Israel Glaucoma Group
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Contact information
Dan D. Gaton
Dept. of Ophthalmology
Rabin Medical Center
49100 Petah-Tikva
ISRAEL
Tel.: 972-3-9376113
Fax.: 972-3-6050143
E-mail: gaton@post.tau.ac.il
Web site: http://www.glaucomanet.org.il/siteFiles/1/2496/27490.asp
  

Board
Ronit NesherChair
  

Organizational structure
Founding date (year) 1992
The society has statutes (bylaws) No
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 all IGG members
New members of the board are added by cooptation** No
** 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 2 year(s)

Membership
The number of members of our society is approximately 45
Our society has an annual printed report No
Criteria for Membership
  1. Members must have had formal specialist training
    (i.e. established glaucoma fellowship training) in glaucoma
 Yes
  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
 Yes
-
  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)
 Yes
  1. Members have expressed interest in glaucoma
 No
  1. Everyone can be a member without further qualification
 No
  1. We use other criteria
 No

Mission statement/goals
Advance glaucoma awareness, diagnosis and management issues in Israel to the public, to physicians in general and to ophthalmologists in particular. To establish guidelines for proper awareness, detection, management and treatment of glaucoma.

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 Yes
Society guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma available No
Using guidelines made by an other organization 1Yes, based on the NEI studies OHTS, AGIS, NTG, CIGTS and the EMGT and also the EGS guidelines

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

Society program
The Society program*** contains: organizing glaucoma meetings -
*** Program = total of activities of the Glaucoma Society  
The Society program contains: form of publication Yes
The Society program contains: other initiatives Yes
Current initiatives Special Glaucoma Educational Activities for General Ophthalmologists, The Foundation of a Glaucoma Patient Support Group and preparations for the World Glaucoma Day according to the WGA
Are society-sponsored fellowships or research grants available? No

Meeting
Meeting frequency Twice a year a meeting for the ophthalmological community; five times a year meetings for IGG members
Time of year end of May, one day and end of November, one day
Meeting attendance
  • No. of foreign delegates
 No
  • No. of local delegates
 100
The ratio of glaucoma specialists to generalists that attend the meeting is 40
The meeting has oral paper sessions Yes
The meeting has poster sessions No
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, 5 : 1
The meetings are mono – sponsored Yes
The meetings are multi -  sponsored No
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 No

Glaucoma Patient Organizations
Our country has a Glaucoma Patient Organization 0 Under construction with “Etza” – The Israel Self Help Center
Additional remarks