Leadership Development Program
Class 2009 - 2010

Program Participants and Their Self-Initiated Projects | 24th Congress
Self-initiated Project | Program Recognition

Program Participants and their self-initiated projects

(in alphabetical order)

24th Congress, Bali, Indonesia 2009

The 2009-10 Class has participated the following sessions in the 24th Congress.

1. Selected Scientific Programs

The following selected sessions from the scientific program:

• APAO Leadership Development Program Inauguration Symposium [OE-S3];
• AAO Leadership in Medicine [OE-S1];
• ICO How to tackle problems in developing countries [PB-S1].

2. Induction Session May 17, 2009

The Program Committee welcomed the participants. Dr Bruce Spivey, ICO President, and Dr Michael Brennan, AAO President, gave their encouragement to the future leaders.

Dr Zelia Correa, Dr Mary Lawrence, Dr Sundaram Natarajah and Dr Jun S Wong shared their experience on leadership programs and their LDP projects.

Self-initiated Project

The objective of the project is to enhance the Ophthalmology profession, eye services and society at-large. The major areas shall include:

1. Patient care enhancement
2. Training and education
3. Research and development
4. Community work
5. Leadership developments
6. Advocacy
7. Others

Each participant is required to plan and execute a project in one of these areas. By January 16, 2010, they shall forward their project briefs and propose a mentor to the Central Secretariat.

A mentor will be assigned to provide personal guidance.

Program Recognition

Participants who have successfully and satisfactorily completed all elements of the program and the self-initiated project will be awarded a Certificate of Achievement of the APAO Leadership Development Program.

The below projects have been presented during the 25th Congress in Beijing, China, on September 19, 2010.

1. Dr. Jessica Marie ABAÑO	Proposed national eye care program of the Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology
2. Prof. Nadeem Hafeez BUTT	Development of residency training programme ophthalmology in Pakistan
3. Dr. Cathy GREEN	Implementation of a new model of care for glaucoma patients in a hospital clinic
4. Prof. Atsushi HAYASHI	How can we implement sustainable eye-care programs in the Asia-Pacific region? - past, present, and future
5. Dr. Md Sayedul HOQUE	Magnitude determinants, consequences and health seecking behaviour of people with ocular injury in Bangladesh
6. Prof. Yoon-Duck KIM	Survey of clinical characteristics of thyroid orbitopathy in patients with thyroid dysfunction in Korea
7. Dr. Evelyn KOMARATIH	Implementation of modified ICO curriculum for ophthalmology residents at Dr Soetomo Hospital Airlangga University Surabaya
8. Dr. Dexter LEUNG	World Glaucoma Day 2009-2010, Hong Kong Chapter
9. Dr. Meng NGY	Establishing ophthalmology residency training in Cambodia
10. Prof. Javed Hasan NIAZI	Survey of use of anti-VEGF in Pakistan
11. Dr. Md Anisur RAHMAN	Ultrasonography in the management of open globe injury in NIO&H
12. Dr. Paisan RUAMVIBOONSUK	Web-based visual acuity measurement in elderly patients using the iPad
13. Dr. Nasir SAEED	Development of a system / software for keeping records of ocular diseases of patients attending the out-patient department of a tertiary care hospital
14. Dr. Clement THAM	Action For Vision public educational series in ophthalmology (AFVPESO)
15. Dr. Joseph Anthony TUMBOCON	Utilizing standardized assessment tools for evaluating the performance of ophthalmology residents in the Philippines
16. Dr. Dushyantha WARIYAPOLA	Introduction of a structured educational programme to medical students in government medical schools in Sri Lanka
17. Dr. Deepanee WEWALWALA	Glaucoma screening for health workers in western province of Sri Lanka

Last update on October, 2010