Moorfields Education courses coming soon

Stay informed of the many forthcoming educational events planned by Moorfields

Moorfields Education is delighted to announce the return of its International Uveitis symposium, taking place at the Royal Society of Medicine in London on 11-13 July.

Covering all main areas of interest in the field of uveitis, starting from basic aspects of the clinical presentations and advancing towards developments in diagnosing and treating these conditions. This three day event is not to be missed!

Alongside symposium leader, Professor Carlos Pavesio Consultant Ophthalmologist and uveitis specialist at Moorfields Eye Hospital, we have a vast range of national and international experts speaking, including:

Nicholas Jones FRCP FRCOphth

Honorary Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Manchester, UK. Retired Consultant Ophthalmologist and Clinical Director of Uveitis Service, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, UK

Nicholas is presenting on two days:

• Day one within the Infectious disease I – Herpetic uveitis section, Nicolas will present: Acute retinal necrosis in immunucompetent patients.

• Day two within the Non infectious disease I – Choroid and ocular inflammation section, Nicolas will talk about Ocular sarcoidosis

Professor Onn Min Kon

Head of Service for Tuberculosis and Respiratory Infection lead at Imperial College London Healthcare NHS Trust. He is also Professor of Respiratory Medicine at Imperial College London.

Onn Min Kon is presenting on day two, during the following sections:

• Non infectious disease I – Choroid and ocular inflammation, with a talk on Sarcoidosis: systemic considerations in uveitis patients.

• Infectious disease II – Infectious uveitis, Onn Min Kon be covering Tuberculosis: systemic considerations in uveitis patients.

Associate Professor Rupesh Agrawal

Associate Professor Rupesh Agrawal MD(Res) (UCL), MMed (Singapore), FRCS(Glasgow), FAMS, DNB, DO

Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist and the Head of Research at the National Healthcare Group Eye Institute. Additionally, he serves as the co-head of the Ocular Infections and Antimicrobials department at the Singapore Eye Research Institute, Associate Professor at both the LKC School of Medicine and Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore and a senior clinical lecturer at National University of Singapore.

Rupesh will be presenting on the Use of big data in uveitis: How to collect big data for uveitis (COTS, TITAN, REVISE).

Don’t miss out!

Plus, our popular Macula course is back for 2024, on 3-6 June.

Online or in-person, London.

Joint vitreo retinal and ocular oncology symposium for nurses and allied health professionals, 27 April.

Online or in-person, London. This course will provide nurses and allied health professionals, including ophthalmic technicians with up-to-date knowledge of vitreo retinal and ocular oncology conditions and treatments as well as new innovations across both specialities.

Dilemmas in periocular & orbital tumour management course, 24 May.

Online or in-person, London. Ideal for ophthalmologists, oncologists, radiologists, consultants, senior registrars, fellows and allied health care professionals. Bringing together expert speakers from Moorfields Eye Hospital, including; Kaveh Vahdani and Tarang Gupta, Consultant Ophthalmologists, David Verity and Jimmy Uddin, both Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeons. Plus, UK and world-renowned Professor of Orbital and Ocular Oncology, Bita Esmaeli (pictured) from MD Anderson, Houston, USA.