Slovak Glaucoma Society
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Contact information
Sylvia Ferková
Eye Department of Medical Faculty and Faculty Hospital
Ružinovska 6, Bratislava
826 06 Bratislava
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Tel.: +421 2482349583
Fax.: +421
E-mail: ferkova1@hotmail.com
Web site: http://www.sos-gs.sk
  

Board
Erika Vodrážková President
Sylvia Ferková Secretary
Jana Mattová Treasurer
Monika Moravská General member
Maria PraženicováGeneral member
  

Organizational structure
Founding date (year) 2009
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 members of Slovak SGS
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 117
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
120
  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
 Yes
  1. Everyone can be a member without further qualification
 No
  1. We use other criteria
 No

Mission statement/goals
More education of doctors to improve glaucoma prevention- to organise meetings, conferences, publications about glaucoma. To apply new methods of diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma. Providing informations for media to disseminate knowledge about glaucoma. Printed informations for patients with glaucoma.

Liaisons with other organizations
Liaisons with a general ophthalmological society No
Liaisons with other organizations No

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 1EGS

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 Yes
The Society program contains: other initiatives Yes
Current initiatives 18.may - Slovakian glaucoma day- from 2007 - measuring of IOP for public in many towns with promotion in the media- newspapers, TV...
Are society-sponsored fellowships or research grants available? No

Meeting
Meeting frequency every 2 year - Glaucoma congress
Time of year april-may
Meeting attendance
  • No. of foreign delegates
 10-20
  • No. of local delegates
 200-250
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 No
Presentations are updates / reviews No
Presentations are both original research and updates / reviews
The meetings are mono – sponsored No
The meetings are multi -  sponsored Yes
Financial benefits from the meeting go to the Society No
Financial benefits from the meeting go to individuals No
Financial benefits from the meeting go to others SGS

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