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Economies and eye health to be debated in March
Future economics related to eye care and vision research will be
discussed at a high profile conference in Edinburgh this month.
Called 'Informing difficult decisions: the role of health economics
in eyes and vision research', topics will range from diabetic
retinopathy screening, screening for glaucoma, and the
optometrist's perspective.
The influential Health Economics Research Unit (HERU) is to
stage the conference that will include well-known speakers from
optometry and other visual professions on March 24 at the city's
Royal College of Surgeons.
A spokesman for HERU said: "The NHS has to make difficult
decisions on which treatments should be provided. Eye diseases are
no exception, and examples of this have been seen in recent months,
for example, guidelines on glaucoma treatment or on treatment for
macular degeneration.
"Health economics, and particularly economic evaluation of
treatments, can help to inform these difficult decisions. Over the
last few years researchers from HERU and their collaborators have
been involved in a series of eye disease-related projects. Within
this conference we will discuss the current role and future
contribution of health economics in the area of eye diseases."
The optometrist's perspective will be presented by Stephen
McPherson, from McPherson Opticians in Aberdeen in a special
session which will be chaired by Dr Jennifer Burr, director of
the Centre for Healthcare Randomised Trials, Health Services
Research Unit. Other speakers in the 'Challenges for evolution and
implementation' session will present perspectives from patients,
and from nurses.
The keynote speech of the event will be made by Richard Wormald,
consultant ophthalmologist at Moorfields Eye Hospital, who will
present 'Health Economics in Eyes and Vision Research'.
Dr Burr will present 'RCT platform screening for glaucoma' ahead
of chairing the 'challenges' session, and Dr John Olson, director
of the Grampian Retinal Screening Programme in Aberdeen, will speak
on 'the role of automated grading within Scotland's diabetic
retinopathy screening collaborative'.
Three health economists from HERU - Professor Luke Vale,
Rodolfo Hernandez and Dr Paul McNamee - will also contribute to the
event, with John Cairns, Professor of health economics at the
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine scheduled to speak
on 'Directions for future research'.
The conference is free, and those interested in attending should
contact Alison Horne on 01224 553480 alison.horne@abdn.ac.uk
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