OCT Day – Webinar 3: The importance of OCT for high quality referrals from primary to secondary care
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Interactive CPD points: 1
Prices from: Free to members; non-members £25 inc. VAT Book or join now to attend this event Interactive CPD points approved: 1
Optometry Today (OT), in partnership with the AOP and our session sponsors Optos, Topcon, Specsavers, and Apellis, are pleased to host a day of OCT-themed education.
The event offers a day of online education led by experts, offering valuable insights into diagnostic and management options for retinal conditions using Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) in clinical practice.
The programme has four live webinars, each offering one interactive CPD point. Delegates are invited to attend the full programme or choose individual sessions based upon their clinical interests.
Note: You will not be eligible for CPD if you dial in to audio only using a phone.
Session 1: Multimodal retinal imaging and retinal abnormalities - Book below
Session 2: ‘Not a guessing game’ – using OCT to refine glaucoma diagnosis - Book below
Session 3: The importance of OCT for high quality referrals from primary to secondary care - Book now
Session 4: Geographic atrophy in AMD: diagnosis, imaging and disease progression - Book below
Webinar: The importance of OCT for high quality referrals from primary to secondary care
This webinar will explore the essential clinical features of optical coherence tomography that are crucial for effective patient referrals. Attendees will learn how to distinguish between various abnormalities that often appear similar on OCT images. The session will also provide valuable guidance on which macular conditions identified through OCT can be safely monitored within the practice, as opposed to those requiring onward referral. Gain expert advice on making informed decisions and enhancing your diagnostic skills in managing macular conditions with OCT.
Learning outcomes
- Optometrists will be able to recognise the clinical characteristics of a range of medical retina conditions to aid patient management and referral
- Dispensing opticians will recognise the clinical characteristics of a range of medical retina conditions, relative to their scope of practice.
12.15PM - 1.15PM
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1 point
Webinar: The importance of OCT for high quality referrals from primary to secondary care
CPD ref no: C-109285
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Chris Steele
Chris graduated from City University in 1988 and completed his pre-registration year at the Royal East Sussex Hospital in Hastings. He is a consultant optometrist and head of optometry at Sunderland Eye Infirmary.
Over the past 28 years he has continued to develop a wide range of extended roles within his optometry team involving medical retina, cataract, glaucoma, anterior segment, emergency department and paediatrics.
Chris has authored over 90 publications, two books, and has presented both nationally and internationally. For many years he has been a College of Optometrists examiner for pre-registration and postgraduate higher qualifications. Chris was a member of the original NICE Glaucoma Guideline Development Group that produced the NICE glaucoma guidelines in 2009.