Keeping educators on top of their game

On the day students turned out in force to vote in the general election, 80 professors, lecturers and clinic supervisors from universities and colleges in the UK and Ireland – along with young researchers and IACLE members from around the world – attended IACLE/BUCCLE Education Day.

Organised by the International Association of Contact Lens Educators (IACLE) and British Universities Committee of Contact Lens Educators (BUCCLE), the meeting was timed to precede the 40th British Contact Lens Association Clinical Conference in Liverpool on June 9-11.

Key themes for the day were effective communication with students and assessing their clinical skills. BUCCLE chair Neil Retallic said the aim was to help educators stay at the top of their game and share best practice. There was useful information on dealing with Millennials and on evidence-based learning that could apply in practice.