Russian Glaucoma Society (RGS)
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Contact information
Yuri S. Astakhov, Eugeny A. Egorov, Alexander V. Kuroyedov
Moscow
RUSSIA
Tel.: +7 495 375 2311
Fax.: +7
E-mail: astakhov@spmu.rssi.ru egorovrgmu@mail.ru akuroyedov@hotmail.com
Web site: http://www.EyeNews.ru www.GlaucomaNews.ru
  

Board
no information available  

Organizational structure
Founding date (year) 2005
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** Yes
** 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 5 year(s)

Membership
The number of members of our society is approximately 136
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
 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)
 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
The aim of the Society is to develop the standards for glaucoma specialist and patients management, education and research in the field of vision preserving.

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 1EGS, AAO, others guidelines

Miscellaneous
Research foundation Yes
On-line discussion forum (e.g. AGS-net) Yes

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 Organizing of "school of glaucoma patient" (special educating course), grants of Russian Glaucoma Society for young scientists - ophthalmologists, specializing in glaucoma. Grants are available from pharmaceutical companies Pfizer, Alcon, Santen, etc.
Are society-sponsored fellowships or research grants available? Yes

Meeting
Meeting frequency Annually
Time of year First Friday of December
Meeting attendance
  • No. of foreign delegates
 50-80
  • No. of local delegates
 600-700
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 Yes
The meetings are multi -  sponsored Yes
Financial benefits from the meeting go to the Society Yes
Financial benefits from the meeting go to individuals Yes
Financial benefits from the meeting go to others Yes

Glaucoma Patient Organizations
Our country has a Glaucoma Patient Organization 1 www.Glaucoma-Net.ru
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