Glaucoma Association of Italy
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Contact information
Via Juvarra 19
10122 Torino
ITALY
Tel.: +39 338 3472500
Fax.: +39 0115 39024
E-mail: oftalmologicaaisg@libero.it
Web site: http://www.aisg.to.it
  

Board
F.M. GrignoloPresident
Bruno Boles-CareniniPast President
B. BrogliattiSecretary
P BrusiniGeneral member
Roberto CarassaGeneral member
G.L. ManniGeneral member
F. MontroneGeneral member
Carlo TraversoGeneral member
  

Organizational structure
Founding date (year) 1984
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 175
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
 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
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  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
 Yes
  1. Everyone can be a member without further qualification
 No
  1. We use other criteria
 Yes

Mission statement/goals
AISG is a non profit association of ophthalmologists who have a main interest in the study of glaucoma and the care of glaucomatous patients. The aims of AISG are : To improve the knowledge of glaucoma in Italy between ophthalmologist and patients. To stimulate in Italy researches on the disease. To improve the quality of care and life of the glaucomatous patients. To promote exchange of scientific and/or clinical information with other foreign glaucoma societies.

Liaisons with other organizations
Liaisons with a general ophthalmological society No
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 1Yes, EGS guidelines

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 Yes
The Society program contains: other initiatives Yes
Current initiatives - regional meetings - Updating courses for specialists c/o several different University
Are society-sponsored fellowships or research grants available? No

Meeting
Meeting frequency Once a year
Time of year Mid March
Meeting attendance
  • No. of foreign delegates
 No
  • No. of local delegates
 350
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; ratio 10 : 1
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 No

Glaucoma Patient Organizations
Our country has a Glaucoma Patient Organization 1 A.I.Pa.G. (Associazione Italiana Pazienti Glaucomatosi)
Additional remarks