About this event

  • Date and time Fri 4 Apr 2025 from 9:00am to 5:00pm
  • Location Royal Society of Medicine
  • Organised by Ophthalmology

Our annual conference provides a crucial opportunity for professionals involved in diabetic eye screening to enhance their knowledge and strengthen their skills in delivering patient-centered care. With rapid advancements in diabetes management and rising healthcare challenges, this meeting aims to foster better communication and collaboration across screening in primary and secondary care. 

Our internationally recognised key speakers are at the forefront of diabetic care and will share invaluable insights into the latest innovations from advanced screening technology to holistic, patient-centered approaches.

The interactive Q&A session with the National Programme team will offer participants a rare opportunity to engage directly with national leaders and address pressing questions and concerns.

By attending the conference, you will:

  • Enhance patient engagement and uptake in diabetic eye screening through improved communication strategies
  • Address psychosocial and cultural barriers to reach underserved and challenging populations effectively
  • Build expertise in collaborative, patient-centered management of diabetic eye disease across screening, primary, and secondary care settings

This meeting will be available as an on-demand recording. To register to watch the recording, please click here.

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Tickets

Early Bird pricing available until 06 February 2025.

20 x bursary places (x10 student and x10 trainee places) are available for this meeting. Please send your request to ophthalmology@rsm.ac.uk

Member

RSM Fellow RSM Associate RSM Retired Fellow RSM Trainee RSM Student
£77.00 £46.00 £46.00 £46.00 £24.00

Non - Member

Consultant / GP / SAS Doctors AHP / Nurse / Midwife Trainee Student
£141.00 £84.00 £84.00 £44.00

Agenda

View the programme 04 April 2025

Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome, introduction and aims

Miss Evelyn Mensah, President of the Ophthalmology Section of the RSM, Clinical Lead Ophthalmology Dept, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust & Co-Lead for North West London CRG and Professor Peter Scanlon, NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (DESP) National Clinical Advisor 

Session 1: National news

The seven nation update:
England
Ms Katherine Jordan

Head of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) and Diabetic Eye Screening (DES) Operations. Vaccination and Screening Directorate. NHS England

Dr Robyn Fletcher

Consultant in Public Health. Senior Clinical Lead for NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Diabetic Eye Screening Programmes Vaccination and Screening Directorate, NHS England

Northern Ireland

Professor Tunde Peto - Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Queen’s University Belfast & Consultant Ophthalmologist, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

Wales

Sanjiv Banerjee

Republic of Ireland

Helen Kavanagh

Jersey

Anish Shah

Guernsey

Diane Mathews

Panel discussion
Tea and coffee break

Session 2: The Patient

Chair: Professor Tunde Peto, Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Queen’s University Belfast & Consultant Ophthalmologist, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust 

Our vision, your eyes: Innovation in communication with our multilingual diabetic patients

Matron Dhannie Ramcharan – Nurse Consultant, Central Eye Service, Central Middlesex Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

How innovation has improved communication in the first ophthalmology community diagnostic centre in Willesden Eyecare Centre

Ms Sharita Jhummun, Optometrist/Project Manager/Improvement Lead, Central Eye Service, Central Middlesex Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

The art of communicating with virtual patients

Mrs Gemma Doku, Advanced Optometrist, Central Eye Service, Central Middlesex Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust and Mr Amar Shah, Optometrist, Central Eye Service, Central Middlesex Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust 

Connecting to our community: Diagnostic patient pathway and data collection on feedback

Ms Davinia Austin, Lead Ophthalmic Scientific Technician, Willesden Eyecare Centre, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Bridging the gap: Effective communication in diabetic eye care

Mr Russell Gwebum, Eye Clinic Liaison Officer (ECLO), Central Eye Service, Central Middlesex Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust 

Panel discussion
Lunch

Session 3: Looking backwards and forwards

Pipeline therapies for DMO and NPDR: Real innovation or more of the same?

Miss Christiana Dinah, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Director, Research and Development, Central Eye Service, Central Middlesex Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, Ophthalmology Specialty Co-Lead North West London Clinical Research Network 

The surgical journey of patients with advanced diabetic retinopathy: We are all in it together

Miss Rabia Bourkiza, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Central Middlesex Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Why does language matter?

Mrs Samantha Mann, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

Panel discussion
Discussion and summary

Miss Evelyn Mensah

Close of meeting

Location

Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom

 

Registration for this event will close at 1:00 am on Friday 4 April 2025. Late registrations will not be accepted.

The agenda is subject to change at any time

All views expressed at this event are of the speakers themselves and not of the Royal Society of Medicine, or the speaker's organisations.

Domus - reception

While you’re attending this event

Why not stay in the comfort of our hotel, Domus Medica, book dinner in the restaurant, or even hire one of our private dining rooms to socialise with your peers?

RSM members enjoy access to our enviable club facilities. For more information, please contact our team at domus@rsm.ac.uk or restaurant@rsm.ac.uk.

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