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The International Association of Contact Lens

Educators

2015 IACLE Update

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UPDATE ON GLOBAL

STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

OUR MISSION

IACLE is dedicated to raising the standard

of contact lens education and promoting

the safe use of contact lenses worldwide

Achieved through the

following 6 Strategic Initiatives…

Web Lectures broadcast live online covering various CL topics

STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

1 DELIVERY OF EFFECTIVE TEACHING2013 Fellowship Exam194 members worldwide (online/paper) Next administration in November 2015

Distance Learning Program

Accessible online for all members

Student Trial Exam available in English (online), Spanish, Chinese {simplified}, Korean, French, German, Italian and Bahasa1,386 students in 2014!

In 2014Asia Pacific: 12 (India 6, China 6)Americas: 6 (3 Argentina, 1 Brazil, 1 Colombia, 1 Mexico)

STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

2 EDUCATOR MEETINGS/TRAIN-THE-TRAINER PROGRAMSDidactic lectures and hands-on workshops to:

- Improve knowledge levels and skills of educators- Address ‘how to teach’ and ‘how to use IACLE resources’- Establish network of educators in countries and regions

Based on educational needs in priority countries(using Fellowship and Student Trial Exam results)

2014 Schedule: India: 1 Global Educator Meeting Korea: 1 Educator Meeting & TTT China: 1 Educator Meeting & TTT Europe: 4 Educator Meetings (Spain, Croatia, Poland, UK) Americas: 2 Educator Meetings (Argentina / Colombia) & 2 TTTs (Colombia / Mexico)

STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

3 DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES IACLE Contact Lens Course (ICLC)

•Undergoing major update with new sections – Launch 2015 PowerPoint format, while print and DVD will be phased out

•10-module course original DVD format (English, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, Spanish and Bahasa)

•Print (PDF) format available free to members at www.iacle.org •Translated abbreviated versions in Korean, German, Russian and Portuguese

STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

3 DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

IACLE Case Reports• 20 interactive, problem-based PPTs available in English• Translated into Spanish, Korean, Portuguese and Chinese • More pending release in 2015

Online Resources (member log in www.iacle.org)• Donated resources, image galleries, videos / animations• CL fitting sheets and assessment forms, IACLE PPT library

In Development• CL management library, CL screensaver, more Case Reports

Facebook• 181 members and counting..• Carry out surveys/polls and post educational resources

STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

4 COLLABORATING WITH INSTITUTIONS• Priority institutes identified –

awarded IACLE Certificate of Affiliation 

• Conduct meetings with heads of institutes – Educator Members attend our Members’ Meetings

• Market / conduct our educational programs (Student Trial Exam) and use of IACLE resources (ICLC, Case Reports)

• Research > identify > market membership > deliver education

• Live Web Lectures and NEW online Discussion Forums between institutions

2014 Update

• 10 institute visits, met with 426 faculty and students

• 18 Web Lectures, 903 attendees

• 36 institutes in 9 countries conducted STEs for 1,386 students

• 7 targeted priority institutes in India, 3 awarded IACLE Certificate of Affiliation

STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

5 FACILITATING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MEMBERS AND INDUSTRY

• IACLE TTTs and Educational Meetings provide a platform for members and industry to interact

• Encourage members and FIACLEs to be involved with industry CE programs and to become Key Opinion Leaders

• Request donations (CLs, solutions etc) from industry for institutes in need

• Update industry on member activities via Industry Informer

STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

6 INSTITUTIONAL DEMOGRAPHICS DATABASE

• Information collected focuses on the practical experience of students

• Snapshot of resources and clinical facilities available at institutions, patient load and number of fits required by students, etc

• Identifies how IACLE and local industry can work with institutions ensuring CLs, solutions, instrumentation, etc are available for practical teaching of students

Developed to gain knowledge about the level of CL activity in institutions

Identifies areas of need for practical training

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IACLE MEMBERSHIP

REACH BY REGION 2014

ASIA PACIFIC

582 Members

Regional Coordinator:Cheni Lee

National Coordinators:Qu Xiaomei - China

(Shanghai)Wang Haiying - China (Tianjin)

Jungmi Kim – Korea

EUROPE/ AFRICA-MIDDLE EAST

193 Members

Regional President: Judith Morris

AMERICAS

183 Members

Latin America Regional

Coordinator:Guillermo Carrillo

GLOBAL PRIORITY COUNTRIES 2014

50% of members are from Global Priority Countries

Global Priority Countries

Members

China

India

Korea

Taiwan

Mexico

Brazil

Russia

202

139

70

20

22

16

7

TOTAL 476

REGIONAL PRIORITY COUNTRIES 2014

REGIONAL

Asia PacificEurope Africa

Middle EastLatin America

China

Korea

Taiwan

India

Russia

Germany

Poland

Brazil

Mexico

Argentina

Colombia

Create a strong foundationAchieve great successContinue to develop members

58% of members are from regional priority countries

MEMBERSHIP WORLDWIDE IN 2014

11% membership growth in 2014

MEMBERSHIP TOTAL

Total Members 958

Educator Members 647

Associate Members 96

Industry Members 215

COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVES

NEW Electing IACLE Country Representatives worldwide

•Educator Members actively teaching •Voluntary position•Assist IACLE to:

• Identify CL educators and eye care institutions • Recruit appropriate educators for IACLE membership• Identify unique educational developments,

needs and/or opportunities for IACLE• Report on local CL markets and CL activities

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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

FELLOWSHIP EXAM

Internationally recognised means of measuring contact lens knowledge. . .There is no other means like it!

To be conducted worldwide – November 2015Administered online (English), paper (Spanish, Chinese

{simplified}, Korean and Bahasa)

FELLOWSHIP EXAM OUTCOMES

Ninth administration in 2013, 194 participants (48 from Industry), 28 countries, 53% achieved successful outcome

74% of participation in Global Priority Countries

103 potential new FIACLEs!!

FELLOW OF IACLE (FIACLE)

17% increase resulting from 2013 Fellowship Exam.

57 new FIACLEs in 2014!

STUDENT TRIAL EXAM

In 2014 1,386 students in nine countries at 36 institutes worldwide completed the STE

IACLE RESOURCE CENTRES

• Small library/reference centres equipped with educational resources

• Educators/students access resources provided by IACLE

IACLE has 169 Resource Centres in 46 countries worldwide, 51% in Global Priority Countries

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REGIONAL UPDATE

AMERICAS UPDATE IN 2014

Total of 183 members• 129 Educator Members• 26 Industry Members• 28 Associate Members

38 from Global Priority Countries (16 Brazil, 22 Mexico)

25% FIACLEs from the Americas

2014 Educational Meetings, Train-the-Trainer Programs and Web Lectures•Colombia – 1 EM, 1 TTT, 1 Web Lecture (5 institutes, 85 students) •Argentina – 1 EM, 1 TTT, 3 Web Lectures (9 institutes, 195 students)•Brazil: 1 Web Lecture for 150 CL practitioners•Mexico: 1 Web Lectures

BRAZIL•2 FIACLEs at ‘Instituto Brasileiro de Treinamento’ and ‘Pesquisa em Lentes de Contacto’ delivered Web Lecture to 150 CL practitioners

MEXICO•1 Web Lecture conducted at 2 priority institutions for 250 students

ARGENTINA•1 TTT and Educational Meeting for 9 members•May - Web Lecture, 3 institutions for 65 students•July - Web Lecture, 3 institutions for 65 students•Oct - Web Lecture, 3 institutions for 65 students

COLOMBIA•Members’ Meeting during FEDOPTO Congress, 25 educators •TTT sponsored by TVCI Bogota, for 31 FIACLEs•Web Lecture 5 institutions for 85 students

AMERICAS PRIORITY COUNTRIES UPDATE 2014

ASIA PACIFIC UPDATE

Total of 582 members•386 Educator Members•147 Industry Members•49 Associate Members

74% from Global Priority Countries(48% of these are FIACLEs)

65% FIACLEs from Asia Pacific

Educational Meetings and Train-the-Trainer Programs in 2014•India – 1 Global EM•China – 1 EM & 1 TTT•Korea – 1 EM & 1 TTT•Taiwan – 1 EM

2014 Web Lectures•India: 6•China: 6 NEW

ASIA PACIFIC PRIORITY COUNTRIES UPDATE 2014

INDIA•1 national members’ meeting (40 attended) •1 priority institution awarded ‘Certificate of Affiliation’, 2 institutions will be awarded in 2015•3 institute visits •6 Web Lectures (4 for educators, 2 for students)•10 STEs for 234 students •25 members achieved FIACLE status •IACLE Industry Seminars sponsored by Alcon and B+L at 2 priority institutes

Total of 139 members •91 Educator members•28 Industry members•20 Associate members •72 FIACLEs

ASIA PACIFIC PRIORITY COUNTRIES UPDATE 2014

CHINA

• 1 Members’ Meeting and Train-the-Trainer

• 6 Web Lectures

• STEs at 9 institutes for 468 students

• 15 IACLE Case Reports in Chinese released, NEW translations pending

• Over 100 members registered/participating in QQ discussiongroups (China’s Facebook alternative)

• 38 members sat 2013 Fellowship Exam, 26 successful

• 69 FIACLEs in China

ASIA PACIFIC PRIORITY COUNTRIES UPDATE 2014

KOREA•1 Members’ Meetings / Train-the-Trainer Program •STEs 12 institutions, 607 students•IACLE Contact Lens Course modules 3 and 4 translated•27 members completed the 2013 Fellowship Exam•17 FIACLEs

TAIWAN•20 members (10 Educator members, 10 Industry members)• 6 FIACLEs•4 sat 2013 Fellowship Exam, 2 achieved successful outcomes•2 IACLE Resource Centres

NEW IACLE visited main Taiwan schools and met key educators at:•Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology•Chung Shan Medical College

EAME UPDATE IN 2014

Total of 193 members•132 Educator Members•42 Industry Members•19 Associate MembersRussia (global priority country) 7 members - 3 are FIACLEs

25% of FIACLEs are from EAMEIACLE Contact Lens Course Spanish (complete format). German, Portuguese, Russian, (abbreviated format). Italian is pending, French being investigated IACLE Case Reports All 15 in Spanish and PortugueseNEW French translations pending in 2015

IACLE Meetings•Spain – April / Dec•Croatia – May•Poland – May•UK – June

EAME UPDATE IN 2014

NEW IACLE Country Representatives assigned in:JORDAN: Jordanian University of Science and Technology working to increase membership, set shared curriculum, arrange member meetings..

SPAIN: Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya hosted a members’ meeting-Iberia members hosted members’ / industry meeting . Discussed greater cooperation between industry and universities

ISRAEL: members planning to collaborate in 2015

IACLE Resource Centres39 Resource Centres established in 39 countries across Europe, Africa and the Middle East

Membership grows in the Middle East! 9 new members: Iran (1), Israel (1), Jordan (2), Lebanon (1), Morocco (1), Oman (1), Palestine (1), Saudi Arabia (1)

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IACLE AWARDS

CONTACT LENS EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR AWARDS

NEW Awarded to three individuals, one from each of IACLE’s three regions:

• Asia Pacific• Europe / Africa / Middle East• Latin America

Winners receive:

•Generous award towards cost of travel and accommodation (supported by CooperVision)

•Full delegate package to attend the BCLA (supported by BCLA)

•Place at IACLE Education Day featuring lectures, workshops and dinner •Certificate presented at special International Session at BCLA 2014

TRAVEL AWARD

Open to all Educator Members who would not otherwise be able to attend IACLE’s Education Day / BCLA

Winner receives:

•Generous award towards cost of travel and accommodation (supported by IACLE)

•Full delegate package to attend British Contact Lens Association Clinical Conference & Exhibition (supported by BCLA)

•Place at IACLE Education Day featuring lectures, workshops and dinner

•Certificate presented at a special International Session at BCLA

• Wang Ling, Jinling Institute of Technology, Nanjing, China

IACLE Travel Award 2014

IACLE Contact Lens Educator of the Year Awards 2014• Asia Pacific

Dr Rajeswari Mahadevan of Sankara Nethralaya Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, India

• Americas

Dr Sergio Garcia of University of La Salle, Bogotá and the University Santo Tomás, Bucaramanga, Colombia

• Europe / Africa / Middle East

Dr Eef van der Worp, affiliated with the University of Maastricht, the Netherlands

AWARD WINNERS

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SUMMARY

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NEW for 201411% increase in total membership and 10% increase in FIACLEsIACLE Country RepresentativesOnline Discussion ForumsIACLE Contact Lens Educator of the Year Awards

And in 2015Launch of updated IACLE Contact Lens CourseTenth administration of Fellowship ExamThird IACLE World Congress on CL Education

Platinum Sponsors of the Third IACLE World Congress on Contact Lens Education

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RECOGNIZING IACLE SPONSORS

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IACLE would like to thank our Industry Partners for their ongoing support of the development and delivery of

educational resources and programs

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