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)

1. Dr. Jessica Marie ABAÑO Proposed National Eye Care Program of the Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology
2. Prof. Hyosook AHN tbc
3. Prof. Nadeem Hafeez BUTT Development of residency training programme ophthalmology in Pakistan
4. Dr. Seiha DO tbc
5. Dr. Cathy GREEN Ophthalmology Curricula in the APAO region
6. Prof. Atsushi HAYASHI How can we implement sustainable eye-care programs in the Asia-Pacific region?- past, present, and future
7. Dr. Md Sayedul HOQUE Magnitude determinants, consequences and health seecking behaviour of people with ocular injury in Bangladesh
8. Dr. JohanHUTAURUK tbc
9. Dr. Muhammad Aman KHAN tbc
10. Prof. Yoon-Duck KIM Survey of Clinical Characteristics of Thyroid Orbitopathy in Patients with Thyroid dysfunction in Korea
11. Dr. EvelynKOMARATIH Implementation of modified ICO curriculum For ophthalmology residents at Dr Soetomo Hospital Airlangga University Surabaya
12. Dr. DexterLEUNG World Glaucoma Day 2009-2010, Hong Kong Chapter
13. Dr. Hung Yu LIN tbc
14. Dr. Shahnawaz MUNAMI tbc
15. Carlos NAVAL tbc
16. Dr. Richard Raymund NEPOMUCENO tbc
17. Dr. Meng NGY Establishing ophthalmology residency training in Cambodia
18. Prof. Javed Hasan NIAZI Survey of use of anti-VEGF in Pakistan
19. Dr. Vilavun PUANGSRICHARERN tbc
20. Dr. Md Anisur RAHMAN Ultrasonography in the management of open globe injury in NIO&H
21. Dr. Paisan RUAMVIBOONSUK Web-based visual acuity screening for preschool and school children
22. 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
23. Dr. GerardSUTTON Online Leadership Training Programme (tbc)
24. Dr. ClementTHAM Action For Vision Public Educational Series in Ophthalmology (AFVPESO)
25. Prof. Ton Thi Kim THANH tbc
26. Dr. Joseph Anthony TUMBOCON Utilizing standardized assessment tools for evaluating the performance of ophthalmology residents in the Philippines
27. Prof. Ning-Li WANG tbc
28. Prof. An Guor WANG tbc
29. Dr. Dushyantha Harshin Herath WARIYAPOLA Introduction of a structured educational programme to medical students in government medical schools in Sri Lanka.
30. Dr. Hewage DeepaneeWEWALWALA Glaucoma screening for teachers in Western province of Sri Lanka
31. Prof. Mingwei ZHAO tbc

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.

The projects will be presented during the 25th Congress in Beijing, China, in September 2010.

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.


Last update on January 16, 2010