Zambia Glaucoma Interest Group

Contact information
Grace Mutati
ZAMBIA
Tel.: +260
Fax.: +260
E-mail: gracemutati@yahoo.com
  

Board
Grace Chilapo-MutatiPresident
  

Organizational structure
Founding date (year) 2008
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 Members 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 2 year(s)

Membership
The number of members of our society is approximately 17
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
  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
 No
  1. We use other criteria
 Yes

Mission statement/goals
Provide the highest international standard care to the Zambian people through communication and cooperation with other Glaucoma International organizations which will increase the expertize and update the knowledge of our Ophthalmologists, promoting research in the region and bilateral cooperation between Glaucoma service providers.

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 No
Using guidelines made by an other organization 1Guidelines established by American Academy of Ophthalmology Guidelines established by 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 No
*** 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 World Sight week awareness of various ophthalmic pathological disorders
Are society-sponsored fellowships or research grants available? No

Meeting
Meeting frequency Once per quater
Time of year 19-12-2008 (1 day) and 19-3-2009 (1 day)
Meeting attendance
  • No. of foreign delegates
 3
  • No. of local delegates
 14
The ratio of glaucoma specialists to generalists that attend the meeting is No
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 Yes
Presentations are updates / reviews Yes
Presentations are both original research and updates / reviews
The meetings are mono – sponsored Yes
The meetings are multi -  sponsored No
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 Yes, Charity Patients in private and government In

Glaucoma Patient Organizations
Our country has a Glaucoma Patient Organization 0 None Presently
Additional remarks We would be delighted to be considered a part of your association. This is the beginning, we believe of a greater partnership experience between Zambia and the rest of the Glaucoma World. Thank you in advance