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Diary
SCO Competency Workshops
SCO run monthly competency workshops based in Glasgow to allow optometrists to work under the new GOS contract within Scotland. Please contact SCO for more information (0131 220 4542).
2009
SCO has an exciting CET programme for 2009. Details of the day courses will be released in January 2009.
AMD Evening Workshops 2009
SCO are running practical AMD evening workshops around Scotland. There will be short presentations from the local AMD ophthalmologist about referrals, a SCO representative about cases seen in practice then most of the evening will be devoted to assessing AMD patients for "referral". The evening will end with a short AMD quiz. This will be a practical course working closely with the ophthalmologist who will be dealing with your referrals.
Dundee:
Date: Tuesday 22nd January 2009 Venue: Ninewells Hospital, DundeePrice: £35
This course is sponsored by Novartis. Please click here for the application form.
Other venues include: Glasgow (North and South), Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Inverness.
Digital Imaging Conference 2009
The first ever Digital Imaging Conference will be taking place in April 2009. This half day course will be outlining the Fife system and giving guidance on making the most of your digital camera to aid more accurate referrals. There will be a light lunch served at 12.30 and the lectures will run from 2 - 5pm with a workshop as part of the conference.
Date: Tuesday 28th April 2009 Venue: Heriott Watt University, Edinburgh Conference Centre, Edinburgh
Price: £40
More details will be released in January 2009.
ELOS Programme 2008-09 (run by SCO)
Please click here for the ELOS programme for 2008-09.
Scottish Optometric Conference 2008 - Date Passed!
More information under the NEWS section
Date: Sunday 23rd November 2008
Venue: Radisson SAS, Glasgow
Price: £100 / £60 SCO & OS Members (OS Dinner is also available for £35. The dinner is sponsored by Topcon)
Following the success of the SOC 2007, Optometry Scotland and SCO have decided to run another SOC! This conference will be SCO led and contain a focus on practical education along with forums for discussion with OS committee members regarding the political issues. The Key Note Speaker is NICOLA STURGEON MSP (Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing).
More information is available below and an advert is in the 31st October OT magazine... All confirmations and joining instructions will be sent by email.
Click here for an advert and booking form
Click here to reserve your place online
Click here for the lecture track programme
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2008 SCO CET Programme
Please click here for the 2008 SCO CET Programme
ELOS CET Programme 2007-08 (run by SCO)
The Edinburgh Local Optical Society programme is run every month. Everyone who is interested is welcome to attend.
Please click here for the ELOS programme 2007-08