Editor’s note Contents
Welcome to the Autumn edition of etCETera. It has been a busy summer for the
Eyecare team as we prepare for our 20th Eyecare conference and exhibition, set
to take place in January 2017. Learn more about the event on page 8.
The tragic case of Vincent Barker, an eight-year boy who died in 2012 from
undiagnosed hydrocephalus has become a heavily discussed subject amongst optical
and medical professionals. Peter Charlesworth, Managing Director, discusses this
case in great detail on page 5. To obtain your CET point, visit www.cetpoints.com
and complete the multiple choice questions.
Interested in the GOC’s recently completed a professional consultation on patient
consent and honesty? Read more on page 12. Why not test yourself and see how
you measure up to the proposed GOC standards?
Finally, as half term break draws to a close around the UK, you will also find
our top tips on testing children’s eyes, including our top 3 CET videos and
2 recommended workshops at Eyecare 2017. 5 Consent & candour
6 Eyecare raises £15,000
8 Looking forward to Eyecare 2017
10
Day At The Museum & Events
Calendar
12
Can a clinical mistake be
a criminal offence?
18
Top five tips to help you test kids
Sarah Brady, Editor
Meet our advisory board
We are pleased to have a number of experts from the world of optics on board to offer opinions and guidance on our CET and journal content.
Optometrist Katie
Stewart is an
accredited peer
discussion facilitator
and a faculty member
at The Vision Care
Institute of Johnson
& Johnson. She has
recently qualified
as an Independent
Prescriber and
specialises in refractive
surgery. Contact Lens Optician
Suzanne Czerwinski
was awarded the
AOP Contact Lens
Practitioner of the
Year Award in 2014
and the Optician
Magazine Contact
Lens Practitioner of
the Year award in 2016.
She manages a large
Specsavers and has a
passion for multifocal
contact lenses. Dispensing Optician
Richard Rawlinson
has over 30 years’
experience in the
optical sector and
is a registered
dispensing optician
and qualified diabetic
retinal grader. He is a
Commsioning Lead
for the Local Optical
Committee Support
Unit and represents
the Association of
Dispensing Opticains
on the UK Domiciliary
Eyecare Committee. Optometrist Sarah
Farrant runs an
independent practice
and works in a
specialist practice
within a GP surgery.
She is chair of the
Somerset Local
Optical Committee,
sits on the College of
Optometrists Council
and has a particular
interest in dry eye and
therapeutics. Optometrist Sarah
Smith completed
her PhD at Aston
University and has
worked as Professional
Relations Consultant
with Bausch &
Lomb. She runs an
independent practice
in Harrogate and is
a member of North
Yorkshire LOC. Optometrist Karen
Sparrow organises
CET programmes for
Vision Express and the
AOP and has 25 years’
experience supporting
other optometrists
in their careers. She
is currently studying
for a Masters in Public
Health for Eye Care at
the London School of
Hygiene and Tropical
Medicine.
Optometrist
Kevin Wallace is
an independent
practitioner based
in Edinburgh. He is
Clinical Advisor to
the AOP, Optometric
Advisor to NHS
Lothian and NHS
Borders and has been
an AOP councillor for
9 years. Optometrist and
PhD student at
Cardiff University
Stephanie Campbell
is researching the
development of the
cornea in people
who have Down’s
syndrome. She has
extensive experience
in teaching at the
university, and is also
a faculty member
for The Vision Care
Institute of Johnson
& Johnson. Optometrist Claire
Mallon has extensive
experience in local
paediatric initiatives
and regional
diabetic retinopathy
screening services.
She practices as a
Clinical Optometrist
in Edinburgh and
is studying for
her Independent
Prescribing
qualification. Optometrist Francesca
Marchetti graduated
from Glasgow
Caledonian University
and is the West
Midland councillor for
both the College of
Optometrists & the
AOP. She has been
the chair of National
Eye Health Week and
is a visiting lecturer at
Aston University, with
a particular interest in
dry eye and refractive
surgery. Optometrist Fatima
Nawaz facilitates peer
discussions, leads peer
reviews and mentors
and supervises pre-reg
optometrists. She
has been appointed
by the Council for
the Association of
Optometrists to
represent early-career
optometrists. Optometry student
Jaspreet Hothi
is originally from
Canada, and currently
studies at Aston
University. She has
previously volunteered
for two years at
the Mazankowski
Heart Institute at the
University of Alberta
Hospital and hopes
to gain a Masters in
Optometry in the
future.
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