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ICO WORLD Meeting & APAO Congress in Bali

May 2009

Dear ICO Members and Friends,

An invitation and a few reports:

WORLD Roundtable on Sunday, May 17 in Bali

For those of you attending the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) Congress in Bali starting next week, please be sure to join us for the fourth World Ophthalmology Roundtable on Leadership Development (WORLD) meeting, where we will present and discuss the exciting new ICO initiative, "Refocusing Ophthalmic Education." It will be Sunday, May 17 from 07:00 to 09:00 in the Jakarta A room at the Bali International Convention Center. Breakfast will be available.

Topics will be:

• Ophthalmic Education in the Asia Pacific: Current Status and New Initiatives
• Adult Learning and Modern Teaching Methods
• Implications and Options for Ophthalmic Education

You can download the full program for the Bali WORLD Roundtable meeting here: archive.icoph.org/pdf/ICOWORLDBali.pdf (PDF - 140 KB)

The ICO established the WORLD program in 2007 to bring leaders of ophthalmologic societies and educational institutions together to exchange information and ideas that will help develop effective programs to enhance ophthalmic education and access to eye care.

Modern Teaching Methods for Refocusing Ophthalmic Education

At the informal ICO meeting in March in Bahrain, we asked Drs. Andrew Lee and Karl Golnik to present their perspectives on modern teaching methods and their application to ophthalmic education.

You can watch the PowerPoint presentations and ensuing discussion online, complete with audio.

Dr. Andrew Lee: Adult Learning Strategies for Improving Life Long Education 
Better Assessments: moving from the apprenticeship model to a competency model campustercertermino.com/ttpresenter/ico/1lee/player.html

Dr. Karl Golnik: Progress in Effective Teaching Methods
Examples of new education models and technology for teaching and assessment campustercertermino.com/ttpresenter/ico/2golnik/player.html

Summary/Discussion; Bruce Spivey, MD: campustercertermino.com/ttpresenter/ico/3discussion/player.html

You can also download the "Refocusing Ophthalmic Education" proposal here: archive.icoph.org/pdf/icorefocusing.pdf

We would like to hear your comments on this initiative:

• Can you suggest alternative ways to educate ophthalmologists and others?
• Are there innovative educational programs or resources we should know about?

Please comment in the online discussion forum at: archive.icoph.org/refocus.

APAO/AAO Bali Congress Symposia

If you are attending the Bali meeting you may also be interested in the following symposia:

Saturday, May 16

• 09:00-10:30: Quality of Cataract Surgical Outcomes Worldwide - How are we doing?
• 11:00-12:30: Expanding to Meet Vision 2020's New Challenges - Glaucoma and Diabetic Retinopathy
• 14:00-15:30: ICO Symposium in honor of the late Professor Yasuo Tano - How to Tackle Problems in Developing Countries

Sunday, May 17

• 14:00-15:30: Teaching Allied Health and Para-Ophthalmic Vision Specialists

A complete list of instructional courses and symposia is available on the APAO Congress website: www.apao2009bali.org/index13_1.shtml.

 

ICO Technology

For some time, we have been aware that we need to communicate faster and easier with ophthalmic leaders and individual ophthalmologists. I asked ICO Executive Director Bill Felch and Communications Manager Monica Slater to work on a process for the ICO to adopt new information technology. At the informal meeting in Bahrain, they presented their findings.

The proposed technology plan features online spaces to collaborate using new interactive tools and methods, in addition to a complete Web site overhaul. You can view the presentation with audio, at: campustercertermino.com/ttpresenter/ico/4felch_slater/player.html.

We will be asking for feedback from ICO society leaders and ophthalmologists.

In your opinion, what new technology does the ICO need to better serve our Members and ophthalmologists around the world? What do you think? Send your thoughts to Monica at mslater@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