Education
Confused about CET? The GOC's 2019 guide is available to download from this page.
Our CET events are open to those based in Buckinghamshire, and invitations are emailed to all who have supplied their address.
To register to attend, email bucksloc@hotmail.com
Handouts from the talks (where available) may be downloaded on the right.
Start times: Unless otherwise stated, our CET events commence with hot food from 6.15pm, and lectures from 7.00pm.
Details of the venues are available to download on the right. We use either the University of Buckingham Academic Centre at Milton Keynes University Hospital or the Post Graduate Education Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
Note that parking at Stoke Mandeville PGEC is now pay-and-display.
Our next CET event will be held before our AGM on 24th April at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, and the topic will be 'Demodex - here's what you need to know'. This is aproved for 1 interactive CET point for optometrists (ocular disease, standards of practice), contact lens opticians (ocular examination, contact lenses, standards of practice), dispensing opticians (ocular abnormalities, standards of practice) and therapeutic optometrists (knowledge, options, always improving). Sponsored by Thea Pharmaceuticals.
On 5th June at Milton Keynes Hospital we'll have a contact lens peer discussion: 'Improving CL wearer compliance'. This event will fulfil the peer review requirement for optometrists and contact lens opticians. It is approved for 3 interactive CET points each for optometrists (contact lenses, communication), dispensing opticians (contact lenses, communication) and contact lens opticians (contact lenses, communication). Sponsored by Alcon.
To be sure of receiving your invitations, please send your email address to:
Angela McNamee: bucksloc@hotmail.com.
The Chiltern Peer Review Group meets in Amersham twice yearly. Contact Susan Collier for more information: susan7270@hotmail.com
The Milton Keynes Peer Review Group next meets in MK Village on 22nd March 2019. Contact Claire Ranger for more information: claire@hammondanddummer.co.uk
Don't forget that any GOC registrant may set up his/her own peer review group. More details are available in the "My CET" section of the GOC website.