Table of Contents - WOC 2012

WOC2012 Abstract Book
PO-EDU-04
Live Webcast Lectures - A Novel Tool in International Resident
Education
Grover Sandeep (1) , Kelmenson Amy (1) , Edward Deepak (1) , Chalam Kakarla (1)
1. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida College of Medicine
Objective: There is need for standardization of ophthalmology resident
curriculum internationally. Present technology allows for ‹live webcast› lectures
in classroom settings that have been utilized in education elsewhere but not
used in ophthalmology resident education. A pilot study was conducted to study
the effectiveness and viability of these ‘live lectures’. Method: ‘Live webcast
lectures’ utilized an online browser-based web-conferencing application, an
internet-ready computer and webcam with microphone on each side. Two
residency programs in USA with 6 residents each participated in the study.
13 webcast lectures given over a period of 18 months were evaluated (n=61)
for quality of the slides, video, and audio, the clarity of the presentation, the
overall quality of the talk, and the duration of the talk - graded on a scale of 1
(unsatisfactory) through 5 (outstanding).
Results: The overall average ‘webcast evaluation’ was 4.72 with a range of
4.33 – 4.94 under different subcategories. All sessions were implemented
successfully with excellent audio and video quality.
Conclusion: Live webcast lectures can aid in standardizing the resident
education curriculum internationally with a relatively inexpensive, simple and
viable tool. Studies need to be done across different countries to establish the
viability in international education.
PO-EDU-05
Results of Corrective Surgery: Secondary Lens Implantation at a
Cataract Surgery Training Centre
Shah Mehul (1) , Shah Shreya (1) , Rajput Abhilash singh (1) , Gupta Ashish (1)
1. Drashti Netralaya
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the outcome of secondary intra-ocular lens
implantation. To compare final visual outcome by different category of trainees.
To evaluate care provided by teaching hospital to patient having capsular
complication. SETTING: Teaching Hospital DESIGN: Retrospective Study.
Recruitment was achieved by examination of electronic medical records.
INTERVENTIONS: The medical records of all patients were reviewed and data
collected for 156 eyes. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Visual acuity ,major
complications.
PO-EDU-06
How to establish a Research and Teaching culture in a Tertiary Care
Hospital in Qatar
Bialasiewicz Alexander (1) , Breidenbach Katharina (1,2) , Al-Khulaifi Abdulaziz (2)
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Al Ahli Hospital
2. Research Office, Al Ahli Hospital
3. Steering Committee, Research and Teaching, Al Ahli Hospital
Objective; To report on the conversion of a tertiary hospital with skills-driven
consultants to an academic clinical, research and teaching institution serving
the national and international communities with knowledge-based staff.
Methods: Public: 1. evoke desirability for research by media, and events, 2.
develop research funding institutions, Hospital: 1. strategy development, 2.
staff motivation assessment, 3. set-up of procedural requirements, 4. academic
clinical staff recruitment and integration.
Results: Public research awareness is present through Qatar Foundation and
educational events (chair Sheikha Muza). Qatar National Research Fund
(QNRF) supports the National Priorities Research Program (NPRP). In the
Hospital, a management decision initiated staff assessment for research.
The Ethics and Research Committee nominated a Research Office (QNRF
communication). A steering committee 1. defined strategic goals in line with
NPRP, 2. established a Dept. of Research, and 3. an Institutional Review Board
according to the Supreme Council of Health (ethical guidelines). Recruitment
integrated academically qualified clinician(s) into each department. Thus, 4
NPRP grant applications were vetted by the Research Office, one reached the
final peer-reviewing.
Conclusions: Transformation of a skills-oriented into a knowledge-based
institution is feasible when national strategies and public awareness meet
management-supported research culture and recruitment of academically
experienced individuals.
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PO-EDU-07
Establishing a Research and Teaching Culture in a Tertiary Care
Hospital in the Middle East (Qatar)
Breidenbach Katharina (1) , Al-Khulaifi Abdulaziz (3) , Bialasiewicz Alexander (1,2)
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Al Ahli Hospital
2. University of Hamburg
3. Steering Committee, Research and Teaching, Al Ahli Hospital
Objectives To report on the conversion of a tertiary hospital with skills-driven
consultants to an academic clinical, research and teaching institution serving
the national and international communities with knowledge-based staff.
Methods Public: 1. evoke desirability for research by media, and events, 2.
develop research funding institutions, Hospital: 1. strategy development, 2.
staff motivation assessment, 3. set-up of procedural requirements, 4. academic
clinical staff recruitment and integration. Results Public research awareness
is present through Qatar Foundation and educational events (chair Sheikha
Muza). Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) supports the National Priorities
Research Program (NPRP). In the Hospital, a management decision initiated
staff assessment for research. The Ethics and Research Committee nominated
a Research Office (QNRF communication). A steering committee 1. defined
strategic goals in line with NPRP, 2. established a Dept. of Research, and 3. an
Institutional Review Board according to the Supreme Council of Health (ethical
guidelines). Recruitment integrated academically qualified clinician(s) into each
department. Thus, 4 NPRP grant applications were vetted by the Research
Office, one reached the final peer-reviewing. Conclusions Transformation of
a skills-oriented into a knowledge-based institution is feasible when national
strategies and public awareness meet management-supported research
culture and recruitment of academically experienced individuals.
PO-EDU-08
IT-supported Teaching and Assessments in Ophthalmology for 6th
year Medical Students
Shenoy Radha (1) , Bialasiewicz Alexander (2,3) , Breidenbach Katharina (2)
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Armed Forces Hospital
2. Department of Ophthalmology, Al Ahli Hospital
3. University of Hamburg
Objectives: To develop an IT supported curriculum for knowledge acquisition,
problem-based learning, standardized assessments, and knowledge transfer
of regional eye problems, development of clinical acumen, and inculcation of
reasoning power and clinical correlation
Methods: A structured learning program was established using log-books,
rotational schedules with assessments and case write-ups, EBM treatment
regimens, virtual reality surgical and medical simulators, EMR-stimulated
recall of patients and reevaluations with web-based tools (PubMed webinars),
Journal clubs, teaching videos, interdisciplinary teaching (DTHM) and a
process oriented quality management system.
Results: The problem-based 4-week 8 hour/d learning program enabled
students to diagnose region-specific entities such as trachoma, conjunctivitis,
pterygium, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy and glaucomas. Students had to
attend surgery, angiography, laser procedures and command pupil examination,
visual acuity assessment, extraocular assessment, and ophthalmoscopy.
Assessments were scheduled twice per day as individual MC, and VR, and
team case write-ups and were counted for grades together with log books and
attendance. 2 week additional electives were offered for practical application.
Conclusions: Disadvantages of current programs feature skills orientation, lack
of assessments and comparability, cross-country and for positions abroad
(‹market value›). The shift to a competency model of knowledge is feasible and
essential for competitiveness at an international stage