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Spring CET workshops announced
23 January 2012
The British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) has announced its spring CET workshops line-up – each worth four contact lens CET points for contact lens opticians, dispensing opticians and optometrists.
Free for BCLA members ¬– and costing just £70 per workshop for non-members, online members and free student members* – the BCLA’s ever-popular CET workshops provide hands-on tuition with some of the UK’s most experienced contact lens practitioners. Subjects to be covered this spring include hay fever and dry eye, scleral lens practice and keratoconus fitting.
Workshops take place during the evening, from 6-8pm, at presenters’ practices around the country, as well as at the Association’s offices in London W1. Places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis – and are limited to a maximum of 12 attendees to guarantee individual tuition.
The workshops are:
• 6 March: ‘Successful keratoconus fitting in general practice’ with Neil Cox, BCLA office, London
• 7 March: ‘How good is good?’ with Ian Forrest and Tony Harknett, BCLA Office, London
• 7 March: ‘Introduction to contemporary scleral lens practice’ with Ken Pullum, Swindon
• 8 March: ‘Basic RGP fitting and material selection’ with Martin Conway, BCLA office, London
• 14 March: ‘Coping with hay fever and dry eyes’ with Susan Bowers, Coventry
Workshop presenter and BCLA Council member (Optometric Representative), Susan Bowers (pictured), commented: “BCLA workshops are a must for all those seeking to enhance their expertise in contact lens practice. Learning secrets and new strategies from the experts, combined with hands-on tuition in an informal setting, will equip attendees with all the tools they need to build a thriving and highly skilled contact lens practice.”
* Those who take out full membership of the Association within one month of attending a workshop will have their fee refunded.
Visit www.bcla.org.uk for more information. To register, email events@bcla.org.uk or telephone the BCLA office on 020 7580 6661.
