HNY Eyecare CPD SPRINT Event - Recognition & Management of Diabetic Eye Disease / Retina in Systemic Health Conditions (excl. diabetes) - 05/06/25

Shared on behalf of Nizz Sabir, Humber and North Yorkshire ICB Optometry Lead

Please see information below re the 6^th of a series of free, online, interactive CPD events for the HNY Optometry community.

Please REGISTER HERE for the event, a Teams calendar invitation will then be emailed to you nearer the time of the event.

Humber & North Yorkshire Eyecare

Continuing Professional Development

SPRINT Events 2025/26

Humber and North Yorkshire (HNY) Integrated Care System (ICS) is hosting a series of virtual, interactive Continuing Professional Development (CPD) sessions for the local optometry community.

The HNY ICB footprint covers 7 Ophthalmology Trust sites as well as multiple Independent Sector Providers. The Optometry profession are the primary care specialists that refer the majority of referrals either directly or indirectly (via GP) to these sites.

As part of the Eye Care Collaboration with Optometry and Ophthalmology we are delivering the sessions to:

• support and inform the local eyecare workforce
• foster relationships between local practitioners, Local Optical Committees and secondary care.
• provide better eyecare for all.

Each 1.5hr session will consist of a presentation delivered by a local specialist, followed by time for discussion. The sessions are CPD accredited.

Session 6: Thursday 5^th June ’25. 7:30pm – 9:00pm

Recognition and Management of Diabetic Eye Disease

Miss Helen Cook – Consultant Ophthalmologist & Clinical Lead for the Humber Diabetic Eye Screening Programme

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Retina in Systemic Health Conditions (excluding diabetes)

Miss Seema Arora – Consultant Medical Retina Specialist

Hull Royal Infirmary

Miss Cook is a Consultant Ophthalmologist with a specialist interest in Medical Retina at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust since 2005. She is also the Clinical Lead for the Humber Diabetic Eye Screening Programme. An Educational Supervisor for Ophthalmology Speciality Trainees she provides educational support to Optometry colleagues undertaking professional qualifications as well as providing educational support to the Diabetic Eye Screening service. Miss Cook completed her Ophthalmology training in London and included a MD from the University of London investigating a novel SLO retinal screening device and a two-year Fellowship in Medical Retina at Moorfields Eye Hospital.

Miss Cook’s session will provide an overview of:

• the features seen in diabetic eye disease on retinal and OCT assessment,
• the NHS Diabetic Eye Screening programme,
• the Ophthalmology management of patients with treatable diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular oedema.

Miss Seema Arora has been a Consultant Medical Retina Specialist at Hull Royal Infirmary for the last 14 years. Her subspecialty interests are vascular disorders of the retina, and she is interested in education and training, having been lead for laser training and college tutor in the past. Currently she is an Educational and Clinical Supervisor and an examiner for The Royal College of Ophthalmologists.

Miss Arora’s session will:

• support you to understand the relationship between Retina and systemic health,
• help you to recognise retinal signs of common systemic conditions,
• support you to recognise the importance of early diagnosis
• provide an introduction to Oculomics.

If you have any queries please contact: hnyicb-ny.primarycarecontracts@nhs.net