Latvia Glaucoma Society

Contact information
Lasma Volksone
Hipokrata street 2
LV 1038 Riga
LATVIA
Tel.: +371 26457673
Fax.: +371
E-mail: lasmavolksone@gailes.lv
  

Board
G. LaganovskaSecretary
Ivars LukšaSecretary
Guna OzolaSecretary
Solveiga zaliteSecretary
Lasma VolksoneChair
  

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
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 2 year(s)

Membership
The number of members of our society is approximately 20
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
11
  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
To improve care of Glaucoma patients in Latvia. Consolidating ophthalmologists which have an interest in Glaucoma, providing information on new diagnostic tools tools, basic research in glaucoma, to share experiences of Glaucoma diagnostics and follow ups.

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 1

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

Meeting
Meeting frequency 4-6X/yr
Time of year next meeting: july 2008
Meeting attendance
  • No. of foreign delegates
 No
  • No. of local delegates
 15
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
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

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