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Improving access to eye care education and service provision
in the Asia-Pacific region
Gerhard Schlenther, Dr Neil Murray, Dr Garry Brian,
Dr Laurence Sullivan, Dr Mark F Ellis & Lauren Hodgson
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WHO Prevalence Data
Worldwide:
Asia Pacific:
284 million visually impaired
39 million blind
245 million low vision
73% of moderate to severe visual impairment
58% of blindness
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Contribute to the reduction in avoidable blindness and vision impairment by taking a role in ensuring high quality ophthalmic education and professional standards for eye care in the Asia-
Pacific region
RANZCO’s Goal
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• An online coordinating platform
• Harmonise activities and avoid duplication
• Funded through a grant from The Fred Hollows Foundation
International Ophthalmology Development Register (IODR)
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• Promote good practice guidelines for development projects in the Asia-Pacific region
• Promote Australasian teaching hospitals and institutions offering Fellowships / Observerships
• Provide access to RANZCO’s human resources• Facilitate RANZCO ophthalmologists involvement
IODR Benefits
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Methods
• Good practice guidelines systematic developmental approach
• Interactive database of development activities
• Inclusion criteria for, and oversight of databases: Fellows’ available skills and time INGO’s and training institutions seeking access
to RANZCO’s resources
• Filtering criteria that will only allow genuine enquiries
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Website Testing
Internal users: RANZCO Project Management Committee (PMC) RANZCO staff Chairs of the International Ophthalmology Steering
Committee (IOSC) and its sub-committees
External users: 31 individuals from various user groups
(Fellows, INGOs, Training Institutions, Hospitals, IMGs)
IODR went live on Friday 22 June 2012
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Results
User friendly, web-based database
Up-to-date good practice development guidelines
Capacity for enhanced participation of RANZCO Fellows in sustainable development projects
Informed planning and coordination
Capacity for enhanced eye care education and improved professional standards in the Asia Pacific region
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Activity to date….
IODR: 29 expressions of interest from Fellows 11 NGO users 1 NGO project 26 institutions 22 International Medical Graduate (IMG) users
RANZCO website visibility: >27,000 unique visitors so far this year >306,000 page views
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www.ranzco.edu/iodr
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Conclusion
Early days …..
Collaborative contribution between RANZCO and The Fred Hollows Foundation will help achieve goals of Vision2020 and beyond
Thank You
