Eye to Eye Ophthalmology: Should human factors be learned or taught?

In this episode we speak with Kim Scrivener, the curriculum coordinator and Vikas Chadha, a consultant ophthalmologist from Gartnavel Hospital, Glasgow and the chair of the curriculum sub-committee.

In this episode we speak with Guy Hunter, a military ophthalmologist in training who speaks to us about his career choices as well as his experience of being the responsible medical officer on a navy submarine.

In this episode we speak to Dr Tommy Korn, an Ophthalmologist from San Diego, California about how he uses technology, particularly smartphone technology, to improve the efficiency of his practice, the quality of documentation and patient satisfaction.

This week is World Glaucoma Week. In this episode we speak with Neeru Vallabh and Andrew Tatham, Consultant Ophthalmologists with a special interest in Glaucoma. We discuss the relevance of Goldmann Applanation Tonometry in clinical practice as well as other methods of measuring intraocular pressure.

In this episode we speak with Amar Alwitry, a Consultant Ophthalmologist from Nottingham who has significant experience as an expert witness. He shares his advice on how to prevent medico-legal issues from occurring and what to do if you encounter such an issue.

In this episode with speak with Adam Bates, the lead for recruitment at the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and get an insight into changes for the recruitment process for this year.

In this episode we speak with Sundas Maqsood about the importance of considering human factors in complication management as well as her experience of developing a programme for training human factors for ophthalmologists in training. Links to her relevant papers are below: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35368026/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35140330/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34975149/

In this episode with hear from Melanie Corbett and Rebecca Ford, Consultant Ophthalmologists who have been a part of the team developing the College's all new learning platform that has arrived and is now live. Don't forget to join the INSPIRE Webinar on Thursday 10 November 2022, 8.00-9.30pm to find out more about how to navigate the platform, find the materials you want and contribute to the teaching. https://www.rcophth.ac.uk/events-courses/rcophth-education/inspire-the-rcophth-online-learning-platform/

In this episode we speak with Steve Beet, the Editorial Office Coordinator and Professor Sobha Sivaprasad, the Editor in Chief at the Eye to get a behind the scenes insight into the running of the journal as well as top tips as to how to give your submission the best chance of success.

In this episode with speak with Dr Elizabeth Yeu, an Ophthalmologist from Virginia with a special interest in corneal, cataract and refractive surgery who tells us everything we need to know about demodex blepharitis including exciting new treatment options on the horizon.