Asian-Oceanic Glaucoma Society
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Contact information
Catherine Jui-Ling Liu
Dept.of Ophthalmology
Taipei Veterans General Hospital
201, Sec.2 Shih-Pai Rd
112 Taipei
TAIWAN
Tel.: +8862-28757325
Fax.: +8862-28761351
E-mail: jlliu@vghtpe.gov.tw
  

Board
no information available  

Organizational structure
Founding date (year) 1997
The society has statutes (bylaws) Yes
The statutes address financial accountability* No
* Is it clear how the flow of income and expense (including meetings) is and which officer or committee is responsible?  
The board members are elected Yes, by the Executive Board or regional representatives
New members of the board are added by cooptation** Yes
** Cooptation means officers are appointed by the leadership without an election process involving the total membership  
The term of functioning for members of the board is 4 year(s)

Membership
The number of members of our society is approximately 300-500
Our society has an annual printed report Yes
Criteria for Membership
  1. Members must have had formal specialist training
    (i.e. established glaucoma fellowship training) in glaucoma
 No
  1. Members must have had informal specialist training (i.e. all forms of training outside established glaucoma fellowships) in glaucoma

    If not specialist / generalist ratio
 No
110-20
  1. Members have a manifest interest in glaucoma as shown by publications
 Yes
  1. Members have a manifest interest in glaucoma as shown by the percentage of glaucoma patients seen (or by other criteria)
 No
  1. Members have expressed interest in glaucoma
 Yes
  1. Everyone can be a member without further qualification
 Yes
  1. We use other criteria
 -

Mission statement/goals
The purpose of AOGS shall be encourage and advocate teaching, training, research, publication and dissemination of knowledge in glaucoma throughout Asia-Oceanic area.

Liaisons with other organizations
Liaisons with a general ophthalmological society Yes
Liaisons with other organizations Yes

Guidelines
Code of practice on society - Industry relationships available No
Society guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma available No
Using guidelines made by an other organization No

Miscellaneous
Research foundation No
On-line discussion forum (e.g. AGS-net) No

Society program
The Society program*** contains: organizing glaucoma meetings Yes
*** Program = total of activities of the Glaucoma Society  
The Society program contains: form of publication No
The Society program contains: other initiatives No
Current initiatives -
Are society-sponsored fellowships or research grants available? No

Meeting
Meeting frequency Every 2 years
Time of year begin of December, three days
Meeting attendance
  • No. of foreign delegates
 20
  • No. of local delegates
 300, Asian
The ratio of glaucoma specialists to generalists that attend the meeting is Yes
The meeting has oral paper sessions Yes
The meeting has poster sessions Yes
The meeting has discussion sessions Yes
Presentation / discussion time ratio
Presentations are on original research Yes
Presentations are updates / reviews Yes
Presentations are both original research and updates / reviews Yes, 1 : 1
The meetings are mono – sponsored No
The meetings are multi -  sponsored Yes
Financial benefits from the meeting go to the Society No
Financial benefits from the meeting go to individuals No
Financial benefits from the meeting go to others Yes

Glaucoma Patient Organizations
Our country has a Glaucoma Patient Organization 0
Additional remarks