Retina UK Professionals’ Conference 2024
Our popular Conference is moving north this year to Manchester. It will be held in-person and online on Friday 27 September. The in-person venue is The Pendulum Hotel, Sackville Street, Manchester, M1 3BB. This event is free to attend.
The focus of our CPD accredited Professionals’ Conference 2024 will be the impact of living with inherited sight loss. This understanding is designed to support the professional community in their work with individuals living with these conditions. The packed programme includes:
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.
The venue is the Pendulum Hotel (M1 3BB) located just a short walk from Manchester’s railway stations. It is running from 10am to 4pm.