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Derek Dunstone has considerable experience teaching and is an Examiner and Assessor for the College of Optometrists - see "About Us" for further career background details. Private tutorials are also available — practical and theoretical tuition by appointment. Courses are held in private Practice in South Suffolk for both Ophthalmologists and Pre-Registration Optometrists.
Refraction and Optics for Ophthalmologists Friday 19 – Sunday 21 September 2008 Thank you for your interest in this course, which has been held at least three times each year over the last seven years. I am an Assessor and Examiner for The College of Optometrists and the course is held in my private practice in South Suffolk. Hadleigh is a historic market town, which has a good choice of accommodation and is situated 9 miles from Ipswich. The object of the course is to teach the theory and practice of refraction, including visual optics, of particular help for those studying for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists Membership Exam Part 2, Diploma Examination, or the new Part 1 Examination and the separate Refraction Certificate. The course is suitable both for doctors just starting to refract, as well as those wishing to fine-tune their technique. The course covers in lectures, demonstrations and workshops the following topics: -
Patients will be available for refraction practice. Numbers are limited to just 8 delegates per course. Registration is from 4.30pm on the Friday, with lectures running from 5pm to 8.30pm. The course then runs 9.30am - 6pm on Saturday and 9am until 12.30pm on Sunday. To secure your place, please complete the application form and forward with payment. The course fee is £430, which includes supper on the Friday evening as well as lunch and evening meal on the Saturday, but not accommodation. A map, details of recommended local accommodation and a receipt will be posted once your application form and payment are received. Comments from recent course attendees: ".... thank you for the excellent tuition on your course at the beginning of January. I think that the main thing I gained from the course was the development of a reliable system for refracting, developed through all your useful tips, that would stand me in good stead for whatever was thrown at me in the exam. " Dr Oliver Comyn "Excellent tips and practice in clinical refraction with a good overview of optics and use of instruments." Dr Arun Moreira "Excellent introduction that I feel will serve me well as I gain clinical experience- thank you" Dr Ben Drew "I did the course with you nine months after starting in ophthalmology and passed my part 2 at the first attempt. I had not done any refraction prior to the course and felt it was a very good introduction to both the optics of refraction and actual practical refraction. I also thoroughly enjoyed the course." Clare Kelliher MRCOphth "All the help you need for part 2 refraction exam. An excellent practice oriented course." Dr Sarmi Malik "Everything was really well organised" Dr Eleni Nikita If you are not able to attend one of the courses you are most welcome to attend for individual tuition, which is available by appointment. I often provide individual tuition for those unable to attend a course, or who want assistance in a specific area of refraction or optics, and this teaching is always found to be very useful by the delegates. The sessions can be from anything from 3 hours up to 12 hours (over 2 days) and normally include a couple of hours theory/teaching, a refraction demonstration, practice on patients and mock examination if required. The sessions can be tailored to your own requirements and my fee is £75 per hour. You could consider attending with a friend or colleague to share the cost. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Yours faithfully Derek J Dunstone BSc (Hons) MCOptom Tel 01473 823755
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Tuition for Pre-registration Optometrists Individual or small group tutorials by appointment. These sessions have proved extremely useful to those Pre-reg Optoms who have attended to date and can be tailor made to your own requirements. Private tuition can be arranged as preparation for the quarterly assessments or final College examination, although not for my own designated trainees for whom I will be carrying out the assessments. These sessions can concentrate on Competencies as yet not satisfied by your Assessor or provide coaching for the Final Examination. I can focus on all or some of the four areas of the Final Examination (ie ODA, Clinical Decision Making, Contact Lenses or Routine Exam) and teach any practical or theoretical element of the competecies involved. I also give tuition at excellent courses run by Jane Macnaughton of Clearview Training - see www.clearviewtraining.co.uk
Please contact me if you have any questions regarding the courses held in the practice or if you are interested in individual tutorial or mock examination. Suffolk LOC Study Day Wednesday 18 June 2008 Venue: Priory Hall, Benton Street, Hadleigh, Ipswich IP7 5AZ Meeting Kindly Sponsored by Pennine Optical, Allergan Ltd and Carl Zeiss College Accreditation applied for Timetable 9.30 Registration and Coffee 10.00 Migraine: the role of the optometrist Professor Bruce Evans BSc (Hons) PhD FCOptom DipCLP DipOrth FAAO 10.45 Looking after the ocular surface - a bumpy ride? Mr Simon Hardman-Lea MA, FRCS, FRCOphth IpswichHospital NHS Trust and IpswichNuffieldHospital 11.30 Coffee Noon Orthoptics for the optometrist: a user friendly guide Professor Bruce Evans 12.50 LUNCH + View Sponsor stands 2.30 Amaurosis fugax and more
Mr Isam S Osman MBBS,FRCS,FRCS(Gla) 3.15 Causes and diagnosis of AMD Mr Clive Edelsten FRCS(G), FRCOphth,MRCP IpswichHospital NHS Trust and IpswichNuffieldHospital 3.45 Tea/Coffee 4.0 Justifiable and ancient- Optometrists and The Primary Care Team Dr Mark Hainsworth MBChB, Auckland 1984, MRCGP, DRCOG (NZ), DFFP General Medical Practitioner 4.45 Course Appraisal 5.00 Close Thank you for your interest in this course which will be held in a beautiful medieval hall in Hadleigh, South Suffolk. Places are limited to 45 and to secure your place please send a completed application form with payment - cheque payable to "Suffolk LOC"- and please include your GOC number. The fee payable is £60 which includes lunch and refreshments. A receipt and directions will be sent in due course. Please contact Derek Dunstone if you have any questions: e mail derek@dunstoneinsight.com Phone 01473 823755
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