Chinese Glaucoma Society
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Contact information
Jian GE
Zhongshan Opthalmic Center, State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, 54 Xianlie Road
510060 Guangzhou
P.R. CHINA
Tel.: +86
Fax.: +86 20 87333271
E-mail: gejian@mail.sysu.edu.cnt
  

Board
Jian GePresident
X-H SunVice President
Ningli WangVice President
Liang XuVice President
  

Organizational structure
Founding date (year) 1978
The society has statutes (bylaws) Yes
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
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 250
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
 Yes
110
  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
 No

Mission statement/goals
To set up guideline of glaucome in China; To deliver new information, consensus point of view if glaucoma practises, national and international; To train eye doctors with glaucoma fundamental skills and knowledge; To enhance awareness 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 No
Society guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma available Yes
Using guidelines made by an other organization No

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 Workshops, wetlabs and CME courses
Are society-sponsored fellowships or research grants available? No

Meeting
Meeting frequency Every year
Time of year end of August, begin of September, during Conference of the Chinese Opth. Society
Meeting attendance
  • No. of foreign delegates
 10
  • No. of local delegates
 400
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, 3 : 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
Additional remarks Yes, Chinese Journal of Ophthalmology ( Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi), Chinese Journal of Pratical Opthalmology ( Zhongguo Shi Yong Yan Ke Za Zhi ), Chinese Ophthalmic Research (YanKe Yan Jiu ) and Eye Science (Yan Ke Xue Bao)