Greater than 1,500 eyecare professionals attended the Specsavers Profession Development Convention (PAC) in Birmingham final weekend.
Held on the ICC in Birmingham on October 16, over 2000 delegates attended in complete, with over 350 audiology professionals in attendance. The occasion marked PAC’s return to an in-person format, its first since 2019 as a result of pandemic.
Specsavers Director of Skilled Improvement and Medical Providers, Grant Duncan, stated, “After the large success of our on-line occasions, I used to be curious in regards to the stage of curiosity in a face-to-face PAC, however individuals returned in document numbers throughout the board – delegates for optics and audiology, exhibitors and even WOPEC’s Goal Medical Structured Examination evaluations. »
“It was good to see plenty of smiling faces as we met colleagues and associates previous and new,” he added.
In the course of the one-day convention, delegates had entry to a spread of CPD programs, delivered by lecturers from the UK and abroad, protecting subjects corresponding to managing myopia, enchancment of optical providers and the standard of referral, and an infection management in residence providers.
A session that proved widespread noticed Specsavers Director of Profession Development, Ophthalmic, Paul Morris, joined on stage by AOP Medical Director Dr. Peter Hampson and Faculty of Optometrists Medical Advisor , Daniel Hardiman-McCartney, to debate medical obligations whereas reflecting actual knowledge underlying Specsavers clinics Medical Consequence Report.
Winners
In the course of the occasion, Specsavers founders Doug and Dame Mary Perkins acknowledged clinicians throughout the UK multi-network for his or her medical excellence and excellent awards for medical customer support. Distinctions acknowledged to professionals of every nation.
The Doug Perkins Medal for Medical Excellence in Optics was awarded to Irinder Khakha of Specsavers Hayes, whereas Andy Britton of Specsavers Haverfordwest acquired the award for Wales. From Scotland, Ian Morris of Specsavers Wick was acknowledged, and Michael Foster of Specsavers Magherafelt acquired the medal for Northern Eire. The excellence was additionally awarded to Martin O’Brien of Specsavers Wexford in Eire.
Kathryn Bye, of Specsavers York 1 Domiciliary, acquired the Medal for Medical Excellence at Residence.
The Dame Mary Perkins Medal for Excellent Medical Buyer Service was awarded to Jack Collins of Specsavers Atherstone in England and Julia Campbell of Specsavers St Andrews in Scotland. For Wales, the accolade was given to Crew Specsavers Pontypridd, whereas Crew Specsavers Larne was acknowledged in Northern Eire, and in Eire Crew Specsavers Crumlin acquired the award.
Graeme McKenzie from Specsavers Residential Providers in Dundee and Alison Edwards from Specsavers Warminster acquired the Dame Mary Perkins Medal for Residential Providers and Audiology respectively. Moreover, Oliver Sykes of Specsavers Scunthorpe acquired the Doug Perkins Audiology Medal for Medical Excellence.
The awards had been first created by the a number of in Australia and New Zealand, the place they’ve been held for a number of years.
