Bulgarian Glaucoma Society
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Contact information
Prof Nataliya Petkova
University Eye Clinic
G Sofiiski str.1
Sofia
BULGARIA
Tel.: +359 2 987 3759
Fax.: +359
E-mail: Natalyiapetkova@gmail.com
  

Board
Charita RankovaSecretary
Pravoslava Guguchkova-YanchulevaGeneral member
Ruska HristovaGeneral member
Marieta Kostianeva- KonarevaGeneral member
Vesselin TanevGeneral member
Nataliya PetkovaChair
  

Organizational structure
Founding date (year) 1994
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 Yes, by General meeting
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 4 year(s)

Membership
The number of members of our society is approximately 169
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
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  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 dessiminate new trends in Glaucoma Diagnostic and Treatment.

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, European Glaucoma Society 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 Third Symposium of the Bulgarian Glaucoma Association
Are society-sponsored fellowships or research grants available? No

Meeting
Meeting frequency Annual, exceptional twice
Time of year end of April, one day
Meeting attendance
  • No. of foreign delegates
 No
  • No. of local delegates
 250
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 No
Presentations are both original research and updates / reviews Yes, 2 : 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 0 No. Glaucoma Patient Organisation is in process of foundation
Additional remarks