Glaucoma Group of the Swiss Society of Ophthalmology

Contact information
Dr. Miko Iliev
University Eye Clinic
Inselspital
3010 Bern
SWITZERLAND
Tel.: +41
Fax.: +41
E-mail: miko.iliev@insel.ch
Web site: http://www.glaukompatienten.ch
  

Board
no information available  

Organizational structure
Founding date (year) 1996
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 Assembly of the society
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 3 year(s)

Membership
The number of members of our society is approximately 150
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
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)
 Yes
  1. Members have expressed interest in glaucoma
 Yes
  1. Everyone can be a member without further qualification
 -
  1. We use other criteria
 -

Mission statement/goals
To promote and stimulate: Screening for glaucoma, research in glaucoma, dissemination of knowledge about glaucoma, relationship among members.

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 Yes
Using guidelines made by an other organization 1Yes, the European Glaucoma Society

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

Meeting
Meeting frequency Meeting and general assembly every year. Glaucoma workshop every 2 years
Time of year end of November, one day
Meeting attendance
  • No. of foreign delegates
 No
  • No. of local delegates
 100
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 No
The meeting has discussion sessions Yes
Presentation / discussion time ratio
Presentations are on original research No
Presentations are updates / reviews Yes
Presentations are both original research and updates / reviews Yes; ratio 1 : 4
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 -