TLC Initiative

1 October 202114 October 2021

TLC Initiative Monthly Issue #17

Teach. Learn. Connect. in October

The TLC (Teach. Learn. Connect.) Initiative is IACLE’s new online education and communications program that will supplement our existing educational activities. Our aim is to support our members, students and industry as recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

Please note that login details for every event are under IACLE Webinars through the IACLETOP Dashboard

GLOBAL

Register now for our Virtual Conference

Join us on Saturday 23 October from 12 noon – 3 pm UK time (BST) for our third global virtual conference themed ‘Education and Practice: All CLEAR’. The conference is based around the British Contact Lens Association’s (BCLA) Contact Lens Evidence-Based Academic Reports (CLEAR) initiative that launched in March 2021. The aim of CLEAR was to provide the latest research information across a wide range of contact lens-related topics for eye care professionals and educators. Several authors involved in writing the papers will speak on their areas of expertise at our Virtual Conference.

Find out what time the conference begins in your time zone

Register here. View the conference agenda

FELLOWSHIP EXAM WORKSHOP

The IACLE Education Team are holding monthly workshops to assist members who are sitting the Fellowship Exam on 12 November. The next session takes place on Tuesday 5 October at 11 am UK time (BST) to discuss a revision plan. We encourage all members sitting the exam to accept their invite to access the Fellowship Exam Area within IACLETOP to help you prepare as thoroughly as possible.

For more information on the Fellowship Exam and FIACLE status

IACLETOP

What can IACLETOP offer you?

IACLETOP is our online Learning Management System designed to support educators and their students. IACLETOP is IACLE’s central point to access our online resources and teaching materials, with access via the IACLETOP Login.

Did you know?

The IACLE Education Team have developed a series of Flashcards, designed to support educators with practical classes. The Flashcards include easy to follow instructions for activities including contact lens application and removal and lens care. They are available as PDFs, as well as supporting presentations and interactive flipped classroom style materials.

Access the Flashcards in: English – Chinese – Bahasa – Korean – Spanish

WEBINARS IN SPANISH

Weekly webinars conducted in Spanish across the Latin America region. Please contact Americas Regional Coordinator Willy Carrillo for more information.

6 October at 11 am Colombia (GMT-5)
Topic: Climate change and its harmful effect on eyes
Presenter: Sara Angulo

13 October at 11 am Colombia (GMT-5)
Topic: The new and most useful in Pentacam Tomography
Presenter: Carlos Alfonso

20 October at 11 am Colombia (GMT-5)
Topic: How to write a Case Report
Presenter: Sandra Ramirez

27 October at 11 am Peru (GMT-5)
Topic: Journal Club: A discussion on recently published articles
Presenter: TBC

NATIONAL

Prepare for the Fellowship Exam in Korean

On Friday 8 October at 7 pm South Korea (GMT+9) IACLE Korea National Coordinator Professor Kyounghee Park is hosting a webinar to help members prepare for the Fellowship Exam. The exam is taking place on Friday 12 November and we encourage all members who have registered for the exam to take part in this webinar to prepare as thoroughly as possible.

If you have any queries, please contact Korea National Coordinator Kyounghee Park

Prepare for the Fellowship Exam in Chinese

IACLE China National Coordinators Qu Xiaomei and Wang Haiying and China Administrators Wang Cuiying and Xu Hai Peng are hosting a Chinese-speaking webinar to assist the members sitting the Fellowship Exam. Tune into the webinar on Tuesday 12 October at 8 pm China (GMT+8).

If you have any queries, please contact China National Coordinator Qu Xiaomei.

Journal Club in October

This month, Gaurav Pandey Professional Services Executive at Bausch + Lomb and Puja Banerjee Optometrist at Sankara Nethralaya in Chennai, India, are hosting Journal Club. The team will discuss the most relevant papers and topics related to contact lens education. We encourage all members and Fellows to take part in Journal Club. If you would like to present, please contact Nilesh Thite.

Catch-up on last month’s Journal Club

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1 September 20212 September 2021

TLC Initiative Monthly Issue #16

Teach. Learn. Connect. in September

The TLC (Teach. Learn. Connect.) Initiative is IACLE’s new online education and communications program that will supplement our existing educational activities. Our aim is to support our members, students and industry as recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

Please note that login details for every event are under IACLE Webinars through the IACLETOP Dashboard

GLOBAL

Join the President on Facebook live for a special announcement

On Thursday 2 September, IACLE President Professor Philip Morgan and newly elected Board Member Dr Byki Huntjens are hosting a Facebook live to announce the details of an exciting IACLE event coming up in the near future. Tune into our Facebook page at 12 noon UK time for the announcement! Find out what time the announcement starts in your time zone

SEPTEMBER THEMED WEBINARS

‘Advanced instruments in contact lens practice’

Throughout August and September, IACLE is hosting a global webinar series themed ‘Advanced instruments in contact lens practice’. In September, Deborah Jones Clinical Professor at the School of Optometry and Vision Science and Clinical Scientist at the Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE) at the University of Waterloo in Canada is hosting a webinar on ‘Biometry in myopia management’. Prasad Sawant Founder of Sawant Optometry Clinic in Dombivli, India, is hosting a webinar on the topic of ‘External ocular photography’. Please see full details of the webinars below.

22 September at 12 noon UK (BST)
Presenter: Deborah Jones
Topic: Biometry in myopia management
Meeting ID: 830 4197 1186
Password: 700758

29 September at 12 noon UK (BST)
Presenter: Prasad Sawant
Topic: External ocular photography
Meeting ID: 810 8321 8976
Password: 580636

Catch up on previous webinars in the series:

Assessment of tear film and ocular surface with Dr Keyur Patel

Measuring the anterior ocular surface with Dr Stefan Bandlitz

FELLOWSHIP EXAM WORKSHOP

The IACLE Education Team are holding monthly workshops to assist members who are sitting the Fellowship Exam on 12 November. The next session takes place on Tuesday 7 September at 11 am UK time (BST) where members can receive advice from a current FIACLE and chat with IACLE’s Vice President Dr Shehzad Naroo. We encourage all members sitting the exam to accept their invite to access the Fellowship Exam Area within IACLETOP to help you prepare as thoroughly as possible.

For more information on the Fellowship Exam and FIACLE status

IACLETOP

What can IACLETOP offer you?

Did you know?

The Regional Hubs are a language-specific community space to interact and engage with other IACLE members. The Hubs enable members to see who is online, meet and chat in the coffee room or organize a more formal meeting using the conference facility, start discussions to stimulate debate, share and seek advice from your colleagues and share and develop documents and teaching materials.

To access the Regional Hubs, please register here.

WEBINARS IN SPANISH

Weekly webinars conducted in Spanish across the Latin America region. Please contact Americas Regional Coordinator Willy Carrillo for more information.

1 September at 11 am Colombia (GMT-5)
Topic: How to manage residual astigmatism in big diameter RGPs
Presenter: Hector Velazquez

8 September at 11 am Colombia (GMT-5)
Topic: The essence of basics in contact lens practice
Presenter: Hector Paez

15 September at 1 pm Brazil (GMT-3)
Topic: How to manage residual astigmatism in big diameter RGPs
Presenter: Sergey Cusato

22 September at 1 pm Argentina (GMT-3)
Topic: Contact lens practice: Post pandemic
Presenter: Eduardo Elvira

29 September at 11 am Colombia (GMT-5)
Topic: Keratoconus and contact lenses
Presenter: Carolina Rodriguez

NATIONAL

Journal Club in September

This month, Maruee Pahuja and Kavitha Pallery are hosting Journal Club on Friday 17 September at 3 pm India (GMT+5.5). The team will discuss the most relevant papers and topics related to contact lens education. We encourage all members and Fellows of IACLE to take part in Journal Club. If you would like to present, please contact Nilesh Thite.

COMMUNICATIONS

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2 August 20212 August 2021

TLC Initiative Monthly Issue #15

Teach. Learn. Connect. in August

The TLC (Teach. Learn. Connect.) Initiative is IACLE’s new online education and communications program that will supplement our existing educational activities. Our aim is to support our members, students and industry as recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

Please note that login details for every event are under IACLE Webinars through the IACLETOP Dashboard

GLOBAL

‘Advanced instruments in contact lens practice’

Throughout July, IACLE is hosting four global webinars themed ‘Grow your contact lens practice’. Brian Tompkins kick starts the series with ‘Business aspects of contact lens practice’ on Tuesday 7 July at 12 noon UK time (BST). Please see the full schedule below.

Throughout August and September, IACLE is hosting a global webinar series themed ‘Advanced instruments in contact lens practice’. Dr Keyur Patel begins the series with a talk on ‘Assessment of tear film and ocular surface’ on Wednesday 11 August at 12 noon UK time (BST). Details for the two August webinars in the series are shown below.

11 August at 12 noon UK (BST)
Presenter: Keyur Patel
Topic: Assessment of tear film and ocular surface
Meeting ID: 844 0877 5346
Password: 449316

25 August at 12 noon UK (BST)
Presenter: Stefan Bandlitz
Topic: Measuring the anterior ocular surface
Meeting ID: 898 6257 5776
Password: 012618

View the full webinar schedule in IACLETOP

FELLOWSHIP EXAM WORKSHOP

The IACLE Education Team are holding monthly workshops to assist members who are sitting the Fellowship Exam on 12 November. The next session takes place on Tuesday 3 August at 11 am UK time (BST). Professor Craig Woods will review the Distance Learning Program (DLP) – a self-study phased program to help members prepare for the Fellowship Exam – and answer any questions you may have. Catch up on previous workshops in the Fellowship Exam Area in IACLETOP.

To register for the exam, please contact your IACLE Representative.

For more information on the Fellowship Exam and FIACLE status

IACLETOP

What can IACLETOP offer you?

New this month

The Student Area designed for educators to offer their students a unique teaching space for learning and assessment opportunities is now available in French. The area provides access to the Student Trial Exam, online classrooms, and a space to develop your own teaching material.

For more information on the Student Area

SPANISH-SPEAKING WEBINARS IN AUGUST

Weekly webinars conducted in Spanish across the Latin America region. Please contact Americas Regional Coordinator Willy Carrillo for more information.

4 August at 11 am Mexico (GMT-5)
Topic: Contact lens practice in a community care model
Presenter: Rube Orduña

11 August at 11 am Colombia (GMT-5)
Topic: Algorithm for keratoconus
Presenter: Ricardo Ruiz

NATIONAL

Journal Club in June

This month, Phani Krishna and Shivanand Hadimani are hosting Journal Club on Friday 20 August at 3 pm India time (GMT+5.5). The team will discuss the most relevant papers and topics related to contact lens education. We encourage all members and Fellows of IACLE to take part in Journal Club. If you would like to present, please contact Nilesh Thite.

Webinar in Chinese

On Tuesday 10 August at 8 pm China time (GMT+8), Wang Zhao and China National Coordinators Qu Xiaomei and Wang Haiying are hosting a webinar on the topic of ‘Contact lens designs and myopia control’. Please contact Asia Pacific Regional Coordinator Cheni Lee for more information.

Webinar in Bahasa

Abdul Halim is hosting a Bahasa-speaking webinar on Sunday 8 August at 10.30 am Jakarta (GMT+7) on ‘Contact lens practice – the perfect fit of silicone hydrogels’. Please contact Asia Pacific Regional Coordinator Cheni Lee for more information.

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1 July 20213 July 2021

TLC Initiative Monthly Issue #14

Teach. Learn. Connect. in July

The TLC (Teach. Learn. Connect.) Initiative is IACLE’s new online education and communications program that will supplement our existing educational activities. Our aim is to support our members, students and industry as recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

Please note that login details for every event are under IACLE Webinars through the IACLETOP Dashboard

GLOBAL

‘Grow your contact lens practice’

7 July at 12 noon UK time (BST)
Presenter: Brain Tompkins
Topic: Business aspects of contact lens practice
Meeting ID: 851 1760 1092
Password: 814624

14 July at 12 noon UK time (BST)
Presenter: Rakesh Kapoor
Topic: Aftercare visits: Why, when, and how?
Meeting ID: 815 3604 6853
Password: 276662

21 July at 12 noon UK time (BST)
Presenter: Nick Howard
Topic: Maximize your potential with soft contact lenses
Meeting ID: 897 3586 3184
Password: 675283

28 July at 12 noon UK time (BST)
Presenter: Caroline Christie
Topic: Managing presbyopia with soft contact lenses
Meeting ID: 818 0689 3310
Password: 314819

View the full webinar schedule in IACLETOP

IACLETOP

What can IACLETOP offer you?

NEW this month

The Education Team have developed ‘how to’ videos to visually demonstrate how to use certain aspects of IACLETOP. These are available to view through YouTube and the IACLE website.

Watch a video on how to login, how to modify the Dashboard and how to access the IACLE Library.

Did you know?

The IACLE Library, designed for members to gain access to images and videos from other IACLE colleagues, is growing. FIACLE Prasad Sawant from Sawant Optometry Clinic in Dombivli, India, kindly donated 50 images to the IACLE Library that is designed for members

Access the 2021 Prasad Sawant Image Collection

The ICLC2020 is periodically updated for key changes. The Chinese and Korean versions have recently had significant upgrades.

Access the ICLC2020 via IACLETOP

Coming up…

The IACLETOP Education Team are currently developing regional hubs within IACLETOP to enable members to easily communicate with their peers, launching soon. The idea of the hubs is to allow members to assist one another whilst using the resources within the portal. Each regional hub will be accessible in core languages.

SPANISH-SPEAKING WEBINARS IN JULY

Weekly webinars conducted in Spanish across the Latin America region. Please contact Americas Regional Coordinator Willy Carrillo for more information.

7 July at 11.00 am (GMT-5)
Topic: Challenges to assess GP contact lens fitting
Presenter: Oscar Rodriguez

14 July at 11.00 am (GMT-5)
Topic: Care and maintenance for prosthetics
Presenter: Alvaro Madrid

21 July at 11.00 am (GMT-5)
Topic: Digital transformation and marketing applied to contact lenses, how far can we go?
Presenter: Javier Villanueva

21 July at 7.00 pm (GMT-5)
Topic: Contact lens business
Presenter: Guillermo Carrillo

NATIONAL

Journal Club in June

This month, Mahesh Ramar and Supriya Patil are hosting Journal Club on Friday 23 July at 3.00 pm India (GMT+5.5). The team will discuss the most relevant papers and topics related to contact lens education. We encourage all members and Fellows of IACLE to take part in Journal Club. If you would like to present, please contact Nilesh Thite.

Webinar in Bahasa

On Sunday 4 July at 11.00 am Jakarta (GMT+7), Asia Pacific Regional Coordinator Cheni Lee is hosting a webinar on ‘The importance of lens care’. Please contact Cheni for more information.

COMMUNICATIONS

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7 June 20217 June 2021

TLC Initiative Monthly Issue #13

Teach. Learn. Connect. in June

The TLC (Teach. Learn. Connect.) Initiative is IACLE’s new online education and communications program that will supplement our existing educational activities. Our aim is to support our members, students and industry as recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

Please note that login details for every event are under IACLE Webinars through the IACLETOP Dashboard

JUNE THEMED WEBINARS

‘Lens care and it’s safety’

The theme for June’s webinars is focused on lens care and safety, covering various aspects of lens care such as reinforcing the importance of hygiene, new generation lens care systems and hydrogen peroxide. We are hosting six webinars on the topic, in English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish and Bahasa. Please see the schedule below:

2 June at 3.00 pm India (GMT+5.5)
Presenter: Saranya Balasubramaniam
Language: English

8 June at 8.00 pm China (GMT+8)
Presenters: Osbert Chan, Quxiaomei, Xiexin and Wanghaiying
Language: Chinese

9 June at 4.00 pm Korea (GMT+9)
Presenter: Kyounghee Park
Language: Korean

16 June at 4.00 pm Colombia (GMT-5)
Presenter: Maria Baez
Language: Spanish

23 June at 12.00 noon UK (BST)
Presenter: Isha Dave
Language: English

27 June at 11.00 am Jakarta (GMT+7)
Presenter: Cheni Lee
Language: Bahasa

IACLETOP

What can IACLETOP offer you?

NEW this month

New versions of the IACLE Contact Lens Course curriculum are available as a package with access through the IACLETOP Library. The package contains all lectures from the ICLC2020 in a ‘view only’ format. This allows educators who have access to their own Student Area to import the package, release any chosen lecture and create additional teaching and assessment materials orientated around the ICLC2020 presentations. More information on the Student Area.

Recordings from our global Virtual Conference themed ‘Integrating research into education’ are available to view on IACLETOP through the IACLE Conferences tab.

For those members who have registered for the Fellowship Exam in November, we are running monthly virtual support workshops, with the theme changing each month. A guide on how to use Fellowship Exam Area within IACLETOP and the structure of the exam will be discussed in the June session. These workshops will run until the exam and will be available in local languages. The first English-speaking session takes place on Tuesday 1 June at 12 noon UK time (BST) and a recording will be available in the Fellowship Exam Area within IACLETOP after the event has taken place.

Did you know?

The IACLE Library has a new location in IACLETOP, under the Member Area tab through the Dashboard.

SPANISH-SPEAKING WEBINARS IN JUNE

Weekly webinars conducted in Spanish across the Latin America region. Please contact Americas Regional Coordinator Willy Carrillo for more information.

2 June at 11.00 am Ecuador (GMT-5)
Topic: Contact lens care and its applications with low vision
Presenter: Flor Piña

16 June at 11.00 am Colombia (GMT-5)
Topic: How to promote contact lenses as a student
Presenter: Juan Camilo Cuesta

23 June at 10.00 am Guatemala (GMT-6)
Topic: Two mistakes that are made in contact lens fittings that could be avoided
Presenter: Louren Escobar and Josue Molina

30 June at 11.00 am Mexico (GMT-5)
Topic: Alternative management of presbyopic patients with contact lenses
Presenter: Esau Luna

NATIONAL

Journal Club in June

This month, Chitra Thenamudan and Jinal Zaveri is hosting Journal Club on Friday 25 June at 3.00 pm India (GMT+5.5). The team will discuss the most relevant papers and topics related to contact lens education. We encourage all members and Fellows of IACLE to take part in Journal Club. If you would like to present, please contact Nilesh Thite..

COMMUNICATIONS

Over the past year, we have changed our methods of delivering education in response to how the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to affect our teaching. Please help us respond to your needs by sparing a few minutes to compete our survey on our recent activities. Please complete by 15 June at the latest.

Access the survey in English

Access the survey in Spanish

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3 May 20214 May 2021

TLC Initiative Monthly Issue #12

Teach. Learn. Connect. in May

The TLC (Teach. Learn. Connect.) Initiative is IACLE’s new online education and communications program that will supplement our existing educational activities. Our aim is to support our members, students and industry as recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

Please note that login details for every event are under IACLE Webinars through the IACLETOP Dashboard

GLOBAL

Virtual conference connects members from around the globe

More than 150 delegates watched live online as IACLE hosted its second global virtual conference, to discuss integrating research into education. IACLE’s Board, staff members, and educators from around the world shared their knowledge and experiences on a vast array of topics related to research in contact lens education. Professor Pauline Cho (pictured above) discussed ‘Critically reviewing a manuscript’.

Catch up on all lectures from the conference via IACLETOP

IACLETOP

What can IACLETOP offer you?

NEW this month

The IACLE Library has a new location in IACLETOP, under the Member Area tab through the Dashboard.

Coming up…

Later this month, members will be able to access the Case Report Series in multiple language options. The IACLETOP Education Team are also in the process of redesigning the IACLE Contact Lens Course within IACLETOP to allow for a more multilingual experience.

REGIONAL

Weekly webinars in Spanish

Weekly webinars to be conducted in April across the Latin America region. Please contact Americas Regional Coordinator Willy Carrillo for more information.

5 May at 9.00 am (GMT-3) Argentina
Topic: Inappropriate habits whilst wearing contact lenses
Presenter: Doris Rivadeniera

12 May at 11.00 am (GMT-5) Ecuador
Topic: Contact lens application in low vision patients
Presenter: Flor Piña

19 May at 11.00 am (GMT-5) Colombia
Topic: Future of myopia and its control
Presenter: Sergio García

19 May at 7.00 pm (GMT-5) Colombia
Topic: Contact lens practice going forward
Presenter: Oscar Bello

26 May at 11.00 am (GMT-5) Mexico
Topic: Corneal topography in contact lens practice: Fashion or necessity?
Presenter: Fausto Rangel

NATIONAL

This month’s themed webinars

On Wednesday 5 May at 3.00 pm India (GMT+5.5), Isha Dave from the Lotus College of Optometry in Mumbai, India, is hosting a webinar on ‘Contact lens practice going forwards’. A Bahasa-speaking webinar on the same topic is taking place on Sunday 23 May at 11.00 am Jakarta (GMT+7), with Maya Saphira. Members will receive the Zoom details via email, and you can find all the details for May’s webinars via the IACLE Webinars tab in IACLETOP.

Journal club in May

This month, Karpagavalli Subramanian and Mumtaz Qazi are hosting Journal Club on Friday 21 May at 3.00 pm India (GMT+5.5). The team will discuss the most relevant papers and topics related to contact lens education. We encourage all members and Fellows of IACLE to take part in Journal Club. If you would like to present, please contact Nilesh Thite.

Chinese-speaking webinar

Professor Chi Hui from Beijing Optometry and Ophthalmology Center in Beijing, China, is hosting a webinar on ‘Toric contact lens fitting’. The webinar will take place via Zoom on Tuesday 11 May at 8.00 pm China (GMT+8). Please contact Asia Pacific Regional Coordinator Cheni Lee for more information.

COMMUNICATIONS

How did you find our Virtual Conference?

We thank all who participated in our Virtual Conference on Saturday 24 April. We appreciate your feedback, and it helps us prepare for future educational meetings. If you could spare a few minutes, we would be grateful if you could fill out a short survey about your experience of the conference.

Fill out the survey here

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1 April 20211 April 2021

TLC Initiative Monthly Issue #11

Teach. Learn. Connect. in April

The TLC (Teach. Learn. Connect.) Initiative is IACLE’s new online education and communications program that will supplement our existing educational activities. Our aim is to support our members, students and industry as recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

Please note that login details for every event are under IACLE Webinars through the IACLETOP Dashboard

GLOBAL

Registration opens for our Virtual Conference

We are pleased to announce that the registration for our second Virtual Conference themed ‘Integrating research into education’ is now open. The event will take place on Saturday 24 April from 12 noon – 3pm UK time (BST). Follow the link here to find out what time the event takes place in your time zone. International experts will share their knowledge and experiences on how to combine research and education to become a successful academic.

Follow the link to register. View the agenda

IACLETOP

What can IACLETOP offer you?

NEW this month

The Fellowship Area designed to support and assist those sitting the Fellowship Exam launches on Thursday 1 April. The area allows members to join study groups, understand different methods of assessment, sit mock exams, and chat to other members who are also taking the exam. The member support area is available in English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish and Bahasa. Registration for the Fellowship Exam opens on 1 April and the Fellowship Area will only be accessible for those who have registered for the exam.

Did you know?

You can schedule meetings with other members sitting the Fellowship Exam to discuss queries or share study plans within the Fellowship Area.

REGIONAL

Weekly webinars in Spanish

Weekly webinars to be conducted in April across the Latin America region. Please contact Americas Regional Coordinator Willy Carrillo for more information.

7 April at 1.00 pm (GMT-3) Argentina
Topic: When contact lens contraindications are saved
Presenter: Vanesa Sigrist

14 April at 10.00 am (GMT-6) Mexico
Topic: How to induce students into successful contact lens practice
Presenter: Francisco Ibarra

21 April at 11:00 am (GMT-5) Colombia
Topic: How to manage contact lens discomfort
Presenter: Yennifer Cañon

28 April at 11:00 (GMT-5) Colombia
Topic: Humanization as the core axis to achieve quality of care
Presenter: Martha Marquez

NATIONAL

This month’s Journal Club

Aloe Gupta and Khemraj Nackwal are hosting Journal Club on Friday 16 April at 3.00 pm India (GMT+5.5). The team will discuss the most relevant papers and topics related to contact lens education. We encourage all members and Fellows to take part in Journal Club. If you would like to present, please get in touch with Nilesh Thite.

IACLE webinar in Chinese

On Tuesday 13 April at 8.00 pm China (GMT+8), Jiang Jun and May Zhang are hosting a webinar on myopia control and prevention.

Members can tune in live via Zoom and a recorded version will be available on IACLETOP after the event has taken place. Chinese-speaking members will be contacted with the login details.

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To keep up to date with our latest news and webinar reminders, follow us on our social media channels following the links at the top of this newsletter.

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1 March 20213 March 2021

TLC Initiative Monthly Issue #10

Teach. Learn. Connect. in March

The TLC (Teach. Learn. Connect.) Initiative is IACLE’s new online education and communications program that will supplement our existing educational activities. Our aim is to support our members, students and industry as recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

Please note that login details for every event are under IACLE Webinars through the IACLETOP Dashboard

GLOBAL CONFERENCE

Save the date for our second Virtual Conference

Following the success of our first-ever Virtual Conference in September 2020, the IACLE Education Team is hosting a second global Virtual Conference on Saturday 24 April, starting at 12 noon (GMT), themed ‘Integrating research into education’. International experts will share their knowledge and experiences on how to combine research and education to become a successful academic.

IACLETOP

What can IACLETOP offer you?

What can IACLETOP offer you? IACLETOP is our online Learning Management System designed to support educators and their students. IACLETOP is IACLE’s central point to access our online resources and teaching materials, with access via the IACLETOP Login.

NEW this month

The Distance Learning Program, designed to improve educators’ contact lens knowledge and prepare them for the Fellowship Exam, launches on IACLETOP this month. The DLP is a series of assessments designed to guide members through the IACLE Contact Lens Course module by module. There are four phases to the self-study program to allow members to adjust to the online environment. After working through each section of the ICLC, members complete a related assignment, submitting directly through IACLETOP with instant feedback available. Once members are satisfied with their progress, they move onto the next phase. This cycle repeats until all modules of the ICLC are covered. Progression is managed with each phase having a staggered released date.

The newly redeveloped Student Area allows educators to develop their own teaching materials, their students can access a dedicated copy of the IACLE Case Report Series and IACLE Global Webinars, launches this month. The Student Trial Exam is also administered here. In 2021, a special rate registration fee applies per student to access the area and is based on the fee structure on our Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) Grouping:

• Group 1 US$5 student registration fee

• Group 2 US$10 student registration fee

• Group 3 US$15 student registration fee

Please note this fee is a special rate offered in 2021. The IACLE Board will review the fee structure after assessing the initial rollout and revisions may take place in 2022.

Executive Manager of Educational Development Professor Craig Woods has produced a video guide on how to use the Student Area.

Did you know?

You can access IACLETOP via the Canvas app on your mobile phone or tablet. There are three versions of the app – Canvas Teacher, Canvas Student and Canvas Parent. Download the Teacher app for your own access with your students using the Student app. Try it out today and let us know your feedback.

The IACLETOP Team has added language icons to the resources available in additional languages. Please see the IACLETOP Dashboard to view.

The IACLETOP Team has redesigned the Flashcards page allowing members to easily select the language they wish to view the resource in. We plan to model other areas where translated materials are available.

All IACLE images and videos are now available to view and access in the IACLE Library. Access the Library from your Dashboard.

Coming up in the New Year…

The Fellowship Area launches next month to coincide with the opening of registration for the Fellowship Exam. After registration, members will continue their preparation and find mock exams in this area to familiarize themselves with the different exam environment and assessment. This area will be available in English, Spanish, Chinese and Korean.

GLOBAL WEBINAR

On Wednesday 24 March at 12.00 noon (GMT), we are hosting a global webinar to discuss the Fellowship Exam which is taking place on Friday 12 November. The webinar will be split into three sections to cover different aspects in preparation for the exam. The details are as follows:

Time: 12.00pm – 12.15pm
Topic: The importance of the Fellowship Exam – my experience
Presenter: Dr May Bakkar

Time: 12.15pm -12.45pm
Topic: What to expect and how to prepare
Presenter: Professor Craig Woods

Time: 12.45pm – 12.55pm
Topic: How the exam will be administered
Presenter: Siobhan Allen

REGIONAL WEBINARS

Weekly webinars in Spanish

Weekly webinars to be conducted in March across the Latin America region. Please contact Americas Regional Coordinator Willy Carrillo for more information.

3 March at 11.00am (GMT-5) Colombia
Topic: Contact lens practice in 2020 with focus on 2021
Presenter: Ma Victoria Báez

10 March at 1.00pm (GMT-3) Uruguay
Topic: Criteria for the appropriate selection in contact lens fitting
Presenter: Milagro Baptista

17 March at 11.00am (GMT-5) Colombia
Topic: Vital stains: fluorescein and lissamine green
Presenter: Adriana Navarrete

17 March at 6.00pm (GMT-6) Mexico
Topic: How to achieve a successful Fellowship Exam
Presenter: Ruben Velazquez

24 March at 11:00am (GMT-5) Colombia
Topic: Assertive communication with patients: Educate to prevent
Presenter: Diancy Capella

31 March at 10:00am (GMT-6) Mexico
Topic: Key points to ensure success for new wearers for frequent replacement contact lenses
Presenter: Alicia Alcazar

NATIONAL WEBINARS

IACLE webinar in India

On Wednesday 3 March at 3.00pm India (GMT+5.5), Lifetime FIACLE Ajay Shinde, FIACLEs Kalikivayi Venkataramana and Prasad Sawant, and Pushpendra Singh are hosting a webinar on the Fellowship Exam. There will be a panel discussion to explore the importance of the Fellowship Exam, how it helps members in their careers, preparation for the exam and industry involvement. Please find the meeting login details below.

Zoom Meeting ID: 869 3570 5363
Password: 809963

IACLE webinar in Bahasa

On Sunday 21 March at 11.00am Jakarta (GMT+7), Asia Pacific Regional Coordinator Cheni Lee, FIACLE Febry Corina and IACLE member Abdul Halim are hosting a webinar to discuss the Fellowship Examination.

Members can tune in live via Zoom and a recorded version will be available on IACLETOP after the event has taken place. Bahasa-speaking members will be contacted with login details.

Journal Club with the Education Team in India

This month, Bharat Bhayal and Rupam Sinha are hosting Journal Club on Friday 26 March at 3.00pm (GMT+5.5) India. The team will discuss the most relevant papers and topics related to education. We encourage all Fellows and members to take part in Journal Club. If you would like to present, please don’t hesitate to contact Nilesh Thite.

COMMUNICATIONS

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2 February 20213 February 2021

TLC Initiative Monthly Issue #9

Teach. Learn. Connect. in February

The TLC (Teach. Learn. Connect.) Initiative is IACLE’s new online education and communications program that will supplement our existing educational activities. Our aim is to support our members, students and industry as recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

Please note that login details for every event are under IACLE Webinars through the IACLETOP Dashboard

GLOBAL

Innovative ways to assess students

As many institutions have been forced to suspend most face-to-face teaching activity due to the Coronavirus pandemic, educators have had to adapt to new ways of assessing their students. In February, the theme for our Worldwide Wednesday Webinar Series is ‘Innovative ways to assess students’, where educators will explore novel methods in this area. Details for this month’s themed webinars are below:

Date: 3 February at 3.00 pm (GMT+5.5)
Language: English
Presenters: Lavanya Kalikivayi and Premjit Bhakat
Please contact Nilesh Thite for more information.

Date: 17 February at 9.00 pm (GMT-4)
Language: Spanish
Presenters: Arturo Aguirre
Please contact Willy Carrillo for more information.

Date: 24 February at 12.00 noon (GMT)
Language: English
Presenters: Fabrizio Zeri and Byki Huntjens
Please contact Nilesh Thite for more information.

IACLETOP

What can IACLETOP offer you?

IACLETOP is our online Learning Management System designed to support educators and their students. IACLETOP will become IACLE’s central point to access our online resources and teaching materials, with access via the IACLETOP Login.

Webinars – recorded live webinars are added to IACLETOP within a few days of the event taking place
IACLE Contact Lens Course (ICLC) – our contact lens curriculum is accessible through IACLETOP and is available in English, Chinese (simplified), Spanish, Korean, French and Italian with some content in German, Portuguese and Russian. You can access the ICLC here
Student Trial Exam (STE) – are you interested in assessing your students’ contact lens knowledge? This online tool is available for members. Read member and student feedback here
Case Report Series – a growing collection of interactive case reports in a new interactive format

NEW this month

Our monthly Research Update email now has a designated area within IACLETOP, with access through the Dashboard. Catch-up with previous issues, along with summary videos produced by Executive Manager of Educational Programs Nilesh Thite. Nilesh reviews the contact lens-related research literature and provides a summary of the topical and most important articles. Access the Research Update area.

Launching late February, the IACLE Library is a searchable database consisting of IACLE images, videos and PDFs. Members are able to upload resources they wish to share with other IACLE colleagues. Photographs from IACLE’s Image of the Month initiative can also be found here.

New content for the Student Area for educators to use with their students is launching this month. This separate area allows educators to release the IACLE Case Reports to their students as and when they wish, giving educators control over which topics their students cover.

The Teacher Area within IACLETOP has been updated meaning members now have access to use the Case Reports as flipped classes using the Nearpod software.

Did you know?

Every Monday at 10.00 am (GMT), the IACLE Education Team host ‘Office Hours’, to support and help members with any queries they may have regarding IACLETOP. For more information, visit the IACLETOP Calendar.

Coming up in the New Year…

The Distanced Learning Program, a self-study program designed to improve the contact lens knowledge of educators and assist them in the preparation for the Fellowship Exam, launches in March.

REGIONAL

Weekly webinars in Spanish

Weekly webinars to be conducted in February across the Latin America region. Please contact Americas Regional Coordinator Willy Carrillo for more information.

3 February at 11.00 am (GMT-5) Colombia
Topic: Opportunities for differentiation and growth in the current scenario
Presenter: Orlando Neira

10 February at 11.00 am (GMT-5) Colombia
Topic: Discomfort with contact lenses
Presenter: Norma Cardenas

17 February at 1.00 pm (GMT-3) Argentina
Topic: Challenges to virtual education based on the pandemic
Presenter: Juan Pablo Luna

24 February at 12.00 noon (GMT-4) Puerto Rico
Topic: Hybrid contact lenses
Presenter: Edgar Davila

Meet and Chat – Middle East

Attending conferences around the world allows members to meet others in their region, talk about how they use IACLE resources and to share teaching ideas they have put into practice. Due to congresses being unable to go ahead at the current time, EAME Regional President Judith Morris is introducing a ‘Meet and Chat’ initiative to connect members, to learn from one another and to discuss educational needs. The sessions will be conducted via Zoom and will take place four times a year for each part of the region – Europe, Middle East and Africa. The first Meet and Chat for our Middle Eastern members is on Saturday 20 February at 3.00 pm (GMT).

Date: 20 February at 3.00 pm (GMT)
Presenter: Judith Morris
Zoom Meeting ID: 860 9939 3784
Password: 633516

NATIONAL

Indian Team continues with Journal Club

The IACLE Education Team hosts monthly Journal Club sessions to discuss recently published articles. On Friday 19 February at 3.00 pm (GMT+5.5), Ankit Varshney and Aditi Deshpande are presenting. For more information, please contact Nilesh Thite.

Bahasa-speaking webinar

On Sunday 21 February at 11.00 am Jakarta (GMT+7), Lucia Sutedja is hosting a webinar on ‘The basics of orthokeratology’. Members and students can tune into the webinar live on Zoom. A recorded version of the webinar will be available on IACLETOP after the event has taken place. Please contact Asia Pacific Regional Coordinator Cheni Lee for more information.

COMMUNICATIONS

We are making changes to our membership renewal process to ensure exclusive access to full benefits for our paid-up members. Our new renewal schedule is as follows:

Access to full membership benefits will end on 31 January if payment is not received
A late fee will be payable for members who have not paid by the end of February

Please contact your IACLE Representative or reach us at iacle@iacle.org if you have any questions.

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5 January 202111 January 2021

TLC Initiative Monthly Issue #8

Teach. Learn. Connect. in January

The TLC (Teach. Learn. Connect.) Initiative is IACLE’s new online education and communications program that will supplement our existing educational activities. Our aim is to support our members, students and industry as recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

Please note that login details for every event are provided in our TLC Monthlies and TLC Reminders

GLOBAL

Worldwide Wednesday Webinars

We are extending the TLC Initiative into 2021, with weekly webinars on a global, regional and national basis starting with the theme ‘Goodbye 2020, welcome 2021’ in January. Each month, our Wednesday webinars will follow a particular topic. The IACLE Education Team is exploring various initiatives before announcing what 2021 has in store for our members. Details for this month’s ‘Goodbye 2020, welcome 2021’ themed webinars are below:

Date: 6 January at 3.00 pm India (GMT+5.5)
Language: English
Presenters: Lakshmi Shinde and Nilesh Thite
Please contact Nilesh Thite for more information.

Date: 13 January at 8.00 pm China (GMT+8)
Language: Chinese
Presenters: Qu Xiaomei and Wang Haiying
Please contact Cheni Lee for more information.

Date: 20 January at 2.00 pm Peru (GMT-5)
Language: Spanish
Presenter: Guillermo Carrillo
Please contact Willy Carrillo for more information.

Date: 24 January at 11.00 am Jakarta (GMT+7)
Language: Bahasa
Presenter: Cheni Lee
Please contact Cheni Lee for more information.

Date: 27 January at 12.00 pm (GMT)
Language: English
Presenters: Dr Shehzad Naroo and IACLE Education Team
Please contact Nilesh Thite for more information.

All webinars are now available to view via IACLETOP

IACLETOP

What can IACLETOP offer you?

IACLETOP is our online Learning Management System designed to support educators and their students.

• Webinars – live streamed webinars are removed from our Facebook page after 24 hours the recorded versions are added to IACLETOP within a few days post-event.
• IACLE Contact Lens Course (ICLC) – our contact lens curriculum is accessible through IACETOP and is available in English, Chinese (simplified), Spanish, Korean, French and Italian with some content in German, Portuguese and Russian. You can access the ICLC here.
• Student Trial Exam (STE) – are you interested in assessing your students’ contact lens knowledge? This online tool is available for members. Read member and student feedback here.
• Case Report Series – a growing collection of interactive case reports in new formats

NEW this month

From this month, the IACLE Contact Lens Course (ICLC) has been made exclusively available via IACLETOP and is no longer available through our website to ensure members receive full benefits of IACLE membership.

Our first Virtual Conference is available to view through IACLETOP in the IACLE Conferences area, along with other external meetings hosted by IACLE representatives. Lectures have been added to IACLETOP from the virtual International Contact Lens Education Program (ICLEP) that took place from 6-8 November 2020. Additionally, a presentation from the Autumn Conference of the Korean Society of Vision Science (KSVS) conducted as a hybrid conference on 20-21 November 2020 is also available to view on IACLETOP.

During January, the number of Case Reports will increase from four to 10, with additional Case Reports offering alternative assessment methods. Certificates of completion will be provided.

Did you know?

Every Monday at 10 am (GMT), the IACLE Education Team host ‘Office Hours’, designed to support and help our members with any queries regarding IACLETOP. Please see more information in the IACLETOP Calendar.

Coming up in the New Year…

• The Case Reports are being restructured to provide learning opportunities for students, either as flipped classes or for self-directed learning.
• The Distance Learning Program is being transferred to IACLETOP and will be available soon.
• The IACLE Library is a new area consisting of IACLE images and videos, accessible via a searchable database. Members are able to upload any resources they wish to share with other IACLE colleagues.

REGIONAL

Weekly webinars in Spanish

Weekly webinars to be conducted in January across Latin America. Contact IACLE Americas Regional Coordinator Willy Carrillo for more information. 13 January at 11.00 Colombia (GMT-5) Topic: How to achieve a successful Fellowship Exam Presenters: Johana Garzon and Guillermo Carrillo 20 January at 11.00 Mexico (GMT-7) Topic: How to educate the population on contact lens wear Presenter: Rosalia Ramirez 27 January at 1.00 pm Brazil (GMT-3) Topic: GP contact lenses for myopia control Presenter: Rosalia Ramirez

NATIONAL

Journal Club continues into 2021

The IACLE Education Team in India is hosting a Journal Club to discuss recently published articles. On 22 January at 3.00 pm (GMT+5.5), FIACLEs Fakhruddin Barodawala and Preetam Kumar will present the first Journal Club of 2021. For more information, please contact Nilesh Thite.

COMMUNICATIONS

We are making changes to our membership renewal process to ensure exclusive access to full benefits for our paid-up members. Our new renewal schedule is as follows:

• Access to full membership benefits will end on 31 January if payment is not received

• A late fee will be payable for members who have not paid by the end of February

Please contact your IACLE Representative or reach us at iacle@iacle.org if you have any questions.