.com/ttpresenter/ico/refocusing/5spivey_discussion/player.html

WOC 2010 Congress in Berlin--Abstract Submission and Registration

Abstract submission is now open for the 2010 World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC), June 5-9, 2010 in Berlin: www.woc2010.org/abstract-submission.html.

Registration will open soon at www.woc2010.org/information-for-participants/registration.html.

I would like to remind you that we offer one free WOC registration for each ICO Member Society's official representative to the ICO. You can read more about the details in the July ('09) ICO Notes.

Please select an official ICO Representative as soon as possible and send their name, email address, country and society name to info@icoph.org.

With warm regards,

Bruce

Bruce Spivey, MD, MS, MEd
President, International Council of Ophthalmology

945 Green Street
San Francisco, CA, 94133, USA
Fax: (1-415) 409-8403
spivey@icoph.org
www.icoph.org