Conference for Ophthalmic Educators: New Techniques to Enhance Teaching & Learning
Posted on December 6, 2011
Topic: Conference/Congress, Ophthalmic Educators
The Third Conference for Ophthalmic Educators will feature "New Techniques to Enhance Teaching & Learning," new presentations, plenary sessions and workshops.
Conference for Ophthalmic Educators
New Techniques to Enhance Teaching & Learning
The Conference will be held at the Westin Chosun Busan, opening at 08:00, on Thursday, April 12, with plenary sessions that focus on assessment principles and tools to evaluate students’ medical knowledge and clinical skills, followed by workshops and special interest group meetings, and concluding at 18:00.
The Conference for Educators is organized and co-sponsored by the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO), the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) and the Korean Ophthalmological Society. It will precede the APAO Congress in Busan, April 13 through 16.
The Busan Conference for Ophthalmic Educators will offer:
- Short lectures with special focus on assessment principles and tools.
- Interactive, practical workshops on educational techniques including assessment tools and feedback methods with an opportunity for hands-on experience.
- Special interest group meetings of educators involved in teaching residents, subspecialists, medical students, allied personnel and in continuing medical education.
See the preliminary agenda at: www.icoph.org/downloads/Busan-Agenda.pdf
Who Should Attend?
- Residency program directors and faculty
- Directors and teachers of Continuing Professional Development/Continuing Medical Education
- Teachers of subspecialists, medical students, and allied eye care personnel
- Ophthalmologic society leaders
- Anyone involved in any aspect of ophthalmic education
REGISTER TO ATTEND:
Register online: www.icoph.org/rsvp/Conference_for_Educators_Busan_2012.html
Please fill out a brief survey, so we know your preferences for workshops and special interest groups: www.surveymonkey.com/s/26GV6VG
Registration is free, but participants must cover their own travel and personal costs.
HOTELS: The Conference is scheduled so that attendees may attend the Asia Pacific Academy of
Ophthalmology (APAO) Congress on April 13-16, 2012. Those who plan to attend the APAO Congress, can
make hotel reservations on the APAO Congress Web site: www.apaobusan2012.com.
Webcasts from the first two Conferences for Ophthalmic Educators are available on the ICO Web site:
www.icoph.org/conference_webcasts.html.
Download the invitation: www.icoph.org/downloads/Busan-Invitation.pdf
Bruce Spivey, MD, MS, MEd
President, International Council of Ophthalmology
945 Green Street
San Francisco, CA, 94133, USA
spivey@icoph.org
www.icoph.org
Karl Golnik, MD, MEd
Chair, Steering Committee on Regional Conferences for Ophthalmic Educators
kgolnik@fuse.net
Frank J. Martin, AM, FRANZCO
President, APAO
frank.martin@bigpond.com
Hyung Woo Kwak, MD, PhD
President, Korean Ophthalmological Society
hwkwak@khu.ac.kr
