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WAEH Call for Projects 2025

2025-01-08 10:36:04

Call for Projects 2025
Each year 2 to 3 projects are funded by the WAEH to help shape and improve ophthalmic care on a global scale. 

Examples of projects:

  • Assessing Evidence-based Management Practices and variations within WAEH member hospitals
  • Evaluating the Provision of Ophthalmic Nurse Education among WAEH member countries
  • Volunteer to Career
  • Medical Outcomes for Keratoconus and Primary Retinal Detachment
  • Development of a patient communication package about How to apply eyedrops the best
  • Development of a package for Enucleation
  • Improving Efficiency within Intravitreal Injection Clinics

And many more in previous years.

Each project can be budgeted with a budget of a maximum of 7.500 euro. This is paid from the fees of the WAEH membership. You can use the following WAEH project format to send in your project proposal: WAEH project proposal. Please note that all proposals are reviewed by the board. The board will make a decision about the project proposals during the board meeting in March. Due to budget constraints not all project proposals can be accepted. 

Round 2025 – Deadline 31 January 2025

Questions? Don’t hesitate to contact Maaike. Send your project proposal to Maaike van Zuilen:



January

Friday, 17 January
Workshop by Moorfields Education: Moorfields corneal suturing and penetrating keratoplasty wet lab

Wednesday, 22 January
Workshop by Moorfields Education: YAG laser training for nurses and AHPs

Thursday, 23 January – Thursday, 30 January
Aravind Eye Care System: Management Priorities in Eye Care Delivery for Heads of Eye Hospitals

Friday, 31 January
WAEH Project Proposals 2025 – Deadline

February

Friday, 7 February
Workshop by Moorfields Education: Hot topics in comprehensive ophthalmology

Wednesday, 12 February – Tuesday, 25 February
Aravind Eye Care System: Management Training for Eye Care Programme Managers

March

Saturday, 1 March
Workshop by Moorfields Education: Ophthalmic emergency study day 

Monday, 10 March
Workshop by Moorfields Education: Pregnancy considerations in women with eye disease: a day of obstetrics for ophthalmologists

Thursday, 13 March – Friday, 14 March
WAEH Board Meeting – This meeting is possibly an in person meeting – want to share ideas with the board? Please send them to Maaike: 

Thursday, 20 March, 01.00 PM CET 
WAEH Community of Practice Human ResourcesEnvironmental Sustainability – Creating a Culture of Wellbeing with Kristy Davidson from the Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins, USA!

Thursday, 27 March, 01.00 PM CET
WAEH Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied Health PersonnelAn Evidence-Based Approach to Managing Pediatric Outpatient Ophthalmology Surgical Pain with Natalia Gurova, Liza Raymundo and Alma Sabanagic from the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins, USA

May

Friday, 16 May
Workshop by Moorfields Education: Pregnancy considerations in women with eye disease: a day of ophthalmology for obstetricians

June

Thursday, 12 June, 12.00noon CEST
WAEH Board Meeting: want to share ideas with the board? Please send them to Maaike: 

Thursday, 19 June, 01.00 PM CEST
WAEH Community of Practice Human Resources

Thursday, 26 June, 01.00 PM CEST
WAEH Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied Health Personnel

September

Thursday, 11 September, 12.00noon CEST
WAEH Board Meeting: want to share ideas with the board? Please send them to Maaike: 

Thursday, 11 September, 01.00 PM CEST 
WAEH Community of Practice Human Resources

Thursday, 18 September, 01.00 pm CEST
WAEH Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied Health Personnel

October

Tuesday, 7 October – Saturday, 11 October
19th Annual WAEH Meeting in Switzerland and France

Tuesday, 7 October – Saturday, 11 October, 19th Annual Meeting
WAEH Board Meeting – in person meeting in Switzerland and France – want to share ideas with the board? Please send them to Maaike: 

November

Thursday, 6 November, 12.00noon CET
WAEH Board Meeting: want to share ideas with the board? Please send them to Maaike: 

December

Thursday, 4 December, 01.00 pm CET 
WAEH Community of Practice Human Resources

Thursday, 11 December, 01.00 pm CET
WAEH Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied Health Personnel

2026

January

Saturday, 31 January
WAEH Project Proposals 2026 – Deadline



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