Ecuatorian Glaucoma Society

Contact information
Carlos Luis Chacon P.
ECUADOR
Tel.: +593
Fax.: +593
E-mail: drclchacon@hotmail.com
  

Board
Carlos Luis Chacon PazminoPresident
Ivan Unda VelardeSecretary
Emiliano GalarzaVice President
  

Organizational structure
Founding date (year)
The society has statutes (bylaws)
The statutes address financial accountability*
* 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**
** 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 year(s)

Membership
The number of members of our society is approximately
Our society has an annual printed report
Criteria for Membership
  1. Members must have had formal specialist training
    (i.e. established glaucoma fellowship training) in glaucoma
  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
  1. Members have a manifest interest in glaucoma as shown by publications
  1. Members have a manifest interest in glaucoma as shown by the percentage of glaucoma patients seen (or by other criteria)
  1. Members have expressed interest in glaucoma
  1. Everyone can be a member without further qualification
  1. We use other criteria

Mission statement/goals

Liaisons with other organizations
Liaisons with a general ophthalmological society
Liaisons with other organizations

Guidelines
Code of practice on society - Industry relationships available
Society guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma available
Using guidelines made by an other organization

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

Society program
The Society program*** contains: organizing glaucoma meetings
*** Program = total of activities of the Glaucoma Society  
The Society program contains: form of publication
The Society program contains: other initiatives
Current initiatives
Are society-sponsored fellowships or research grants available?

Meeting
Meeting frequency
Time of year
Meeting attendance
  • No. of foreign delegates
  • No. of local delegates
The ratio of glaucoma specialists to generalists that attend the meeting is
The meeting has oral paper sessions
The meeting has poster sessions
The meeting has discussion sessions
Presentation / discussion time ratio
Presentations are on original research
Presentations are updates / reviews
Presentations are both original research and updates / reviews
The meetings are mono – sponsored
The meetings are multi -  sponsored
Financial benefits from the meeting go to the Society
Financial benefits from the meeting go to individuals
Financial benefits from the meeting go to others

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