Haag-Streit Academy hosts successful slit lamp courses in Glasgow

Haag-Streit UK hosted two days of successful basic and advanced slit lamp courses at the Double Tree Hilton Hotel in Glasgow.

Both courses were fully-booked, with attendees from a range of optical and ophthalmic professions including nurses, doctors, photographers, scientists, and clinical fellows. The Academy welcomed attendees from both Northern and Southern Ireland, and there was even an emergency doctor that travelled all the way from Toronto, Canada to attend. The hands-on workshops were very well received. and attendees were very impressed by the Eyesi slit lamp and the new imaging module IM 910 3D.

Iain Livingstone, Ophthalmologist from NHS Forth Valley, and an experienced user of Haag-Streit slit lamps, joined the advanced course on the second day. Iain treated attendees to a 3D video display of anterior uveitis cases captured using the IM 910.

Haag-Streit UK Events Co-ordinator, Victoria Chapman-Brown, reflected: “We always have a great turnout when we travel up to Scotland with our courses. It was fantastic to see a mix of new faces from all over the UK and Ireland, but also to see returning attendees on the advanced course who had previously completed the basic course. We had two days brimming with presentations and hands-on workshops. Some of the attendees mentioned they wished there had been a third day of activities where they could put their new slit lamp knowledge to the test, which demonstrates the course’s success.”

In addition to the full day courses, Haag-Streit Academy also offer a shorter Skills Hub session, which allows attendees to have access to Haag-Streit equipment for a few hours to practise their skills, which is similar to the workshops offered on the full day courses.

To book your place on a future Academy course or Skills Hub session, please visit https://hsuk.co/AcademyCourseBookings. For further information about Haag-Streit Academy, please call Haag-Streit UK on (01279) 1279 883829 or email academy.uk@haag-streit.com.