Retina UK Professionals’ Conference 2024

• Working together to deliver the Eye Care Support Pathway
  How we can enable families to get the information, support and advice they need to live their best lives at all stages of their sight loss journey.
  Speakers: A member of the RNIB Eye Care Pathway team and Denise Rawden, Head of Information and Support, Retina UK
• The role of Peer-to-peer support in achieving good outcomes for clients
  Our panel of lived experience volunteers and service users explain the positive impact peer to peer support has had on their lives.
  Speakers: Our wonderful Retina UK volunteers and service users
• The importance of quality of life research: understanding the impact of Inherited Sight Loss
  Exploring the outcomes of an in-depth study on the impact of RP on patients and family members.
  Speaker: Matias Segovia, deputy clinical research nurse manager at the Oxford Eye Hospital.
• Supporting you to deliver equitable, accessible and inclusive services
  Practical advice for how you can offer inclusive services for people with inherited sight loss with speakers from SeeAbility, BAME Vision and RNIB.
  Speakers: Bhavini Makwana (BAME Vision), Terri Balon (RNIB),  Steven Kill and 2 SeeAbility Champions; Joanne Kennedy and Rebecca Lunness

In-person numbers are limited for this popular annual event so early registration is advised.

In-person attendees will be given a hard copy of our new Professional’s Pack which includes information about the conditions we support, the services available from Retina UK, printed resources and how to refer to us.

The venue is the Pendulum Hotel (M1 3BB) located just a short walk from Manchester’s railway stations. It is running from 10.00am to 4.00pm.

Download a copy of the programme

• Professionals’ Conference programme 2024 | PDF document (7 MB)
• Professionals’ Conference programme 2024 | Word document (40 KB)

We are delighted to provide a virtual delegate bag for our online attendees. You can view and download the bag contents here: RetinaUK.org.uk/events/virtual-delegate-bag/.