Haag-Streit Academy frequently asked questions
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The Haag-Streit Academy is the Clinical Training and Education Division of Haag-Streit. The UK-based team delivers a comprehensive educational programme, which includes; CPD-accredited live events, hosted at a variety of locations UK-wide, and online flexible elearning courses.
The Haag-Streit Academy also supports the Haag-Streit UK Sales and Marketing Teams at industry events, delivering lectures and facilitating educational workshops. The Academy works closely with the Haag-Streit UK Product Managers to support valued customers by delivering comprehensive post-sales training, following installation. For more information on the Haag-Streit Academy, visit https://hsuk.co/hsacademy.
We provide training in a number of clinical areas, utilizing a range of different ophthalmic devices. Our core education covers; slit lamp basic skills and imaging, biometry and cataract surgery planning, and static and kinetic perimetry. Please visit https://hsuk.co/AcademyCourseBookings for details of our current scheduled courses.
We run our courses in a variety of different locations, UK-wide. In the past, we have held courses in London, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow and Edinburgh. We also deliver regular courses at our dedicated training facility in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire.
The teaching faculty for each of our courses is made up of members of the Haag-Streit Academy team, including Product Specialists, as well as invited clinical experts. Our invited speakers are always Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) in their given field, which ensures that the training we offer is always up-to-date.
All our live face-to-face training courses are CPD accredited with up to 7.5 points awarded by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) for a one-day course. We also ensure CET accreditation from the General Optical Council (GOC) when high volumes of Optometrists register to attend one of our courses. Please note it is the delegate’s own responsibility to log points onto their portfolio.
When it comes to sophisticated ophthalmic devices there is no substitute for rolling up your sleeves and having a go. That is why we have multiple workshop stations on each of our courses and always try to keep the group sizes as small as possible for practical sessions. We also understand that the theory behind the practice is fundamental to your success, so our lectures are mainly delivered by Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) with Product Specialists taking a lead when it comes to hands-on.
Obviously, there are some basic topics and skills that we need to include when covering certain conditions or devices. However, we pride ourselves on listening to feedback from previous delegates and continually revising our courses to ensure we deliver what people want. We take detailed feedback from all our delegates and, after each training event, produce a set of recommendations for modifications to improve our training.
Yes, we have produced interactive online e-learning training modules based on the content of our various live training events. This includes; Slit Lamp Basic Skills, Slit Lamp Imaging, Improving Outcomes Biometry Basics and Gold Standard Perimetry. All online content is currently available free of charge.
To start your online training today, visit the Haag-Streit Academy elearning platform, to take the following courses:
No, anyone with an interest in a particular condition or device can attend one of our live training events, regardless of whether or not they are already a Haag-Streit UK customer. Our approach is to focus on the condition or disease first during the lectures, before looking at specific devices in our hands-on sessions. This sometimes includes content relating to devices other than those manufactured or distributed by Haag-Streit.
You can book your place and pay for the course you would like to attend online at https://hsuk.co/AcademyCourseBookings. You can select to pay by Debit/Credit card to immediately secure a place or you can choose to reserve a place whilst an NHS Purchase Order is produced. Delegates selecting this option have 30 days to provide a PO.
Information on all the Haag-Streit Academy courses can be found on our website.
If you would like to be added to our mailing list to ensure you are informed about future events and special offers, please contact the Haag-Streit Academy team at hsacademy.uk@haag-streit.com.
Customers can book a place on any of the Haag-Streit Academy courses by visiting https://hsuk.co/AcademyCourseBookings.
HS Academy do not offer refunds on course bookings. However, we may be able to offer transfers to alternative courses on different dates.
Yes, we offer a bespoke training programme for clinical staff who wish to learn slit lamp, biometry or perimetry skills. Training is held at your place of work and is ideal for staff who are unable to attend the full day training courses offered by Haag-Streit Academy.
Training can be delivered to groups of up to 6, if hands-on practice is required, or up to groups of 12 if the format is lectures only.
You can contact Haag-Streit Academy at hsacademy.uk@haag-streit.com to discuss your bespoke training needs, enquire about pricing and to secure a suitable date.