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© The International Association of Contact Lens Educators www.iacle.org The International Association of Contact Lens Educators 2016 IACLE Update
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IACLE SPONSORS © The International Association of Contact Lens Educators www.iacle.org Industry Supporters Major In-Kind Supporter Development and delivery of contact lens education by IACLE is supported through educational grants and in-kind contributions
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International Association of Contact Lens Educators © The International Association of Contact Lens Educators www.iacle.org UPDATE ON GLOBAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
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OUR MISSION IACLE is dedicated to maintaining high standards of contact lens education and promoting the safe use of contact lenses worldwide Achieved through the following 6 Strategic Initiatives…
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STRATEGIC INITIATIVES 1 DELIVERY OF EFFECTIVE TEACHING 2015 Fellowship Exam 131 members worldwide 40 + new Fellows of IACLE Next administration November 2017 Student Trial Exam Available in English, Spanish, Chinese {simplified}, Korean, French, German, Italian and Bahasa 1,229 students 39 institutes (China, Korea, India, France) in 2015! Distance Learning Program Accessible online for all members
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Web Lectures in 2015 13 Conducted at 23 institutes Broadcast live online covering various CL topics STRATEGIC INITIATIVES 1 DELIVERY OF EFFECTIVE TEACHING NEW Discussion Forums in 2015 5 conducted at 15 institutes 2015 Web Lectures: Asia Pacific: 8 (2 India, 6 China) Americas: 5 (5 Peru, 4 Argentina, 3 Colombia, 2 Ecuador, 1 Mexico) 2015 Discussion Forums: Peru: 5 Colombia: 5 Argentina: 4 Ecuador: 1
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STRATEGIC INITIATIVES 2 EDUCATOR MEETINGS/TRAIN-THE-TRAINER PROGRAMS Didactic lectures and hands-on workshops to: - Improve knowledge levels and skills of educators - Address ‘how to teach’ and ‘how to use IACLE resources’ - Establish network of educators in countries and regions Based on educational needs in priority countries (using Fellowship and Student Trial Exam results) 2015 Activity: India: 1 EM China: 1 EM & 1 TTT (Tianjin) Europe: 2 EMs (Germany, UK) Americas: 3 EMs (Peru, Argentina, Colombia) & 2 TTTs (Colombia, Peru)
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STRATEGIC INITIATIVES NEW The New IACLE Contact Lens Course Longest established, most popular, most important IACLE resource for CL educators worldwide Now completely updated Covers all aspects of CL practice from anatomy of cornea to business Five modules and 30 PPT lectures Each lecture revised by global experts in the CL field Open to all IACLE members View sample lecture at www.iacle.orgwww.iacle.org 3 DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
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STRATEGIC INITIATIVES 3 DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES IACLE Case Reports 20 interactive, problem-based PPTs available in English Translated into Spanish, Korean, Portuguese and Chinese More pending release in 2016 Online Resources (member log in www.iacle.org)www.iacle.org Member / industry contributed resources, image galleries, videos / animations CL fitting sheets and assessment forms, IACLE PPT library Over 1,000 likes and counting.. Share news, carry out surveys / polls and deliver post educational resources
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STRATEGIC INITIATIVES 4 COLLABORATING WITH INSTITUTIONS Priority institutes identified – awarded IACLE Certificate of Affiliation Conduct meetings with heads of institutes Promote / conduct IACLE educational programs (Student Trial Exam) and use of IACLE resources (New ICLC, Case Reports) Research > identify > encourage membership > deliver education Live Web Lectures and NEW online Discussion Forums between institutions 2015 Update 20 institute visits, met with 268 faculty and students 13 Web Lectures, 506 attendees 39 institutes in 4 countries conducted STEs for 1,229 students IACLE Certificate of Affiliation awarded to: - India: 1 institute - China: 3 institutes
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STRATEGIC INITIATIVES 5 FACILITATING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MEMBERS AND INDUSTRY Host IACLE Train-the-Trainer Programs and Educator Meetings to provide a platform for members and industry to interact Encourage members and FIACLEs to be involved with industry CE programs and to become Key Opinion Leaders Request donations (CLs, solutions etc) from industry for institutes in need Update industry on member activities via Industry Informer
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STRATEGIC INITIATIVES 6 INSTITUTIONAL DEMOGRAPHICS DATABASE Information collected focuses on the practical experience of students Snapshot of resources and clinical facilities available at institutions, patient load and number of fits required by students, etc Identifies how IACLE and local industry can work with institutions ensuring CLs, solutions, instrumentation, etc are available for practical teaching of students Developed to gain knowledge about the level of CL activity in institutions Identifies areas of need for practical training
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International Association of Contact Lens Educators © The International Association of Contact Lens Educators www.iacle.org IACLE MEMBERSHIP
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REACH BY REGION 2015 ASIA PACIFIC 469 Members Regional Coordinator: Cheni Lee National Coordinators: Qu Xiaomei - China (Shanghai) Wang Haiying - China (Tianjin) Jungmi Kim – Korea EUROPE / AFRICA- MIDDLE EAST 172 Members Regional President: Judith Morris AMERICAS 135 Members Latin America Regional Coordinator: Guillermo Carrillo
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GLOBAL PRIORITY COUNTRIES 2015 50% of members are from Global Priority Countries Global Priority Countries Member Totals China India Korea Taiwan Mexico Brazil Russia 172 128 48 10 17 7 5 TOTAL387 Total Membership Type in Global Priority Countries
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REGIONAL PRIORITY COUNTRIES 2015 REGIONAL Asia Pacific Europe / Africa - Middle East Latin America China Korea Taiwan India Russia Germany Poland Brazil Mexico Argentina Colombia 57% of members are from regional priority countries
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MEMBERSHIP WORLDWIDE IN 2015 Membership has reached more than 1,990 members! Currently we have 776 active members 110 new members joined IACLE in 2015 MEMBERSHIPTOTAL Total Members776 Educator Members569 Associate Members87 Industry Members120
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COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVES We appoint ‘Country Representatives’ worldwide Educator Members actively teaching Voluntary position Assist IACLE to: Identify CL educators and eye care institutions Recruit appropriate educators for IACLE membership Identify unique educational developments, needs and/or opportunities for IACLE Report on local CL markets and CL activities
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International Association of Contact Lens Educators © The International Association of Contact Lens Educators www.iacle.org EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
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FELLOWSHIP EXAM Internationally recognised means of measuring contact lens educators’ knowledge Conducted worldwide every 2 years Administered online (English), paper (Spanish, Chinese {simplified}, Korean and Bahasa)
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2015 FELLOWSHIP EXAM OUTCOMES 10 th administration in 2015, 131 participants, 29 countries, 39% achieved successful outcome 56% of participation in Global Priority Countries 40+ new FIACLEs!!
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FELLOW OF IACLE (FIACLE) More than 40 new FIACLEs in 2016! 397 members have achieved FIACLE status 288 members currently active
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2015 STUDENT TRIAL EXAM 1,229 students in 4 countries at 39 institutes worldwide sat for the STE (Administrations: Korea 17, China 11, India 8, France 3)
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IACLE RESOURCE CENTRES Small library/reference centres equipped with educational resources Educators and students access resources provided by IACLE IACLE has 128 Resource Centres in 37 countries worldwide - 48% in Global Priority Countries
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International Association of Contact Lens Educators © The International Association of Contact Lens Educators www.iacle.org REGIONAL UPDATE
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AMERICAS UPDATE IN 2015 Total of 135 active members 93 Educator Members 15 Industry Members 27 Associate Members 24 from Global Priority Countries (7 Brazil, 17 Mexico) 14% of active FIACLEs total 10 members attended the 3 rd IACLE World Congress (WC3) 15 members are editors of the New ICLC of 10 lectures IACLE Americas Contact Lens Educator of the Year: Martín Giraldo of La Salle University, Colombia
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AMERICAS PRIORITY COUNTRIES UPDATE 2015 3 Educator Meetings: Peru – 220 attendees Argentina – 124 attendees Colombia – 94 attendees 2 Train-the-Trainer Programs: Peru: 30 attendees Colombia: 15 attendees 5 Web Lectures conducted at 15 institutes for 285 attendees: Argentina (4), Perú (5), México (1), Colombia (3), Ecuador (2) 5 Discussion Forums at 15 institutes for 60 attendees: Perú (5), Colombia (5), Argentina (4), Ecuador (1)
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ASIA PACIFIC UPDATE 2015 Total of 469 members 355 Educator Members 75 Industry Members 39 Associate Members 76% from Global Priority Countries (41% of these are FIACLEs ) 62% FIACLEs from Asia Pacific Educator Meetings and Train-the-Trainer Programs in 2015 India – 1 EM China – 1 EM & 1 TTT 26 members from Asia Pacific attended the 3 rd IACLE World Congress (WC3) 8 Web Lectures India: 2 China: 6
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ASIA PACIFIC PRIORITY COUNTRIES UPDATE 2015 INDIA 1 Educator Meeting - 40 attendees 1 priority institution awarded IACLE Certificate of Affiliation 4 institute visits 2 Web Lectures (1 for 5 educators, 1 broadcast to 5 institutions for 99 students) 8 STEs for 149 students 23 members administered the 2015 Fellowship Exam – 3 achieved a successful outcome 7 members attended WC3 3 editors from India completed 3 lectures in the New ICLC 23 IACLE Resource Centres in India Total of 128 members 92 Educator Members 18 Industry Members 18 Associate Members 61 FIACLEs 2015 IACLE Travel Award recipient was Dumpati Srikanth from India
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ASIA PACIFIC PRIORITY COUNTRIES UPDATE 2015 CHINA 172 members (119 Educators, 12 Associates, 41 Industry Members) 1 Educator Meeting, 1 Train-the- Trainer Program for 42 attendees 6 Web Lectures for 108 students STEs at 11 institutes for 383 students 100+ members registered / participating in QQ discussion groups (China’s Facebook alternative) 24 members administered 2015 Fellowship Exam - 5 achieved a successful outcome 68 FIACLEs in China 9 IACLE Resource Centres 6 members attended WC3
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ASIA PACIFIC PRIORITY COUNTRIES UPDATE 2015 KOREA 48 Member (41 Educator Members, 7 Industry Members) Korea National Coordinator visited 9 institutes across Korea 17 STEs conducted, 645 students 18 completed 2015 Fellowship Exam, 14 achieve a successful outcome 13 FIACLEs 5 members attended WC3 14 IACLE Resource Centres TAIWAN 10 members (9 Educator Members, 1 Industry Member) 6 FIACLEs 4 completed 2015 Fellowship Exam, 1 achieved successful outcome 1 IACLE Resource Centre 1 member attended WC3
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EAME UPDATE IN 2015 Total of 172 members 120 Educator Members 31 Industry Members 21 Associate Members 14 new members in 2015 10 - Europe 2 - Middle East 2 - Africa 24% are FIACLEs Russia (global priority country) 5 members - 3 are FIACLEs 46% of IACLE Resource Centres : Europe 80% Africa 16% Middle East 11%
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EAME UPDATE IN 2015 IACLE Country Representatives in Jordan & Israel: working to increase membership set shared curriculum arrange member meetings represent IACLE at meetings and events IACLE Programs 2015 Fellowship Exam: 6 successful STE: 53 students, 3 institutes across France 15 attended WC3 IACLE EAME Contact Lens Educator of the Year: Helmer Schweizer, Alcon Vision Care Switzerland 9 Editors from EAME completed 10 lectures Original Contact Lens Course Spanish (complete format). German, Portuguese, Russian, (abbreviated format). Italian is pending, French being investigated IACLE Case Reports 20 English, 15 Spanish, 15 Portuguese NEW French translations pending in 2016 Meetings: 20 + CL educators, France IACLE updates / session at ECLF, EAOO & BCLA
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International Association of Contact Lens Educators © The International Association of Contact Lens Educators www.iacle.org IACLE WORLD CONGRESS
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WC3 2015
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3rd IACLE World Congress, hosted by The University of Manchester, UK from 24-28 May 2015 107 delegates from 30 countries Educators from IACLE’s global regions: Asia Pacific (26), Europe / Africa – Middle East (15) and Americas (10)
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International Association of Contact Lens Educators © The International Association of Contact Lens Educators www.iacle.org IACLE AWARDS
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IACLE CONTACT LENS EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR AWARDS Awarded to 3 individuals, 1 from each of IACLE’s 3 regions : Asia Pacific Europe / Africa – Middle East Americas Winners receive: A bursary of up to US$3,000 towards cost of attending a major international conference, thanks to generous sponsorship from CooperVision Permission to use title ‘IACLE Contact Lens Educator of the Year’ A certificate to mark the award, to be presented at the event attended Publicity relating to the award in IACLE communications and other media
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IACLE TRAVEL AWARD Open to all Educator Members who would not otherwise be able to attend a major international conference Winner receives: Generous award towards cost of travel and accommodation (supported by IACLE) Certificate to mark the award, to be presented at the conference Publicity relating to the award in IACLE communications and other media
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Dumpati Srikanth Bausch + Lomb School of Optometry, Hyderabad, India IACLE Travel Award 2015 IACLE Contact Lens Educator of the Year Awards 2015 Asia Pacific Professor Monica Chaudhry Amity University Gurgaon, India Americas Martín Giraldo La Salle University, Colombia Europe / Africa / Middle East Helmer Schweizer Alcon Vision Care, Switzerland 2015 AWARD WINNERS 1 st IACLE Award for Lifetime Achievement in CL Education Professor Desmond Fonn
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International Association of Contact Lens Educators © The International Association of Contact Lens Educators www.iacle.org RECOGNIZING IACLE SPONSORS
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International Association of Contact Lens Educators © The International Association of Contact Lens Educators www.iacle.org IACLE would like to thank our Industry Partners for their ongoing support of the development and delivery of educational resources and programs Platinum Sponsor Silver Sponsors Donor Sponsor
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