WAEH February Newsletter
Are you a Human Resources professional and working in a WAEH member eye hospital?
Meetings of 2025
- Creating a Culture of Wellbeing with Kristy Davidson from the Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins, USA – Thursday March 20, 01.00 PM CET
- Thursday June 19, 01.00 PM CEST
- Thursday September 11, 01.00 PM CEST
- Thursday December 4, 01.00 PM CET
The Human Resources Community of practice takes place once every three months. This group meets to discuss topics such as Handholding – From Volunteer to Career, Employment model(s) in ophthalmology, Task differentiation and Burn out prevention. The group will share best practices and learn from each other. This group is led by Jos Hubers from The Rotterdam Eye Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, and Angela Smith from the Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom. The group meets via Zoom every three months. Please note that your eyehospital must be a member of the WAEH to join these meetings.
Jos Hubers
The Rotterdam Eye Hospital, The Netherlands
Angela Smith
Moorfields Eye Hospital, United Kingdom
Want to know more about education for nurses and allied health personnel?
Meetings of 2025
- An Evidence-Based Approach to Managing Pediatric Outpatient Ophthalmology Surgical Pain with Natalia Gurova and Liza Raymundo from the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins Medicine, USA – Thursday March 27, 01.00 PM CET
- Thursday June 26, 01.00 PM CEST
- Thursday September 18, 01.00 PM CEST
- Thursday December 11, 01.00 PM CET
The Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied Health personnel is for all nurses and allied health personnel working in eye hospitals worldwide! This is a three monthly meetup via zoom of one hour in which we share ideas. This group is led by Tendai Gwenhure from Moorfields, London, United Kingdom, and Diana Malata from Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Tendai Gwenhure
Moorfields Eye Hospital, United Kingdom
Diana Malata
Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Ireland
WAEH Webinar: Setting up an Internet Hospital: Learnings from EYE & ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Register now for the WAEH Webinar about the Internet Hospital that has been set up by the EYE & ENT Hospital of Fudan University from Shanghai, China on Wednesday, April 23, 2025! With Prof. Zhou, Prof. Hong, and the two directors of the Internet Hospital of the EYE & ENT Hospital of Fudan University (FDEENT) as our presenters!
During the 18th Annual WAEH Meeting in 2024 in China, we had the unique opportunity to visit the EYE & ENT Hospital of Fudan University in Shanghai and experience their Internet Hospital firsthand. Now, we invite you to explore this innovative healthcare model further in a one-hour session, where the professors and the directors of FDEENT will share their knowledge about how to develop an internet hospital, how to organize it within your own eyehospital, challenges, and future potential.
Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Time: 01.00 PM CEST
Sign up using the link below to register for the webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with the appointment details, including the Zoom link for the meeting.Please note that your eyehospital must be a member of the WAEH to join WAEH Webinars. If your eye hospital is not a member yet, the access to the webinar will be limited.
Are you interested in participating in the WAEH Webinar about the Internet Hospital? Register via the button below!
19th Annual WAEH Meeting
Save the dates for the 19th Annual WAEH Meeting!
We’re excited to announce that the 19th Annual Meeting will take place from Tuesday, October 7, till Saturday, October 11, 2025, in Switzerland and France!🇨🇭🇫🇷
This year’s meeting will be hosted by the Fondation Asile des Aveugles in Lausanne, Switzerland, the Hôpital National des 15-20, and the Hôpital Fondation Adolphe de Rothschild in Paris, France.
Meet & network with the global network of eye hospitals and exchange knowledge and experience about innovation in eye hospitals worldwide.
Interested in joining or want to know more about the Annual Meeting? Check out the event website!
Interested in organizing an Annual WAEH Meeting?
Hosting the Annual WAEH Meeting is a wonderful opportunity to bring eye care professionals from around the world together. It’s a chance to showcase your hospital, share your expertise, and collaborate on shaping the future of ophthalmology.
If this sounds like an exciting opportunity for your hospital, don’t wait! Fill in the application form!
Call for Abstracts open now!
The 19th annual meeting of the WAEH is approaching! You do not want to miss this exciting meeting!
We will be talking about:
- Low Vision Care – In or out of scope for Eye Hospitals? Best practices and Research opportunities.
- Innovations in Ophthalmology and Hospital Design – From 3D surgeries, foldable operating rooms to technological advancements and innovative infrastructure to improve efficiency and patient care.
- AI and Data in Eye Health – The impact of the use of AI in diagnostics, patient monitoring, and surgical decision-making as well as interactions with Hospital EMRs.
- Workforce development and leadership in ophthalmology – Retaining and developing a highly skilled workforce is essential for quality and innovation. CoP HR / CoP nurses: leadership development education etc..
- Quality and patient-centered-care
- The need for green environmental circularity in eye care – From circular processes and waste management to sustainable solutions in eye (cataract) surgery.
Meet & network with our global network of eyehospitals and exchange knowledge and experience!
Start to send in the abstracts (summaries!) of your presentations now!
JEC Eye Hospitals and Clinics
Join the 5th JEC International Meeting (JECIM) 2025!
JEC Eye Hospitals & Clinics would like to invite all members of the World Association of Eye Hospitals (WAEH) to join the 5th JEC International Meeting (JECIM) 2025. As the chairman of the 5th JECIM, we are very pleased to announce that this event will be held on April 25 -26, 2025, at the Fairmont Jakarta, Indonesia.
The program will feature the myopia epidemic currently happening all over the world, particularly in Asia, through a myopia control care session. Additionally, we will present a hospital management segment, with keynote speakers from the hospital industries in the region. World-renowned experts and respected speakers from four continents and over ten countries will gather at the 5th JECIM 2025 to share their knowledge and experiences. From hospital management symposia, scientific sessions, didactic courses and hands-on workshops, to plenary sessions, we have prepared a comprehensive program for all delegates. The 5th JECIM 2025 also provides delegates with an excellent opportunity to establish networks and foster collaborations with peers and colleagues.
We are pleased to invite WAEH members to participate as speakers in the Hospital Management Symposia sessions at the 5th JEC International Meeting (JECIM) 2025, which will be held on Friday, April 25th, 2025, at the Fairmont Jakarta, Indonesia. The sessions and suggested topics are as follows:
- Future of Eye Care
- Sustainable Innovation in Eye Care From Global Perspective
- Navigating Business Models & Legal Landscapes
- Patient-Centered Eye Care Management
- Quality & Safety in Eye Care
- Talent Development in Ophthalmology
We look forward to your participation and valuable contributions, which will enrich our discussions and promote advancements in hospital management practices.
Once again, we are beyond delighted to welcome you to this congress.
With warmest regards,
- Referano Agustiawan, MD, Chairman, 5th JEC International Meeting
- Prof. Tjahjono D. Gondhowiardjo, MD, Hospital Management Coordinator
Interested? Register now via the button below!
L V Prasad Eye Institute
A ‘Patient First’ New Year
2024 is winding down–and what a year it has been! It is easy to lose our heads in the here-and-now, missing some of the big wins this year. As the year draws to a close, it’s the perfect time to reflect on what we’ve achieved and set our sights on the year ahead.
LVPEI’s promise has always been about marrying excellence with equity. 2024 began with a beacon of this promise, the Bhosle Gopal Rao Patil Eye centre in Mudhole, Telangana receiving the NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers) certificate under the “Small Healthcare Organization (SHCO) Accreditation” category. In fact, 2024 was the year our network crossed the notional mark of 300—we are now at 308 centres across southern and eastern India.
Read the whole article here.
Aravind Eye Care System
Instrument Maintenance for Technicians
This four week course equips participants with the knowledge and skills required to maintain and troubleshoot common Ophthalmic instruments.
This course is meant for staff of eye care organisations – including biomedical engineers, ophthalmic technicians, electricians or anyone interested in learning about maintaining ophthalmic equipment. The course is also open to technicians from organisations engaged in sales and service of ophthalmic instruments.
As this course will be offered in English, participants are required to be conversant in English.
Course Content
- Organizational skills
- General maintenance skills
- Skills relating to maintenance of electrical and electronic instruments
- Skills relating to maintenance of optical instruments
- Skills relating to maintenance of mechanical parts of equipment
- Relevant Knowledge
Interested? Find more information and the registration link through the buttons below!
Duration: 15 days (March, May, June, Aug, Oct)
Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins Medicine
A Blueprint for Saving the Sight of Infants in Thailand — and Beyond
Across Thailand, a primary cause of childhood blindness is retinopathy of prematurity. A recently launched collaboration led by Neil Bressler, M.D., the James P. Gills Professor of Ophthalmology, aims to change that.
Interested? Find more information through the button below!
Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins Medicine
Scientists Design ‘Retinal Selfie’
Scientists at the Wilmer Eye Institute, in collaboration with scientists and engineers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), are designing a retinal imaging platform in the form of eyeglasses that can be used at home without special training.
Interested? Find more information through the button below!
2025
March
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: maaike.vanzuilen@waeh.org
Thursday, 20 March, 01.00 PM CET
WAEH Community of Practice Human Resources: 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 Personnel: An Evidence-Based Approach to Managing Pediatric Outpatient Ophthalmology Surgical Pain with Natalia Gurova and Liza Raymundo from the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins, USA
April
Wednesday, 23 April, 01.00 PM CEST
WAEH Webinar: Setting up an Internet Hospital: Learnings from EYE & ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China with Prof. Zhou, Prof. Hong, and the two directors of the Internet Hospitals
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: maaike.vanzuilen@waeh.org
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: maaike.vanzuilen@waeh.org
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: maaike.vanzuilen@waeh.org
November
Thursday, 6 November, 12.00noon CET
WAEH Board Meeting: want to share ideas with the board? Please send them to Maaike: maaike.vanzuilen@waeh.org
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
Questions? Share news?
Do you have a special request? Would you like to organize a webinar or share news? Would you like to be (digitally) connected to a certain person in one of our member eye hospitals? Please feel very welcome to share your questions via the new Community Tool or contact Maaike van Zuilen: Maaike.vanzuilen@waeh.org