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Improving access to eye care education and service provision in the Asia-Pacific region

Improving access to eye care education and service provision in the Asia-Pacific region . Gerhard Schlenther, Dr Neil Murray, Dr Garry Brian, Dr Laurence Sullivan, Dr Mark F Ellis & Lauren Hodgson. WHO Prevalence Data. 284 million visually impaired 39 million blind

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Improving access to eye care education and service provision in the Asia-Pacific region

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  1. Improving access to eye care education and service provision in the Asia-Pacific region Gerhard Schlenther, Dr Neil Murray, Dr Garry Brian, Dr Laurence Sullivan, Dr Mark F Ellis & Lauren Hodgson

  2. WHO Prevalence Data • 284 million visually impaired • 39 million blind • 245 million low vision • 73% of moderate to severe visual impairment • 58% of blindness Worldwide: Asia Pacific:

  3. RANZCO’s Goal Contribute to the reduction in avoidable blindness and vision impairment by taking a role in ensuring high quality ophthalmic education and professional standards for eye care in the Asia-Pacific region

  4. International Ophthalmology Development Register (IODR) • An online coordinating platform • Harmonise activities and avoid duplication • Funded through a grant from The Fred Hollows Foundation

  5. IODR Benefits Promote good practice guidelines for development projects in the Asia-Pacific region Promote Australasian teaching hospitals and institutions offering Fellowships / Observerships Provide access to RANZCO’s human resources Facilitate RANZCO ophthalmologists involvement

  6. Methods • Good practice guidelines  systematic developmental approach • Interactive database of development activities • Inclusion criteria for, and oversight of databases: • Fellows’ availableskills and time • INGO’s and training institutions seeking access to RANZCO’s resources • Filtering criteria that will only allow genuine enquiries

  7. Website Testing Internal users: • RANZCO Project Management Committee (PMC) • RANZCO staff • Chairs of the International Ophthalmology Steering Committee (IOSC) and its sub-committees External users: • 31 individuals from various user groups (Fellows, INGOs, Training Institutions, Hospitals, IMGs) IODR went live on Friday 22 June 2012

  8. Results • User friendly, web-based database • Up-to-date good practice development guidelines • Capacity for enhanced participation of RANZCO Fellows in sustainable development projects • Informed planning and coordination • Capacity for enhanced eye care education and improved professional standards in the Asia Pacific region

  9. Activity to date…. IODR: • 29 expressions of interest from Fellows • 11 NGO users • 1 NGO project • 26 institutions • 22 International Medical Graduate (IMG) users RANZCO website visibility: • >27,000 unique visitors so far this year • >306,000 page views

  10. www.ranzco.edu/iodr

  11. Contact details IODR Coordinator: Lauren Hodgson IODRadmin@ranzco.edu

  12. Conclusion Early days ….. Collaborative contribution between RANZCO and The Fred Hollows Foundation will help achieve goals of Vision2020 and beyond

  13. Thank You

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