TWO DAY Meeting at the Millennium Point, Birmingham

Join BEECS in Birmingham for a Two-Day national conference

The British Emergency Eye Care Society (BEECS) is delighted to announce its upcoming two-day national conference at Millenium Point, Birmingham.

BEECS was founded in 2013 with the aim of bringing together clinicians from all over the United Kingdom who share an interest in emergency eye care. This year’s conference will bring leading professionals in emergency ophthalmology, including surgeons, consultants, specialist doctors, fellows, resident doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, optometrists and orthoptists, amongst other healthcare professionals. Our mission is to foster best practice in emergency eye care and to advance excellence in patient care.

Through our meeting, we provide a platform for sharing knowledge, resources and clinical experience. The conference will feature a diverse, engaging and highly relevant programme of expert-led lectures, interactive discussions, and valuable networking opportunities.

Delegates can also explore a dedicated industry exhibition, showcasing the latest products, technologies, and innovations shaping the future of emergency ophthalmology.

BEECS is also dedicated to advancing education, promoting research and supporting the audit of clinical practice within emergency ophthalmology, with recognition and prizes awarded for best posters/oral presentations. To showcase your research, audit or interesting cases, submit your abstracts on www.beecs.co.uk/abstracts

For more information, visit www.beecs.co.uk

PROGRAMME

DAY 1 - Thursday 17th September 2026

08.30 Registration and coffee at the trade exhibition

09.00 Welcome

Mr Felipe Dhawahir-Scala, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, President

09.15 The way forward. Where are we going in the next 10 years?

Dr John Buchan, Consultant Ophthalmologist, LSHTM and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

10.00 AI in the Emergency Eye Care Department

Mr Josef Huemer, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Moorfields Eye Hospital

10.45 Rwanda/UK Ocular trauma course

Mr Aman Chandra, Southend University Hospital

11.00 Tea & Coffee and posters at the trade exhibition

11.30 Annual competition – audits, research and quality improvement

Chaired by Miss Polly Dickerson, Consultant Ophthalmologist, York/Scarborough

11.30 Evaluating the reliability of Microsoft copilot for triaging ophthalmic referrals: a retrospective feasibility study - Mahmood Al-Talqani, Faaiq Hassan, Maria Moleron Mancebo, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

11.40 The price of prevention: an economic analysis of certified ocular protection affordability around the world - Mohamed Dembele, Maram E A Abdalla Elsayed, Stella Hornby, Conor P G Malone, Oxford Eye Hospital

11.50 Artificial Intelligence-assisted streaming in the Eye Emergency Department (EED): a prospective observational service evaluation using ChatGPT and Gemini - Noha M Soliman, Mariam Hussain, Jonah Lash, Nishtha Singh, Hadi Ziaei, Felipe Dhawahir-Scala, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital

12.00 The acute angle-closure tap: safety and efficacy of anterior chamber paracentesis - T Weatherby, A Naveed, N Vallabh, Alderhey Children’s Hospital

12.10 Third Nerve palsy in eye casualty: are we meeting standards for urgent aneurysm detection? - Stephanie J. Larcombe, Saima Amin

12.20 Moderator’s round up Miss Polly Dickerson, Consultant Ophthalmologist, York/Scarborough

12.30 Lunch and posters at the trade exhibition

13.40 Annual competition – interesting cases

Chaired by Miss Polly Dickerson, Consultant Ophthalmologist, York/Scarborough

13.45 A cyst in the fundus - Angelica Lupu, Ayesha Karimi, Ilaria Testi, East Surrey Hospital

13.55 Not just a dry eye - Benjamin Blackburn, Audrey Shwe-Tin, Oxford University Hospitals

14.05 An unexpected visitor: when conjunctival irritation isn’t what it seems - Devangna Bhatia, Ikhlas Mahmoud, Romeela Rana-Rahman, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne

14.15 Ink in all the wrong places: retinal dysfunction and refractory secondary glaucoma following self-administered ocular tattooing - Doa'a Kerwat, Rashid Zia, Hardeep Singh Mudhar, Omar Mahroo, Anthony Robson, Edward Bloch, Maidstone Hospital (presenting author)

14.25 A delayed presentation of orbital compartment syndrome secondary to traumatic subperiosteal haematoma - Mohammad Saleki, Peter Garside, Priya Bhatt, James Young, Royal Bolton Hospital

14.35 Moderator’s round up Miss Polly Dickerson, Consultant Ophthalmologist, York/Scarborough

14.45 BEECS guidelines

Mr Haidi Ziaei, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital

15.15 Tea & coffee break and posters at the trade exhibition

15.45 The role of the acute orthoptist in Eye Casualty

Miss Rahila Bukhari, Orthoptist, Coventry & Warwickshire Eye Hospital

16.30 The BEECS Challenge – test your knowledge

Mr Chris Way, OTG Chair and Resident at Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Mr Adonis El Salloukh, ex-OTG Chair and VR Consultant at Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

17.15 BEECS AGM

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