Upcoming events
Please see below for all our upcoming events, payment can be made via Stripe or bank transfer
Mini practical workshop: Manchester Sept
Date: Sunday 22nd September 2024
Timings: 9AM
Venue: Optegra Manchester
This 6 station mini workshop has been refined and designed to support your OSCE prep but are also useful for those in Stage 1 and Stage 2.
Stations include: amsler, colour vision tests, stereopsis, slit lamp skills, BV tests and confrontation
£75
Mock OSCE: Manchester Sept
Date: Sunday 22nd September 2024
Timings: 11.15 AM session available
Venue: Optegra, Manchester
All our courses are 1 to 1 with examiners, and dedicated time for feedback, mark sheets,, FREE OSCE booklet, bespoke feedback with take home messages from each station
Set A
Including with your booking is FREE access to the OSCE support tutorial (see below) and you will be automatically registered and sent the Zoom link the day before the event
£205
Peer review: What is the right recall?
Date & time: Thursday 26th September at 7.30pm
Via Zoom
This peer review will help Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians explore different scenarios regarding recalling patients for their next sight test, including the correct usage of the early retest codes in England, when to use these and what to write on their records to justify the early recall.
Domains: Professionalism and Leadership & Accountability
The Zoom registration link will be sent the day before the event from info@optomacademy.com
3 interactive CPD points
The CPD points will be allocated within 3 working days after the event.
£20
Mini practical workshop: London Sept
Date: Sunday 29th September 2024
Timings: 9AM
Venue: Optegra North London
This 6 station mini workshop has been refined and designed to support your OSCE prep but are also useful for those in Stage 1 and Stage 2.
Stations include: amsler, colour vision tests, stereopsis, slit lamp skills, BV tests and confrontation
£75
Mock OSCE: London Sept
Date: Sunday 29th September 2024
Timings: AM or PM sessions available
Venue: Optegra North London
All our courses are 1 to 1 with examiners, and dedicated time for feedback, mark sheets,, FREE OSCE booklet, bespoke feedback with take home messages from each station
Set A
Including with your booking is FREE access to the OSCE support tutorial (see below) and you will be automatically registered and sent the Zoom link the day before the event
£205
OSCE support tutorial
Date: Monday 30th September 2024
7.30pm via Zoom
This must attend session provides hints and tips and discussing previous OSCE stations and possible case scenarios as well as Q+A
FREE for those who have booked onto our mock OSCE courses in Sept/Oct
The link will automatically be sent to you on the day of the course
£10
Ace your OSCES: an online workshop
Date: Thursday 3rd October 2024
7.30pm via Zoom
Our new online and interactive workshop will provide some tips on how to approach the OSCES and then will break down 4 different stations to help you ace them. There will be a Q&A session at the end too.
Cases will include history & symptoms, communication, clinical skills and data interpretation (topics such as dispensing and BV!)
The link will automatically be sent to you on the day of the course
£25
FREE student session at the AIO Conference, Kenilworth
Date: Saturday 5th October 2024
Time: 10.30am-5pm
Venue: Chesford Grange, Kenilworth, Warwick, CV8 2LD
Click ‘student ticket’ to book for free
Ideal for any university students or pre-reg’s
Topics include:
- Introduction to pre-reg year,
- Stage 1 and 2 assessments and OSCE
- Diagnosing conditions – real life case studies
- Practical Dispensing – an examinations perspective
- Pre- reg in Independent Practice
- How to own your own practice
- Goody bag provided by the Body Doctor
- Free refreshments and lunch provided
- Full access to Exhibition with over 30 stands
Mock OSCE: Birmingham Oct 130PM
Date: Sunday 6th October 2024
Timings: 130PM
Venue: SpaMedica, Birmingham
All our courses are 1 to 1 with examiners, and dedicated time for feedback, mark sheets,, FREE OSCE booklet, bespoke feedback with take home messages from each station
Set C – 11 newer cases compared to our core set
Including with your booking is FREE access to the OSCE support tutorial (see below) and you will be automatically registered and sent the Zoom link the day before the event
£195
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Practical workshop: Birmingham Oct
Date: Sunday 6th October 2024
Timings: 130PM
Venue: SpaMedica, Birmingham
The main workshop covers: amsler, colour vision tests, stereopsis, slit lamp skills, BV tests, confrontation, high rx dispensing, RGP CLs, focimetry, direct ophthalmoscopy and pupil examination
These workshops have been refined and designed to support your OSCE prep but are also useful for those in Stage 1 and Stage 2
Students will be in small groups so they can learn from each other and make the most out of the session
***NEW PRACTICAL HANDBOOK (WORTH £25) WILL BE INCLUDED, WHICH WILL HAVE INFORMATION ON STATIONS THAT ARE NOT COVERED BY THE WORKSHOP OR OUR PRACTICAL VIDEOS***
Only £120
If both the mock OSCE course and the practice workshop are booked on the same day (6th October), a £20 discount will be refunded after booking
Package students will get A £30 discount (25% off the cost which will be refunded after booking) for the Birmingham course only
Peer review: What is the right recall?
Date & time: Monday 14th October at 7.30pm
Via Zoom
This peer review will help Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians explore different scenarios regarding recalling patients for their next sight test, including the correct usage of the early retest codes in England, when to use these and what to write on their records to justify the early recall.
Domains: Professionalism and Leadership & Accountability
The Zoom registration link will be sent the day before the event from info@optomacademy.com
3 interactive CPD points
The CPD points will be allocated within 3 working days after the event.
£20
Discussion workshop: EDI
Date & time: Monday 21st October at 7.30pm
Via Zoom
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: Patient perspective – Do we really know it all?
This discussion workshop will make practitioners think about the range of different patients that we interact with as part of our professional lives and when faced in particular situations, do we really make the patient feel inclusive? When examining patients with protected characteristics it is important to be aware of phrases we may use and how we may need to adapt our interaction. This CPD lecture should increase practitioner knowledge on EDI issues enabling equality in the care provided to patients and making the patients feel welcome and valued for who they are as an individual.
Domains: Communication and Leadership & Accountability
The Zoom registration link will be sent the day before the event from info@optomacademy.com (please check your junk mail) and via the Calendly reminder 24hrs before the event too.
3 interactive CPD points
The CPD points will be allocated within 3 working days after the event.
£20
