Belgian Glaucoma Society
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Contact information
Ms Marlene Verlaeckt
Kapucijnenvoer 33

B-3000 Leuven
BELGIUM
Tel.: +32
Fax.: +32 16 234 097
E-mail: belglaucoma@ophthalmologia.be
Web site: http://www.belglaucoma.be
  

Board
Thierry ZeyenPresident
Michèle DetrySecretary
Marc GoethalsTreasurer
Philippe KestelynVice President
Veva De GrootGeneral member
Adèle EHONGOGeneral member
Roberte HerzeelGeneral member
Kathy HONDEGHEMGeneral member
N.J. Robe-CollignonGeneral member
Ingeborg STALMANSGeneral member
Anna - Marie STEVENSGeneral member
Anne HosteEditor Website
  

Organizational structure
Founding date (year) 1991
The society has statutes (bylaws) Yes
The statutes address financial accountability* Yes
* 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
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 3 year(s)

Membership
The number of members of our society is approximately 333
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
 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
140
  1. Members have a manifest interest in glaucoma as shown by publications
 No
  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
 No
  1. We use other criteria
 No

Mission statement/goals
To provide the members with knowledge about advances in the diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma. To provide information to the patients and the general population. To promote glaucoma research.

Liaisons with other organizations
Liaisons with a general ophthalmological society Yes
Liaisons with other organizations No

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 1Yes, EGS guidelines

Miscellaneous
Research foundation Yes
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 Yes
Current initiatives - Tips of the month - Website
Are society-sponsored fellowships or research grants available? No

Meeting
Meeting frequency Once or twice a year
Time of year end of November, during Belgium Oph. Society Meeting
Meeting attendance
  • No. of foreign delegates
 No
  • No. of local delegates
 120
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 No
Presentations are updates / reviews Yes
Presentations are both original research and updates / reviews Yes; ratio 1 : 10
The meetings are mono – sponsored No
The meetings are multi -  sponsored Yes
Financial benefits from the meeting go to the Society Yes
Financial benefits from the meeting go to individuals No
Financial benefits from the meeting go to others Yes, Fund for Research in Ophthalmology (FRO)

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