Can ‘Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology Subspecialty Diploma in Glaucoma,’ a subspecialty examination on glaucoma induce the qualification standard of glaucoma clinical practice in Europe?

Sunaric-Mégevand, Gordana; Aclimandos, Wagih; Creuzot‐Garcher, Catherine; Traverso, C. E.; Tuulonen, Anja; Hitchings, Roger A.; Mathysen, Danny G.P.

doi:10.3352/jeehp.2016.13.28

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“…In this review, ophthalmologists will be referred to as Glaucoma Experts (GEs). No specific criteria for the training were used, since this certification process has only been established in recent years through the collaboration between the European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO) and the European Glaucoma Society (EGS) [ 25 ].…”

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Shared Care and Virtual Clinics for Glaucoma in a Hospital Setting

Simons

Vercauteren

Breda

et al. 2021

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Glaucoma patients require lifelong management, and the prevalence of glaucoma is expected to increase, resulting in capacity problems in many hospital eye departments. New models of care delivery are needed to offer requisite capacity. This review evaluates two alternative schemes for glaucoma care within a hospital, i.e., shared care (SC) and virtual clinics (VCs), whereby non-medical staff are entrusted with more responsibilities, and compares these schemes with the “traditional” ophthalmologist-led outpatient service (standard care). A literature search was conducted in three large bibliographic databases (PubMed, Embase, and Trip), and the abstracts from the prior five annual meetings of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology were consulted. Twenty-nine were included in the review (14 on SC and 15 on VCs). Patients with low risk of vision loss were considered suitable for these approaches. Among the non-medical staff, optometrists were the most frequently involved. The quality of both schemes was good and improved with the non-medical staff being trained in glaucoma care. No evidence was found on patients feeling disadvantaged by the lack of a doctor visit. Both schemes increased the hospital’s efficiency. Both SC and VCs are promising approaches to tackle the upcoming capacity problems of hospital-based glaucoma care.

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Shared Care and Virtual Clinics for Glaucoma in a Hospital Setting

Simons

Vercauteren

Breda

et al. 2021

JCM

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“…While basic training in ophthalmology is very heterogeneous, subspecialty training, including, for some subspecialties, additional surgical training, is even more disparate between European countries, which may have a considerable impact on the quality of care. To address this problem, the EBO has more recently introduced the concept of specific subspecialty examinations awarding successful candidates with the diploma and title of Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology Subspecialty (FEBOS) (9). This project aimed to harmonize knowledge in various subspecialties across European countries.…”

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Fellow of the European board of ophthalmology glaucoma examination and diploma (FEBOS-Gl): update on 8 years of experience and future perspectives

Mégevand¹,

Bron

Topouzis

2023

Front. Med.

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Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Early diagnosis and appropriate management of the disease are essential to avoid a significant impact on the quality of life of millions of patients and the socioeconomic impact on societies. Education is the hallmark of good medical care. The European Glaucoma Society (EGS) has dedicated significant efforts to provide means of improving education, training, and testing knowledge in the field of glaucoma. The Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology Subspecialty (FEBOS)-Glaucoma examination, introduced and organized yearly by the EGS since 2015 in collaboration with the European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO), has become a valuable tool for increasing overall knowledge in the field. Over the 8 years of experience, several updates and new projects have emerged around the examination to further increase the overall quality of education, training, and knowledge in the field of glaucoma in Europe, particularly in UEMS and associated countries. This article discusses in detail the various projects and measures introduced by the EGS.

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“…Although surgical subspecialty fellowships have traditionally focused on exposure to surgical experience, a ‘numbers game’, fellowships are also increasingly seen as a critical step into subspecialty practice, with various training positions internationally now being compared against standardized criteria, which include academic output . With the increasing globalization of medicine, it is inevitable that Australian fellowships will be held up against these criteria by prospective applicants.…”

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“…Fellowship accreditation, by examination, has been suggested in Europe for a subspecialty licence to practice across professional governing borders . The United Kingdom has a formal system of advanced subspecialty training opportunities (ASTOs) in an effort to structure subspecialty posts as part of training.…”

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