HOAC Online - Session 4 - Medicolegal aspects of ophthalmic practice in the UK
When:
Time:
Where: online
Interactive CPD points: 1
The Hospital Optometrists Annual Conference offers a series of webinars open to those working within secondary care as well as practitioners based in primary care and other settings.
The programme will deliver a diverse range of clinical content and delegates are invited to attend all of the sessions or choose individual activities based upon their clinical interests.
In addition to the webinars, there will be general and specialty peer reviews which are reserved for hospital optometrists only.
- Session one: Make it easier to see: cerebral visual impairment - Book now
- Session two: Glaucoma and the brain - Book now
- Session three: The psychology of seeing - Book now
- Session four: Medicolegal aspects of ophthalmic practice in the UK - Book now below
- General peer review for hospital optometrists - Book now
- Specialty peer review for hospital optometrists - Book now
Session four: Medicolegal aspects of ophthalmic practice in the UK
This session will review the major UK medicolegal judgements, ophthalmology medicolegal studies and discuss issues that affect clinicians in every day practice taking these into account.
CPD
- This webinar is approved for 1 interactive CPD point
- To be eligible for the CPD point you need to attend for the duration of the session
Technical requirements
- The webinar will take place using Zoom
- We recommend that you use a computer or tablet device to join this webinar
1.30PM - 2.30PM
-
1 point
Medicolegal aspects of ophthalmic practice in the UK
CPD ref no: C-102884
Interactive:
Practitioner type:
Domains:
Anna Bhan
Anna Bhan is a consultant ophthalmic surgeon with over 25 years’ experience in general and complex subspecialty work, including glaucoma, high risk cases, ethnic minorities and comorbidities.
Her clinical background has been underpinned by glaucoma fellowships with Mr Eamonn O’Neill and Professor Peter Shah in Birmingham, and a neuro-ophthalmology fellowship with Mr Mike Burdon. From these foundations, she has also become expert in the implementation and running of virtual clinics, augmenting links with community optometrists to undertake shared care, referral refinement schemes, and minor eye conditions clinics. She is now a consultant clinical advisor to Primary Eyecare Services.
Anna has undertaken and is interested in basic science and clinical research. She has been an investigator on both academic and industry sponsored studies, as well as set up her own research. She has published over 30 peer reviewed manuscripts, a BMJ book, and 26 congress posters. She has given 15 oral presentations at regional, national and international congresses and 14 invited talks.
Learning outcomes
- Practitioners will learn from medicolegal judgements to guide safe practice
Domains
