September 2011 ECOO Newsletter

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ECOONewsletter
Volume 6 / Issue 2 September 2011
Newsletter / Volume 6, Issue 1
Message from the President
February 2011
Dear members,
has marked an important event, the official re-entry of
France into ECOO. The Union des Opticiens (UDO) is an
Improve vision and eye health by
important and valuable addition to our membership
providing high-quality, cost-effective,
base, and ECOO is looking forward to working closely
optometric and optical services
across
Europe.
Dear members, with the UDO in the future.
Finally, I am pleased to announce that the bookings for
ECOO’s vision is simple and clear and is the underlying the General Assembly in Athens are now open. Once
At the beginning of the new year I would like to give you a brie
driving force for all our activities. Since the beginning of again a busy agenda but also a beautiful country awaits
of ofour
priorities
for
2011
and will
the
thatof ECOO
wil
the year ECOO has been busy onview
a number
initiatives:
us. One
of the
highlights
be projects
the presentation
the
volved
in throughout
the coming
months.
for instance, increased engagement
at the European
level comparative
health economic
study on the delivery of
where ECOO has provided input to the EU on our position primary eye care in three countries, Germany, France
year offers
make
significant
p
on the Recognition of ProfessionalThis
Qualifications
Directivea number
and the UK,of
ledopportunities
by Professor Wasemto
of the
University
of
(RPQ) and to the challenges of e-commerce.
Duisburg-Essen.
On this occasion
I would like to extend
in working towards
a higher degree
of harmonization
of our pro
my warm
thanks to all and
the optics in Europe.
and of the education
in optometry
Many of you have also taken part in the survey on Driver sponsors, who have made it
Vision Screening, which has beenOne
compiled
intoelement
a full re- possible
for theto
study
to be our goals is to facilitate
core
for ECOO
achieve
port in June and shared with the European Commission launched and carried out.
tensify the ongoing exchange between ECOO members and assist each other whenever reg
and a number of media representatives. The report highchallenges
and opportunities at national level arise. In addition, and with the newly establish
lights the variations in the assessment of drivers’ vision I am looking forward to seeretariat
in Europe
Brussels,
ECOO
put a strong
focus
year
on lobbying
and outreach activitie
across
and calls
upon will
the European
Commission
ing this
you all
in Greece
in NoEU level.
to harmonise vision assessment in EU Member States to vember. In the meantime, I
the standards in the best performing countries.
wish you a pleasant read!
In addition, I ECOO
was extremely
pleasedintoPrague
see so many
Our upcoming
meetings
and Athens (please note the change of date) will s
of you platforms
at the last General
Assemblythe
in Prague,
whichof our workArmin
important
to discuss
progress
and Duddek
define future activities. In this c
I would like to express once more my gratefulness to Thomas Truckenbrot, Jochen Goerdt a
team from the ZVA for making the General Assembly in Dresden in October 2010 such a great
Inside this Newsletter
Another important element for ECOO in 2011 is to strengthen and expand our membership ba
many years, France has unfortunately been a blank spot on the map of ECOO members. One
• Regulatory
2
• Driving
and Vision
4
main aims
for Update
this year therefore is to welcome
France
back in ECOO again. Following
a num
- Situation for optometrists in - Report on Driver Vision Screening in Europe
4
highly constructive
meetings
during
the
past
months
in
Paris,
I
hope
to
be
able
to
communicat
Bulgaria remains unclear
2
- Driving and Vision in Ireland
5
positive- news
to you onon
Public Consultations
thethis in the near future.
• Upcoming Meetings and Events
6
- Booking for the next General 6
In addition, ECOO is embarking on a number of important and challenging flagship
projects
Assembly in Athens are now open
I would
like to
mention
in particular:
• Updates
from
the General Assembly
in Prague
3
- The programme for the General Assembly in Athens 6
- ECOO welcomes France back 3
- Presentation of the health economic study
-
Update
on
the
planned
CEN
standard
4
on theof
delivery
of primary&eyeVision,
care
6 aim of re
• ECOO’s reinforced advocacy efforts in the field
Driving
with the
- Liberating the NHS: Eye Care - New! Events calendar goes online
7
antiquated
‘number/licence plate test’
of drivers’ vision with an appropriate Snellen-based
Making a Reality of Equity and Excellence
4
ment in all EU Member States
• Update from the European Academy of Optometry
and Optics
(EAOO)
7 Germany,
• the comparative health economic study of the
delivery
of primary
eye care in
Recognition of Professional Qualifications
- ECOO’s response to e-commerce
•
•
2
3
and the United Kingdom (Wasem Study) which is expected to be completed in May
the submission of an ECOO response to the European Commission’s consultation on the
sional Qualifications Directive
1
the launch of a proposal to the European standardisation body CEN for the developme
February 2011
Regulatory
Update
Message
from the President
Dear members,
Situation for optometrists (ii) one proceeding before the OmAt the beginning of the new year I would like to give you a brief overin Bulgaria remains
unclear
of the
Republic
of Bulgaria
view
of our priorities budsman
for 2011 and
projects
that ECOO will be involved in throughout the coming months.
Following the adoption
of the
In its
the Ombudsman
basi-progress
This year offers
a number
of decision
opportunities
to make significant
working
degree
of that
harmonization
of our profession
amendments to thein Law
on towards
Health a higher
cally has
held
the constitutional
and of the education in optometry and optics in Europe.
(“LH”) by the end of 2010, restricting rights and freedoms of Bulgarian
One core element
ECOO to achieve
our goals is tohave
facilitate
refraction and prescription
to oph-for opticians
and optometrists
not and intensify the ongoing exchange between ECOO members and assist each other whenever regulatory
thalmologists,
the outlook
forlevel
op-arise.been
infringed
the
re- Secchallenges
and opportunities
at national
In addition,
and by
with
theintroduced
newly established
retariat
in Brussels,
will remains
put a strong
focus this
year onamendments
lobbying and outreach
activities at the
tometrists
inECOO
Bulgaria
unclear.
strictive
in the LH.
EU level.
ECOO’s Bulgarian member NABOO
Our upcoming
meetings in Prague
and Athens
note the change
of date)
will serve
as outcome of NABOO’s proactive
(NationalECOO
Association
of Bulgar(iii)(please
one proceeding
before
the ComThe
important platforms to discuss the progress of our work and define future activities. In this context,
ianlike
Optometrists
and
Opticians)
has mission
forTruckenbrot,
ProtectionJochen
against
Dis-andengagement
with this issue will beI would
to express once
more
my gratefulness
to Thomas
Goerdt
the
team from
theactive
ZVA forand
making
the General
Assembly
in Dresden in
October 2010 such a great success.
made
consistent
efforts
crimination
(„CPD”);
come more apparent in the course
to important
provide aelement
counterweight
to2011
these
the next few months.
Another
for ECOO in
is to strengthen and expand our membership basis.of
For
many developments.
years, France has unfortunately been a blankThe
spot proceeding
on the map ofbefore
ECOO members.
One of our
CPD is curmain aims for this year therefore is to welcome France back in ECOO again. Following a number of
proactive
measures
rently
stillI hope
pending.
On to
21communicate
June the some
Public Consultations on the highlyThe
constructive
meetings
duringundertaken
the past months
in Paris,
to be able
positive
to you
on thisamong
in the near
future.
bynews
NABOO
include
others:
CPD provided the parties with a three Recognition of Professional month reconciliation period for set- Qualifications
In addition, ECOO is embarking on a number of important and challenging flagship projects in 2011.
I would
mention proceedings
in particular: and two tlement of the dispute as a prelude
(i)like
twotoinitiated
issued decisions on competition advo- to the proceedings. The next hearing In March 2011, ECOO submitted an
• ECOO’s reinforced advocacy efforts in the field of Driving & Vision, with the aim of replacing
antiquated
‘number/licence
plate
test’ of drivers’on
vision
an appropriate
Snellen-based
cacy before
the Bulgarian
Commission
thewith
proceeding
is scheduled
for assessanswer to the public consultation
on Protection of Competition (“CPC”);
26 September this year.
launched by the European Commis• the comparative health economic study of the delivery of primary eye care in Germany, France
and the United Kingdom (Wasem Study) which is expected to be completed in May
sion on the Professional Qualifica• the submission of an ECOO response to the European Commission’s consultation on the ProfesIn its first decision the CPC has clearly (iv) ECCO’s support to NABOO
tions Directive which aimed at gathsional Qualifications Directive
optometrists,
havingstandardisation body CEN for the development ering
• thestated
launchthat
of athe
proposal
to the European
of a information on how to simplify
standard on optometric and optical services
acquired a respective qualification In addition, ECOO has supported the framework for the recognition
• the roll out of the accreditation of schools for the European Diploma so as to have an increasing
and educational
level and
in Bulgaria
NABOO’s
efforts
sending
an of- of qualifications between Member
number
of school diplomas
Europeanor
diplomas
awarded
at theby
same
time
abroad, need to be granted the right ficial letter to the Bulgarian Council States, how to integrate professions
I am looking forward to advancing on these issues in close cooperation with all of you throughout
2011! to exercise their profession in Bul- of Ministers and Ministry of Health. into the Single Market and how to
garia and to determine the eye re- Unfortunately until now there is no increase confidence to make use of
Armin Duddek
fraction. In the second CPC decision official response to the ECCO letter, the
system.
1
however the authority concluded the Ministry of Health has acknowl- In its answer ECOO explains that a
that the amendments to the LH, in edged however the need to estab- broad and varied landscape has traparticularly the possibility granted lish a legal regulation for training of ditionally existed in the profession of
to the eye doctors to enter the mar- optometrists and opticians as well optometry and optics across Europe.
ket of selling products and services as the need for harmonization of During the past years, the harmoin optic do not violate the Bulgarian the professions of optometrists and nisation of standards and qualificacompetition legislation.
opticians with the EU practices. The tions in optometry and optics has
Ministry of Health further appreci- therefore been one of ECOO’s main
From a competition law perspective ates the efforts of ECCO in collabo- priorities. With the development of
NABOO is now considering potential ration with NABOO to set off and the European Diploma of Optomfurther steps before the relevant Eu- to open the first Bachelor degree in etry and the ongoing development
ropean institutions and courts.
Optometry at the Sofia University.
of a European Qualification in Optics
2
ECOO and its member organisations
are taking a leading and proactive
role in the harmonisation debate so
as to facilitate further the free movement and establishment of optometrists and opticians throughout Europe. Furthermore, ECOO explained
that it sees a real need for clearer
guidelines and better explanations
of the procedure to professionals
across Europe covered by the Directive.
The European Commission has recently launched a new public consultation on the modernization of
the Professional Qualifications Directive, which is open until 20 September 2011 and for which ECOO is currently preparing a response.
ECOO’s response to e-commerce
Thanks to the work of the Economic
Committee, ECOO has submitted a
response to the public consultation
of the European Commission on ecommerce in March 2011. Despite the
Electronic Commerce Directive being
adopted 10 years ago, the development of retail electronic commerce
remains limited to less than 2% of
European total retail trade. The aim of
the consultation was therefore to gain
insights on stakeholder experiences to
improve the accessibility of Europe’s
population to more varied products,
to more qualitative products, and exerting greater price competition in the
on-line and off-line world.
In this context ECOO has expressed
concerns about contact lenses being sold over the internet which are
not up to the required standards for
successful contact lens wear. Furthermore, the counterfeit branded
ophthalmic products such as frames,
being sold over the internet have also
been mentioned as source of concern.
Given that many Member States impose restrictions on the supply of
ophthalmic products because they
are medical devices, ECOO clarified
that national restrictions on the supply of medical devices should continue to be permitted where they are
designed to protect the public, rather
than to restrict consumer choice.
Updates from the General Assembly in Prague
ECOO welcomes France back
The last General Assembly in Prague
has marked the re-entry of France
into ECOO. The Union des Opticiens
(UDO) has formally applied to re-join
ECOO in March 2011. Following vari-
ous meetings and the assessment of
UDO’s statues, the Executive Committee invited the President of the
UDO Mr. Saulnier as well as the President Mr. Marinacce of the adherent
Syndicat National des Optométristes
(SNO) to present its projects and
views to the General Assembly.
UDO’s political priorities include
the validation of the diploma of
optician and optometrist, which is
considered as complementary and
non-competing with the ophthalmologists as well as the promotion
of mandatory continuing education.
Furthermore, the market needs to
be developed further. In this sense
UDO believes that the development
of online sales is inevitable and distance selling needs to be made safe
and secure.
The UDO has been welcomed back
into ECOO with a unanimous vote by
the General Assembly.
Update on the
planned CEN standard
ECOO has been considering developing a European standard on optometric and optical services since
the beginning of this year. A standard has the benefit of filling the gap
where no law exists. In the absence
of EU legislation on optometric and
optical services, it represents an al-
3
February 2011
the NHS: Eye Care Message from Liberating
the President
Making a Reality of Equity and
with more power to make choices,
enhancing partnership between paDear members,
Excellence
tients and professionals with a focus
on outcomes whereby competition
At the beginning of the new year I would like to give you a brief overview of our priorities The
for 2011
and
the
projects
that
ECOO
will
be
in- choice will be central elements.
report drawn-up by Profes- and
volved in throughout the coming months.
sor Bosanquet (Professor of Health Given the challenges of a static hosThis year offers a number
of opportunities
to make
significant
Policy,
Imperial College
London)
en-progress
pital capacity but increased demand,
in working towards a higher degree of harmonization of our profession
titled
“Liberating
the
NHS:
Eye
Care
a shift from hospital ophthalmology
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presented
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tive optometric and optical care is
tensify the ongoing exchange between ECOO members
and assist
each other
whenever
regulatory
challenges and opportunities at national level arise.General
In addition,
and
with
the
newly
established
SecAssembly.
possible.
retariat in Brussels, ECOO will put a strong focus this year on lobbying and outreach activities at the
ternative route. Although not legally The health economics report fo- The link to the report is available
EU level.
binding it offers a persuasive role cuses on the demands on eye care on the ECOO website and under
Our upcoming ECOO meetings in Prague and Athens (please note the change of date) will serve as
and a common basis for all European work and define
and the
supply
resources
following link:
important platforms to discuss the progress of our services
future
activities.
In this context,
I would
like to express
to Thomas
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Goerdt andw
the
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2011!
Driving and Vision
Armin Duddek
1
Report on Driver Vision Screening in Europe
In June 2011, ECOO in cooperation
with EUROM I and EUROMCONTACT
has issued a report entitled “Driver
Vision Screening in Europe” available
on the ECOO website.
www.ecoo.info/mm/
ReportonDriverVision
ScreeninginEurope.pdf
The report, which is based on the
4
survey filled out by a large number
of ECOO members earlier this year
highlights the substantial variations
in the assessment of drivers’ vision
across Europe, and recommends that
the European Commission should
act to harmonise assessment in EU
Member States to the standards in
the best performing countries.
The report notes a number of European countries continue to rely on
an out-dated assessment of vision
known as the ‘Licence Plate Test’,
which is not consistent with the underlying EU standards. In addition,
seven countries have no requirement for on-going assessment of
vision for non-professional drivers,
while many others only have limited
assessment in place.
The Driving Licence Directive has
therefore failed to harmonize the assessment of drivers’ vision across the
EU and the report recommends that
the European Commission should revisit the underlying conditions for vision testing in the upcoming review
of the Directive. ECOO will continue to
monitor and lobby on this issue and
encourages its members to use the
report in their outreach to decision
makers and adapt the summary to
their own national reality.
Driving and Vision in Ireland
Keeping in mind that the European
Commission target is to halve the
number of road deaths in Europe by
2020 Mr. Martin O’Brien of the Association of Optometrists Ireland (AOI)
gave an overview on the situation in
Driving and Vision in the Republic of
Ireland during the General Assembly
in Prague.
Unlike in other countries, a new system for driving and vision has been
implemented in Ireland and is in place
since February 2011. All drivers in Ireland are now assessed for distance
vision, peripheral vision, and other
visual functions that can compromise
safe driving. Importantly, tests are
performed by medical practitioner or
optometrists. Group 1 (car and motorcycle drivers) and Group 2 (passenger
transport and heavy goods vehicles)
drivers are assessed before issuing
provisional licence and reassessment
on renewal for those who wear vision
correction and regularly for all drivers
from age 70. Group 2 drivers are as-
sessed to a higher standard at each
renewal (every five years, and more
regularly beyond age 65). Optometrists can for first time assess Group
2 drivers.
The AOI has issued detailed guidance
for practitioners on assessing drivers’
vision and ECOO members are encouraged to continue lobbying for
changes in their country. Useful material is available through ECOO including the Position Paper on Driving and
the Report of June 2011 on Driver Vision Screening in Europe.
Upcoming Meetings and Events
Booking for the next General Assembly in Athens are now open
Registrations for the next General Assembly in Athens are now open. Our
host, the PEOO has spent the last
months finalizing all arrangements.
The meetings will take place in the
Pentelikon hotel (www.pentelikon.gr/
hotel/en/cpage.asp?id=1), in the outskirts of Athens. Given the uproars
over the past months and the traffic congestions in the city center of
Athens, the chosen hotel provides for
an ideal solution combining accommodation and meeting facilities in a
5
February 2011
pleasant environment.
bine both events in nearby Helexpo UK, which will also be broadcasted.
Furthermore, the ECOO General As- palace on the occasion of Professor The remaining parts of the General
Dearthe
members,
sembly coincides with
9th Pan- Wasem’s presentation of the results Assembly will be held in private as
hellenic Congress ofAtOptics
and Op-of the
of new
theyear
comparative
study
on athe
usual.
the beginning
I would like to
give you
brief overview
of
our
priorities
for
2011
and
the
projects
that
ECOO
will
be
intometry. The General Assembly on delivery of primary eye care in three Please
register under following link:
Saturday 12 November 2011 will com- countries, Germany, France and the www.peoo2011.gr/index.php?pid=8
This year offers a number of opportunities to make significant progress
The programme for the General Assembly in Athens:
One core element for ECOO to achieve our goals is to facilitate and intensify the ongoing exchange between ECOO members and assist each other whenever regulatory
challengesTHURSDAY
and opportunities at national
arise. In addition,
and with the newly established Sec10level
NOVEMBER
2011
EU level. Hospitality desk and Congress secretariat, Hotel Pentelikon
Our upcoming
ECOO meetings
in Prague
Athens (please
FRIDAY 11 and
NOVEMBER
2011 note the change of date) will serve as
I would like
to express
toBoard
Thomas
Truckenbrot, Hotel
Jochen
Goerdt and the
08.30
-11.30 once more my gratefulness
Meeting of the
of Management,
Pentelikon
team from the ZVA for making the General Assembly in Dresden in October 2010 such a great success.
11.30 -12.00
Coffee break
12.00 -13.00
Meeting of Board of Examiners, Hotel Pentelikon
Another important element for ECOO in 2011 is to strengthen and expand our membership basis. For
13.00
Business
lunch
at Hotel
Pentelikon
many years,
France has unfortunately been
a blank
spot
on the
map of ECOO members. One of our
-15.00
Meeting of
Boardback
of Examiners
Hotel Pentelikon
main aims 14.00
for this
year therefore is to welcome
France
in ECOO(continued),
again. Following
a number of
15.00 -18.30
Committee
Pentelikon
highly constructive
meetings during theExecutive
past months
in Paris,Meeting,
I hope toHotel
be able
to communicate some
16.00
positive news
to you on this in the nearCoffee
future.break
19.30
Welcome reception
In addition, ECOO is embarking on a number of important and challenging flagship projects in 2011.
I would likeSATURDAY
to mention in particular: 12 NOVEMBER 2011
•
•
•
•
•
ECOO’s08.30
reinforced
the field
of Driving
Vision, with
the aim
of replacing
-09.00advocacy effortsInincamera
Meeting
of the &
Economic
Committee,
Hotel
Pentelikon
antiquated
plate test’
of drivers’
vision
an appropriate
Snellen-based
assess09.00‘number/licence
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Public
Meeting
of thewith
Economic
Committee,
Hotel Pentelikon
ment in10.30
all EU11.00
Member States
Coffee break
the comparative
health economic study
of the
delivery
eye care
in Germany,
France
11.00 -12.00
In camera
Meeting
of of
theprimary
Professional
Services
Committee,
Hotel Pentelikon
and the12.00
United
Kingdom (Wasem Study)
is expected
to be completed
May
-13.00
Publicwhich
Meeting
of the Professional
Services in
Committee,
Hotel Pentelikon
the submission
of an ECOO response
to the
European
Commission’s consultation on the Profes13.00 -14.00
Lunch
at Hotel
Pentelikon
sional Qualifications Directive
14.15 - 14.45
Bus transfer from Hotel Pentelikon to Helexpo Palace
the launch of a proposal to the European standardisation body CEN for the development of a
15.00 -18.00
Meeting of the General Assembly, Helexpo Palace (Presentation of
Professor Wasem to be broadcasted)
the roll out of the accreditation of schools for the European Diploma so as to have an increasing
Coffee diplomas
break
number16.00
of school diplomas and European
awarded at the same time
18.30 -19.00
Bus transfer from Helexpo Palace to Hotel Pentelikon
SUNDAY
13 NOVEMBER 2011
20.00
I am looking
forward to advancing on ECOO
these dinner
issues in close cooperation with all of you throughout
2011!
Armin Duddek
09.30 -12.30
11.00
13.00
Meeting of the General Assembly (continued) Hotel Pentelikon1
Coffee break
Lunch at Hotel Pentelikon
Programme for accompanying persons
SATURDAY
12 NOVEMBER 2011
10.00 Visit of the Acropolis Archaeological site Lunch in Plaka Free time for shopping
SUNDAY
13 NOVEMBER 2011
10.00
6
Athens city tours and visit of Acropolis New Museum
NEW! Events calendar goes online
The ECOO secretariat has developed an online calendar on the ECOO homepage to facilitate the coordination of
meetings and events while also serving as an interesting source of information on other member’s activities and
initiatives. The calendar will include all important ECOO events for the year ahead. The calendar is a living tool and
in order to be useful to all interested partied, it needs to be updated regularly. Members are invited to send their
key events to the Secretariat to be shared on the calendar website. www.ecoo.info/dynasite.cfm?dsmid=77383
Presentation of the health economic study on the delivery of primary eye care
The comparative health economic study on the delivery of
primary eye care in three countries, Germany, France and the
UK, led by Professor Wasem of
the University of Duisburg-Essen will be finalised by the end
of September 2011. The study
looks at the economic and
the health aspects of primary
eye care and examines the financing of primary eye care by
national health systems, insurance companies and private
expenditure.
Following the broadcasting of
the presentation by Professor
Wasem at the General Assembly in Athens an event to promote the results of the study
will be organised in Berlin with
the support of the German
ECOO member ZVA on 22 November 2011. The Member of
the German Parliament Dr. Rolf
Koschorrek has kindly agreed to
host the event and a number of
experts; politicians and media
representatives will be invited.
News from the European Academy of Optometry and Optics
The next joint meeting of the European Academy of Optometry and Optics and ECOO will be held from 20-22
April 2012 in Dublin, Ireland. Details of
the event, including hotel and booking information, will be announced at
the ECOO Autumn meeting in Athens in November.
If you are interested in giving an oral
and/or poster presentation as part
of the Academy’s programme in
Dublin, please register your interest
7
February 2011
more reason to make sure you have
the Dublin dates in your diary for next
Dear members,
year so you can book early!
Over the summer months, the AcadAt the beginning of the new year I would like to give you a brief overview of our priorities for 2011 and the projects that ECOO will beemy
in- has been receiving interest in
its new tri-party sponsorships to
This year offers a number of opportunities to make significant progress
support students’ involvement with
the Academy. In July, a unique three
year agreement was signed between
One core element for ECOO to achieve our goals is to facilitate and inFachhochschule Nordwestschweiz,
tensify the ongoing exchange between ECOO members and assist each other whenever regulatory
challenges and opportunities at national level arise. In addition, and with the newly established Knecht
Sec& Müller AG, Switzerland and
the
European
Academy of OptomEU level.
etry and Optics and now in the NethOur upcoming ECOO meetings in Prague and Athens (please note the change of date) will serve as
erlands, a similar agreement is being
I would
like to express
once more my gratefulnessReport/index.cfm)
to Thomas Truckenbrot, Jochen Goerdt andput
the into place with Utrecht University
online
(www.eaoo.info/en/eaooteam from the ZVA for making the General Assembly in Dresden in October 2010 such a great success.
and Oovision. To read more please
2012/index.cfm) to make sure you re- Conference 2011 Prague Report
ceive
information
on
The Academy
will also
be releasing
Another
important
element
forhow
ECOOtoinsubmit
2011 is to strengthen
and expand
our membership
basis.visit
For www.eaoo.info/news . If you are
many years, France has unfortunately been a blank spot on the map of ECOO members. One of our
interested
in setting up a similar aryour
abstract.
The
call
for
abstracts
details
of
its
2012
Fellowship
Promain aims for this year therefore is to welcome France back in ECOO again. Following a number of
rangement in your country, please
be released
later during
this month
(Sepgramme
highlywill
constructive
meetings
the past
months
in Paris, I(www.eaoo.info/en/
hope to be able to communicate some
positive
news to you
on this
the be
near
future.
tember).
Details
willinalso
available
about-us/academy-fellows/index. contact Jane, Academy Manager at
[email protected]
on theECOO
Academy
website.
cfm) later
month.flagship
In 2011,projects
sevenin 2011.
In addition,
is embarking
on a number of important
andthis
challenging
I would
like toyou
mention
in particular:
Thank
to those
who provided Academy members were awarded A full Academy report will be presented in Athens, however for regular
such reinforced
positive feedback
on ourin joint
theirwith
contribution
• ECOO’s
advocacy efforts
the fieldFellowship
of Driving &for
Vision,
the aim of to
replacing
antiquated
test’ of drivers’
vision
an appropriate
Snellen-based
updates, please visit www.eaoo.info
meeting‘number/licence
in Prague. To plate
see pictures
of the
eyewith
health
care professions
across assessment in all EU Member States
or follow us on Facebook.
event andhealth
to read
a full report
onthe Europe
the USA.
• thethe
comparative
economic
study of
delivery and
of primary
eye The
carerecognition
in Germany, France
and
the Academy’s
United Kingdom
(Wasem Study)
which of
is expected
to be completed
May
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the
programme,
please
these individuals
by thein Academy
• the submission of an ECOO response to the European Commission’s consultation on the ProfesvisitQualifications
(www.eaoo.info/en/events/
has prompted new international in- pages/EAOO-Europeansional
Directive
• theAcademy-Events/Academy_
launch of a proposal to the European standardisation
body
CEN for the
a
Academy-of-Optometry-andterest in the
Academy,
its development
work, its of
Optics/126265774098375
members
in its
event
– an
even
• theConference_2011_Prague_
roll out of the accreditation of schools for the
Europeanand
Diploma
so as
to have
increasing
number of school diplomas and European diplomas awarded at the same time
2011!
Newsletter
Armin Duddek
The Newsletters are sent to ECOO’s
members and contacts via e-mail.
Please inform us of any additions to
the mailing list or of staff changes in
your respective organisations.
Should you have any news or updates which may be of interest to
ECOO members, please contact
Fabienne Eckert or Ulrich Adam at
the ECOO Secretariat:
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