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April 2025
New Graduate Drop-in & Networking (online) – Wednesday 23rd April 2025, 6:30pm-7:30pm
An informal drop-in session for new graduates within their first two years of qualifying. We are all spread out across the country at different Trusts, but will have lots of shared experiences, similarities and differences in our Orthoptic roles and this is a chance for us to meet and grow our support network. We will also take this opportunity to talk about topics like wellbeing at work and share our successes and challenges with each other! You can also come with anything you would like to raise with your new graduate representative. If you would like to get in touch with [...]
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BIOS Clinical Tutors Course (April 2025) – 24th & 25th April 2025
Are you keen to develop your clinic teaching skills? There are limited places available for the BIOS clinical tutors’ course. The course fulfils the requirements for Lead Clinical Tutor. This course will be delivered face to face with some work to be carried out independently prior to the course, and between the sessions. The course will cover: • the expectations of students at each stage in the course, • how to adapt your teaching to suit your learners, • how to adapt your work environment to maximise learning, • balancing clinical pressures whilst providing a productive learning experience, • giving constructive [...]
Find out more »May 2025
Annual Orthoptic Clinical Tutors Day 2025 – Friday 2nd May 2025, 9.30am – 4pm
This annual CPD day for Orthoptic clinical educators includes: • Updates from each of the Universities • Talks, discussions and activities on key topics in clinical education • Opportunities for networking with other clinical educators Full agenda to follow.
Find out more »BIOS Clinical Tutors Course Ireland (May 2025) – 12th & 13th May 2025
Are you keen to develop your clinic teaching skills? There are limited places available for the BIOS clinical tutors’ course. The course fulfils the requirements for Lead Clinical Tutor. This course will be delivered face to face with some work to be carried out independently prior to the course, and between the sessions. The course will cover: • the expectations of students at each stage in the course, • how to adapt your teaching to suit your learners, • how to adapt your work environment to maximise learning, • balancing clinical pressures whilst providing a productive learning experience, • giving constructive [...]
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LOOP annual meeting (face to face) – Tuesday 13th May 2025, 10am – 4pm
Meeting of LOOP – face to face event Agenda to follow at a later date.
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New Graduate CPD: Peer Teaching Session (online) – Wednesday 14th May 2025, 6:30pm-7:15pm
A session for new graduates to get involved and gain experience in presenting a case in a supportive environment of your peers, as well as coming along to listen, ask questions and share practice. It will be quick, bite-size evening session with 5-10 minute presentations and time for questions and discussion after. Let’s use this opportunity to learn from each other at this early stage in our career, build our CPD and our new grad network. If you would like to present a case, or for any other questions, please contact: [email protected]
Find out more »June 2025
BIOS Symposium, Awards and Workforce Programme Launch Event
These two days of exciting events in Birmingham, are focused on promoting and celebrating the very best of Orthoptics! All events are being held at The Studio in Birmingham, just a few minutes walk from New Street Station. Tickets can be bought for each day individually or the full two days. Sign up for the full two days before 1st May and get a goodie bag! We've a limited amount so book now to avoid disappointment! Orthoptic Workforce Development Programme – Launch Event (Thursday 19th June 2025): This year, to celebrate the outcomes from our exciting NHS-funded Orthoptic Workforce Development [...]
Find out more »September 2025
Northern Clinical Meeting (face to face) – 19th September 2025 9:30am – 4:30pm
An opportunity to share all the exciting work going on in the Orthoptic services in Northern England. There will be presentations, a quick-fire interesting case session and time to network and connect with colleagues across the region. The agenda is to be confirmed.
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North Heads of Service Meeting (online) – 7th October 2025 1:30pm – 3:00pm
Business meeting Draft agenda: Updates from Trustees Feedback from clinical meeting 2025 Updates from meetings across the region
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Scottish Autumn Clinical Meeting (face to face) – 31st October 2025 10:45am – 4:30pm
Scottish yearly meeting. Agenda includes: Talks from RNIB on upcoming innovation for sight loss Rosie Brennan, consultant neuro-ophthalmology on squint surgery/ neuro-ophthalmology Paediatric consultant Jane Mackinnon Talks from Orthoptists with interesting cases Sharing of working groups and trustee update
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