Our faculty and volunteers hold symposia and workshops at national and regional congresses that focus on education principles for faculty development. They provide exceptional opportunities to enhance your knowledge, refine your skills, and expand your professional network. Check out the events below and register for a session near you.
Eyexcel 2025
Attend Eyexcel Global taking place 22-25 July 2005 in Madurai, India at the Lions Aravind Institute of Community Ophthalmology. This course prepares eye hospital teams to deliver high-quality training on a regular basis for allied ophthalmic personnel. Experienced faculty from Aravind, international guest faculty, and successful Eyexcel alumni will conduct this course. The course is highly interactive with the majority of time spent in practice and application.
COECSA 2025
Attend the 12th annual College of Ophthalmology of Eastern, Central, and Southern Africa (COECSA) Congress 2025 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 20-22 August 2025. The Ophthalmology Foundation will hold an all-day Leaders in Education course, Ophthalmic Educators Train the Trainers, on 20 August. At the completion of this workshop the participant should be able to: describe the importance of administering quality examinations as a key training assessment tool; write good MCQ items; review MCQ items; and discuss the rationale for examination Standard Setting procedures.
We generously thank The Jireh Foundation for sponsoring our participation.
AMEE 2025
Attend the The International Association for Health Professions Education (AMEE) meeting 23-27 August 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. The first OF session will be Monday, 25 August from 9:00-10:30 AM on CPD in the workplace: how to connect formal and informal learning? This talk will launch discussions to better understand how formal and informal learning intersect is essential to optimizing and improving CPD strategies that can effectively translate knowledge and skills into real-world clinical practice. Later, Dr. Helena Prior Filipe will join the panel, MEP Workshop – MedEdPublish Secrets Revealed: Thriving as Both Author and Reviewer on Monday, 25 August from 2:00-3:00 PM.
ESCRS 2025
The 43rd Congress of European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) takes place 12-16 September 2025, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Join the Ophthalmology Foundation symposium Teaching Smarter, Not Harder: Rapid-Fire Pearls for Teaching Cataract and Refractive Surgery in the OR, Sim Lab, and Beyond on Monday, 15 September 2025, 10:30 -12:00 PM, Hall B3-M1. In this livable case-based symposium, five experienced surgeon-educators will deliver rapid-fire presentations packed with practical pearls for teaching cataract and refractive surgery across multiple settings, including the operating room, simulation learning environments, and other didactic settings.
We generously thank Allergan, an AbbVie Company for sponsoring our participation.
AAO 2025
The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) annual meeting takes place 17-20 October 2025, in Orlando, USA. The Ophthalmology Foundation will host an interactive symposium, Application of Online Tools to Enhance Interactivity and Foster Constructive Collaboration in Ophthalmology Education on Friday, 17 October, 1:30-4:30 PM (SYM01). This symposium explores the application of online tools to enhance interactivity and constructive collaboration in ophthalmology education. Visit our booth #3300 to speak with Ophthalmology Foundation team about our programs and how to get involved.
We generously thank Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc. for supporting our participation.
