The World Association of Eye Hospitals is a worldwide network of eye hospitals. All member-hospitals are “centres of excellence” in the area of ophthalmology. This means that they are all focused on delivering the highest quality and safest ophthalmic care. The organizations through the WAEH share all kinds of information and knowledge in a very open and transparent way, via teleconferences, personal meetings and exchanges, one day visits or even one month visits to gain greater insight. Another way of knowledge sharing is done via projects.
Project Groups
Member-led groups
Collaborate on specific themes from Artificial intelligence to Medical outcomes
Network to maximise the impact and reach of sharing knowledge
Share knowledge and experience via teleconferences, the WAEH knowledge hub and via the WAEH newsletter
Opportunities for project groups to host round tables during the Annual Meeting
Examples of projects of the WAEH
WAEH 2023 – Assessing Evidence-based Management Practices and variations within WAEH member hospitals. This project is lead by The Maastricht University Clinic for Ophthalmology and Aravind Eye Care System.
WAEH 2023 – Evaluating the Provision of Ophthalmic Nurse Education among WAEH member countries. This project is lead by Moorfields Eye Hospital.
WAEH 2023 – Volunteer to Career. This project is lead by Moorfields Eye Hospital + Community of Practice Human Resources.
WAEH 2022 – Development of Medical Outcome Indicators – Keratoconus – Rotterdam Eye Hospital / Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
WAEH 2022 – Development of Medical Outcome Indicators – Primary Retinal Detachment – Rotterdam Eye Hospital
WAEH 2022 – Development of an Educational Package about How to Apply eyedrops the best – Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
WAEH 2020 – Medical Outcomes – Phase II – Lead by the Rotterdam Eye Hospital
WAEH 2019 – Medical Outcomes – Lead by the King Khaled Eye Hospital – finished
WAEH 2019 – Developing an Information package about Enuncleation – Lead by the Royal Victorian. Eye and Ear Hospital – finished
WAEH 2018 – Global Review of percentages of postoperative endophthalmitis
Each year 2 to 3 projects are executed to improve ophthalmic care on a global scale. Each project is budgeted from the general WAEH budget. Insights resulting from the projects are shared within the wider global community of eyehospitals and on the WAEH knowledge hub.
Structure
Interested in funding for a project? If your eye hospital is a member of the WAEH, the WAEH can finance two to three projects per year with 7.500,- euro. You can use the following WAEH project format to send in your project proposal: WAEH project proposal.
Next Round – Deadline 31 January 2025 – Incoming proposals reviewed by board in February / March board meeting – All proposals need to be sent in using the standard WAEH project format
