European Glaucoma Society
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Contact information
John Thygesen
Dept. of Ophthalmology 2061
Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen
Blegdamsvej 9

DK-2100 Copenhagen
DENMARK
Tel.: +45 35 45 31 77
Fax.: +45 35 45 31 70
E-mail: jthygesen@rh.dk
Web site: http://www.eugs.org
  

Board
no information available  

Organizational structure
Founding date (year) 1978
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 the General Assembly
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 1480
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
 -
51
  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
 No
  1. Everyone can be a member without further qualification
 No
  1. We use other criteria
 No

Mission statement/goals
The society is a non-profit organisation. The aims of this society are: 1. To establish personal contacts and to promote the exchange of knowledge between glaucoma specialists in Europe. 2. To stimulate, compare and register glaucoma research in Europe (confidentiality) 3. To promote the diffusion of specific knowledge to the general ophthalmologists in Europe, and to keep contact with similar glaucoma groups in other continents.

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 Yes
Society guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma available Yes
Using guidelines made by an other organization No

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 Yes
The Society program contains: other initiatives -
Current initiatives -
Are society-sponsored fellowships or research grants available? No

Meeting
Meeting frequency Closed meeting every year, except in the year of an open meeting (which is every 4 years)
Time of year begin of June, six days
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 No
The meeting has poster sessions No
The meeting has discussion sessions No
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 -
Financial benefits from the meeting go to others Travel grants and fellowships are offered from the society to young eastern European doctors

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