One of the prime areas of concern for Sightsavers has been the provision of quality eye care to meet the needs of the poorest of the poor and those who cannot afford the “expected” high quality – high price service provided by the private practitioners. Quality initiatives that Sightsavers have followed over the years has ensured that the wide range of NGO partners with whom we are in partnership are following the standardization procedures and are also conscious of the cataract protocols in vogue. On the basis of these experiences with the partner hospitals, Sightsavers International has developed Cataract Protocol Manual.
As one of the advocacy and capacity building initiatives of Sightsavers South India Area Office, Workshop on Best Practices for Cataract Management for all the District Programme Managers and District ophthalmic surgeons of the State Health Society, Government of Karnataka has been conducted on 20th and 21st May 2009. District ophthalmic surgeons and DPMs have attended the workshop.
Dr. Halakatti (Joint Director Ophthalmology, Karnataka), Dr. Kaushik Murali (Shankara Eye Hospital, Bangalore) and Dr. Rajesh Kapse (Programme Officer, Sightsavers Inernational) have taken special efforts to organize this workshop
Objectives of the Workshop:
Objectives of the Workshop:
1. Review the situation analysis of the eye care services in Karnataka.
2. To update knowledge of DPMs on the current best practices for cataract surgeries.
3. Discuss a common minimum clinical protocol that needs to be maintained.
4. To prepare an action plan for the implementation of the common minimum protocol
5. To draft an action plan for capacity building initiatives.
5. To draft an action plan for capacity building initiatives.
Action plan:
1. District level training programme on cataract protocol will be organized for the paramedics with the help of district ophthalmic surgeons
2. Standardize cataract protocol will be developed in pictorial form and will be displayed in district government hospitals.
3. Hospital based training programme will be organized so as to upgrade the knowledge of ophthalmic surgeons.
4. PMOAs will be trained from four regions of Karnataka for the ophthalmic equipment maintenance.
2. Standardize cataract protocol will be developed in pictorial form and will be displayed in district government hospitals.
3. Hospital based training programme will be organized so as to upgrade the knowledge of ophthalmic surgeons.
4. PMOAs will be trained from four regions of Karnataka for the ophthalmic equipment maintenance.
Feedback about the workshop:
1. All the sessions were useful and will be helpful in the surgical practice.
2. The workshop has enhanced their knowledge.
3. Such kind of continuous medical education programmes should be organized frequently.
4. Training on small incision cataract surgery should be conducted.
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2. The workshop has enhanced their knowledge.
3. Such kind of continuous medical education programmes should be organized frequently.
4. Training on small incision cataract surgery should be conducted.
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Rajesh Kapse
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