Norwegian Glaucoma Society

Contact information
Jan-Erik Jakobsen
Korsgt 24
2315 Hamar
NORWAY
Tel.: +47
Fax.: +47
E-mail: jejako@online.no
  

Board
Jan E. JakobsenPresident
Morten MoeSecretary
Kirsti GrødumGeneral member
Tor OdbergGeneral member
  

Organizational structure
Founding date (year) 1999
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 members at our annual 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 2 year(s)

Membership
The number of members of our society is approximately 106
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
  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
 Yes
  1. We use other criteria
 No

Mission statement/goals
To promote knowledge on glaucoma to ophthalmologists, GPs, opticians and other health personnel, in order to give the patients the best possible treatment and information.

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

Meeting
Meeting frequency Twice a year as board meetings
Time of year -
Meeting attendance
  • No. of foreign delegates
 -
  • No. of local delegates
 -
The ratio of glaucoma specialists to generalists that attend the meeting is -
The meeting has oral paper sessions -
The meeting has poster sessions -
The meeting has discussion sessions -
Presentation / discussion time ratio
Presentations are on original research -
Presentations are updates / reviews -
Presentations are both original research and updates / reviews -
The meetings are mono – sponsored -
The meetings are multi -  sponsored -
Financial benefits from the meeting go to the Society -
Financial benefits from the meeting go to individuals -
Financial benefits from the meeting go to others -

Glaucoma Patient Organizations
Our country has a Glaucoma Patient Organization 1 Yes, Norwegian Glaucoma Assembly
Additional remarks