Healthtalk UK

(11 CET POINTS)

87 delegates registered for Healthtalk UK unique one-day one topic CET conference at Hiton Metropole Hotel NEC Birmingham. The day started with Lead Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon from Queens Hospital Burton on the Disorders of the cornea and its manifestations and related systemic diseases. This was followed by an invigorating slides and video show on corneal surgery, laser surgery its use and implications. Sunil Shah, a leading ophthalmic refractive surgeon discussed red eye and keratitis in depth detailing differentiation with management.

Red eye and management was a serious topic confronting every ophthalmic practitioner in the world. Red eye identification from Sight threatening to non sight threatening was detailed and discussed as an open discussion with interactive approach allowing all delegates the ability to discuss any issue that they felt was relevant to their day-to day practice. With the majority of practitioners becoming more aware of the needs to understand the signs and differentiate the condition presented.

Mr Abdul Rauf & Mr Sunil Shah Senior Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeons offered full support to conference and delegates all day.

An optometrist approach to dealing with red eye was presented by Chaaban Zeidan, principle optometrist at Tamworth Hospital and independent practitioner. He demonstrated the important role an optometrist plays in differentiating red eyes with slides and interactive photos. The importance of slitlamp and photography was also shown with cases taken from both practice as well as hospital records. Mr Zeidan demonstrated the importance of history taking, communications and examination technique from the gold standard methods leading to specialist techniques of topography, tomography and digital photography. He was able to show that simple approach to differentiating red eye in practice need not require high grade of machinery but simple high grade of observation and clinical ability.

Mr Chaaban Zeidan
Conference Director

After a delightful hot/cold buffet 2 hours of practical sessions were awaiting delegates who were segregated into four groups: Slitlamp technique, Mosaic and digital photography, Atlas corneal Analyser and OCT Corneal Analysis Topographer.
Ben Turley (Topcon GB) and Gordon Bethwaite( Zeiss) gave delegates a taste of corneal analysis and examination in depth using the sophistication of the up-to-date IT Ophthalmic equipment.


Slitlamp technique demonstrated by Abdul Rauf, background Ben Turley from Topcon GB, demonstrating Digital mosaic photography to delegates	Gordon Bethwaite from Zeiss, demonstrating the Atlas Corneal Analyser to a group of delegates

Following the practical demonstrations, 20 interactive case studies of various red eye conditions were distributed to delegates and discussion prepared and designed by optometrist Chaaban Zeidan and discussed by Abdul Rauf joined by Miss Rosalind Harrison Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Queens Burton and Lecturer at Nottingham University. She was able to demonstrate to delegates the importance of verifications and management of Corneal Surface Diseases.

	Miss Harrison expanded on red Eye from Dry eye syndrome to keratitis and related Uvea. Differentiation identification and management from an optometrist’s points of view. Her lecture was full of slides confirming her points and leading to better understanding and appreciation of the cornea, its surface and related corneal diseases
Miss Rosalind Harrison Midland EyeCare Centre Burton- Staffs.

The day concluded later than expected due to relaxed interactive discussion with consultants. Delegates collected certificate of attendance at 6 pm.
Healthtalk UK ltd received overwhelming support from its delegates who decided on the theme for the next conferences in 2007:

4th March: Macular Disorders, 9th September Diabetes & 25th November Glaucoma,

Healthtalk UK Ltd will also be offering CME as well as CET credits approved by RCO next conferences for GPs and OMPs