June 21, 2008 TSCRS organized the Annual Meeting Reception
June 22, 2008 TSCRS held the annual meeting at the NTUH International Convention Center
June 22, 2008 TSCRS held the annual meeting at the NTUH International Convention Center
Dr. Steven C. Schallhorn recruited members on behalf of ISRS/AAO
June 22, 2008 TSCRS held the annual meeting at the NTUH International Convention Center
Dr. Dan-Ying Zheng from the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China gave a lecture
June 22, 2008 TSCRS held the annual meeting at the NTUH International Convention Center
The experts pictured in a discussion session
June 22, 2008 TSCRS held the annual meeting at the NTUH International Convention Center
Dr. Tsuneoka Hiroshi from Japan
June 22, 2008 TSCRS held the annual meeting at the NTUH International Convention Center
June 23, 2008 Chinese ophthalmologist delegation visited the Nobel Eye Institute
Taiwan Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
Third International Congress of Cataract & Refractive Surgery and Symposium Across the Strait
Third Notification
Taiwan Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
Third International Congress of Cataract & Refractive Surgery and Symposium Across the Strait
Third Notification
Dear friends, we hope this letter finds you well.
The Taiwan Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (TSCRS) will hold the Third International Congress of Cataract & Refractive Surgery and Symposium Across the Strait on Sunday, June 22, this year. Since TSCRS was established in 2005 according to the Civil Associations Act, we have positioned our events as international academic collaboration and engagement and cross-strait academic exchanges, in order to increase the interest of physicians in Taiwan in cataract and refractive surgery through medical exchanges with their counterparts in other countries (such as JSCRS in Japan) or regions (US ISRS/AAO), including Mainland China, while at the same time broadening the international horizons of physicians in the nation.
This Congress will take place at the NTUH International Convention Center. Please refer to the rundown for details (Attachments 1 and 2). The credit of 1 hour in medical ethics courses has been reviewed and approved by the Taiwan Medical Association (Event Code: S20080417A9028, Certification No.: TMA No. 0970000997) and the credit in professional ophthalmology courses is being applied for at present. We cordially invite you to attend this grand occasion. For an overview of future events of TSCRS, please refer to the information provided below. Thank you for your support and encouragement.
Te-Tsaw Chen, Congress Chair
Sincerely,
Chao-Kai Chang, Congress Secretary
Description 1. The registration method and cost for the Congress areas shown in the Registration Form. The topics covered in speeches and the sessions and times are to be adjusted flexibly depending on the number of domestic and international participants (some guests will be visiting Taiwan in October for the Taiwan Academy of Ophthalmology Conference). Details will be provided again in the final notification sent in mid-June. For the typos of names of guests or the Chinese/English names of organizations in the rundown provided previously, please accept our apologies. They are corrected together in the final handbook.
Description 2. Due to the allocation of the auditoriums of the NTUH International Convention Center, for the current meeting, for the keynote speech from the Taiwan Micro Invasive Aesthetic Society in the morning in Classroom 203 (Attachment 2), we approached the organizer/co-organizers of the speech and managed to secure the opportunity for our guests or participants in the TSCRS meeting on June 22 to attend it free of charge upon presenting their TSCRS congress badge. For related agenda items, refer to Attachment 3.
Description 3. Tentative List of Events of the Taiwan Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons in 2008 and 2009
(To sign up for the events, contact Ms. Yi-Hui Chiang, TSCRS Secretary at: (02) 2717-4019)
| China Eighth COOC and Cross-Strait Forum (Nanjing, Mainland China) |
| Third International Congress of Cataract & Refractive Surgery and Symposium Across the Strait (Taipei City) |
| Visit to Eye Institutes in Northeast China and North China (Dalian, Shenyang, Beijing, and Tianjin) |
| Chinese Medical Association Refractive Surgery Meeting (Urumqi, Xinjiang, Mainland China) |
| Assisted the Taiwan Academy of Ophthalmology in organizing academic ophthalmology events and the cross-strait forum (Taipei City) |
| Attended 25th Annual Meeting of the Hawaii Ophthalmological Society in the USA |
| Attended the ninth COOC in China and visited eye institutes in
East China (Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Ningbo) and South China (Wenzhou, Xiamen, and Guangzhou) |
| Attended the 14th Annual Meeting of GCOC in China and visited
eye institutes in West China (Chengdu) and Central China (Wuhan and Changsha) |
| Attended the 22nd APACRS Annual Meeting in Tokyo held by JSCRS |
Description 4. Major International Cataract and Refractive Surgery Conferences of 2008
| American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) (Chicago, Illinois, USA) |
| International Society of Refractive Surgery of the AAO (ISRS/AAO) (Cancún, Mexico) |
| World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC) (Hong Kong, China) |
| European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS) (Berlin, Germany) |
| American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) |
| Asia-Pacific Association of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (APACRS) (Bangkok, Thailand) |
Description 5. The last 30 minutes of the TSCRS – ISRS/AAO Session at noon of the Congress (12:00 to 12:30 PM) will feature a briefing provided by Dr. Ana Maria Torres (Colombia), International Director of ISRS/AAO, on the rights of international members of ISRS/AAO and on preferred membership deals (Attachment 4), that is, about US$150 for a member who is an attending physician or holds a higher-ranking title and about US$120 for residents per year. Related benefits are also stated in Attachment 4.
- Chair of the 2009 Hawaii Ophthalmological Society sent a letter that invited TSCRS to form a delegation and attend its 25th annual meeting in mid-January 2009. For related information, refer to the letter in Attachment 5. To sign up for the event, contact Ms. Yi-Hui Chiang, TSCRS Secretary at: (02) 2717-4019
- The Japanese Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (JSCRS) will hold the 22nd Asia-Pacific Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Annual Meeting in Tokyo in November 2009. The chair of the meeting will be Dr. Tetsuro Oshika, the incumbent JSCRS Chairman. For the current TSCRS Congress, ophthalmologists from Taiwan will be invited first.
Description 8. Event Announcements: After the Congress on June 22, TSCRS will help organize the academic event of the Taiwan Academy of Ophthalmology in mid-October this year. Besides related courses on cataract and refractive surgery, there will also be the Cross-Strait Forum on Medical Policies (theme: Reexamine the Healthcare Market in China Under New Directions in Cross-Strait Relations), where scholars from Peking University and the China University of Political Science and Law, among others, will discuss issues concerning practice or investment by Taiwanese physicians in Mainland China. Stay tuned.
Notes on Registration
- Information about the Congress
Time: 08:00– 18: 00, Sun., June 22, 2008
Venue: NTUH International Convention Center in Taipei (No. 2, Xuzhou Rd., Taipei City)
Target Audience: Ophthalmologists and ophthalmic medical practitioners (300 people at maximum)
- To Sign Up
- Fax: Fax the registration form and payment receipt to TSCRS
- Post: Mail the registration form and payment receipt to TSCRS
- Onsite:
Fees: Refer to the registration form for details.
Payment method: Please wire (1) or transfer through the post office (2) the amount by June 20, 2008 (inclusive).
- Account name: Taiwan Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
Account no.: 090001009884 (Fuhsin Branch, Land Bank of Taiwan, Transfer Code: 005)
- Account name: Taiwan Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
Account no.: 50025256
Registration fax: (02) 2717-6613 Contact telephone: (02) 2717-4019 Secretary: Ms. Yi-Hui Chiang
III. Registration Form
Symposium of the Taiwan Micro Invasive Aesthetic Society
Organizer: Taiwan Micro Invasive Aesthetic Society
Assistant Organizer(s): Taiwan Academy of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine
Room 203 of NTUH International Convention Center
Taiwan Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
Third International Congress of Cataract & Refractive Surgery and Symposium Across the Strait
Second Notification
Dear friends, we hope this letter finds you well.
The Taiwan Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (TSCRS) will hold the Third International Congress of Cataract & Refractive Surgery and Symposium Across the Strait on Sunday, June 22, this year. Since the TSCRS was established in 2005 according to the Civil Associations Act, we have positioned our events as international academic collaboration and engagement and cross-strait academic exchanges, in order to increase the interest of physicians in Taiwan in cataract and refractive surgery through medical exchanges with their counterparts in other countries (such as JSCRS in Japan) or regions (US ISRS/AAO), including Mainland China, while at the same time broadening the international horizons of physicians in the nation.
The Congress will take place at the NTUH International Convention Center. For details, please refer to the rundown. It begins at 8:00 AM and ends at 6:00 PM. The Congress will consist mainly of 5 sections, namely, TSCRS – ISRS/AAO Joint Session from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM (including the ISRS recruitment session during the last 15 minutes), TSCRS – JSCRS Joint Session from 1:00 to 3:00 PM, TSCRS – CSCRS / CMDA Joint Session from 3:00 to 5:00 PM, the medical ethics course from 5:00 to 6:00 PM, and the Lunch Symposium held alongside ALCON Taiwan from noon to 1:00 PM.
We will try our best to present you with a wonderful event. We cordially invite you to attend this grand occasion.
Chairman Te-Tsaw Chen
Executive Members Chao-Kai Chang, Yu-Sung Liang, Yung-Feng Chen,
Lun-Yi Wang, Chun-Hsien Lu, and Chun-Hsi Liu
Description 1. The registration method and cost for the Congress are as shown in the Registration Form. The number of guests speakers, the number of classrooms used, and the sessions and times are to be adjusted flexibly depending on the number of domestic and international participants. Further information will be provided in subsequent notifications.
Description 2. Tentative List of Events of the Taiwan Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons in 2008
| Eighth International Congress of Ophthalmology and Optometry China (COOC) and Cross-Strait Forum (Nanjing, Mainland China) |
| Third International Congress of Cataract & Refractive Surgery and Symposium Across the Strait (Taipei City) |
| Assisted the Taiwan Academy of Ophthalmology in organizing academic ophthalmology events and the cross-strait forum (Taipei City) |
| Chinese Medical Association Refractive Surgery Meeting (Urumqi, Xinjiang, Mainland China) |
Description 3. Major International Cataract and Refractive Surgery Conferences of 2008
| American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) (Chicago, Illinois, USA) |
| International Society of Refractive Surgery of the AAO (ISRS/AAO) (Cancún, Mexico) |
| World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC) (Hong Kong, China) |
| European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS) (Berlin, Germany) |
| American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) |
| Asia-Pacific Association of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (APACRS) (Bangkok, Thailand) |
- For details on the Eighth COOC and Cross-Strait Forum held on April 4 through 6, 2008 in Nanjing, China, please refer to https://www.cooc.cn/view_conference.asp?subject=main topics. To sign up for the event, contact our Secretary, Ms. Yi-Hui Chiang, at (02) 2717-4019.
Description 5. The American Academy of Ophthalmology (International Society of Refractive Surgery) (ISRS/AAO) provided abundant connections and shared their experience with the organizer, TSCRS, and posted details of the Congress on their official websitehttps://www.aao.org/isrs/. Besides playing a leading role in the Annual Meeting of AAO on the sub-specialty day for refractive surgery, ISRS/AAO provides related courses by lecturers and administrative assistance (as a meeting co-sponsor) in important regional meetings on cataract and refractive surgery around the world (such as the US ASCRS, Europe’s ESCRS, Turkey’s Istanbul Refractive Surgery of the Millennium, Spain’s Alicante Refractiva Internacional, and Mexico’s International Meeting of the Mexican Center of Cornea and Refractive Surgery (refer to https://www.aao.org/isrs/meetings/other/past/2007.cfm for details). During the last 15 minutes of the TSCRS – ISRS/AAO Session in the morning of the current meeting, Dr. Ana Maria Torres (Colombia), International Director of ISRS/AAO, will recruit international members for the ISRS/AAO; related preferred deals for prospective members may be provided. TSCRS will strive to secure rights for Taiwanese ophthalmologists interested in joining AAO. Information about the benefits of joining the ISRS/AAO and AAO is given below
Description 6. The Japanese Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (JSCRS) will hold the Asia-Pacific Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Annual Meeting in Tokyo in November 2009. The chair of the meeting will be Dr. Tetsuro Oshika, the incumbent JSCRS Chairman. For the current TSCRS Congress, ophthalmologists from Taiwan will probably be invited first.
Description 7. Event Announcements: After the Congress on June 22, TSCRS will help organize the academic event of the Taiwan Academy of Ophthalmology in mid-October this year. Besides related courses on cataract and refractive surgery, there will also be the Cross-Strait Forum on Medical Policies (theme: Reexamine the Healthcare Market in China Under New Directions in Cross-Strait Relations), where scholars or officials from Peking University, Peking Union Medical College, and Capital Medical University, among others, involved in the medical reform policies of the health agency under the State Council of China, will discuss issues concerning practice or investment by Taiwanese physicians in Mainland China. Stay tuned.
Taiwan Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
Third International Congress of Cataract & Refractive Surgery and Symposium Across the Strait
First Notification
Dear friends, we wish you a Happy New Year!
The Taiwan Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (TSCRS) will hold the Third International Congress of Cataract & Refractive Surgery and Symposium Across the Strait on Sunday, June 22, this year. Since the TSCRS was established in 2005, we have positioned our events as international academic collaboration and engagement and cross-strait academic exchanges. Just like ASCRS (US), ESCRS (Europe), APACRS (Asia-Pacific), JSCRS (Japan), KSCRS (Korea), and other similar associations specializing in cataract and refractive surgery in other countries, we hope to create a platform for domestic and international academic exchanges and clinical experience sharing.
We are pleased to have sought the opportunity to organize events jointly with ISRS/AAO during the ISRS/AAO Meeting in Beijing, China and the AAO Meeting in New Orleans, USA in 2007 and further receiving approval from our US peer (see Attachment 1). In addition, to further enrich events held, we invited JSCRS and the China Refractive Surgery Club, respectively, to take part in the APACRS Meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam and the refractive surgery conference in Chengdu, China in 2007 (See Attachment 2). It is our belief that by exchanging with our counterparts in other countries (including Mainland China), TSCRS can not only boost the interest of physicians in Taiwan in cataract and refractive surgeries but also expand the international horizons of domestic physicians. It is our belief that the positive significance of such events is worth encouraging.
The Congress will take place at the NTUH International Convention Center. For details, please refer to the rundown (Attachment 3). It begins at 9:00 AM and ends at 5:00 PM. The Congress will consist mainly of 3 sections, namely, TSCRS – ISRS/AAO Joint Session from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM (including the ISRS recruitment session during the last 15 minutes), TSCRS – JSCRS Joint Session from 1:00 to 3:00 PM, and TSCRS – CSCRS / CMDA Joint Session from 3:00 to 5:00 PM, in addition to the Lunch Symposium held alongside ALCON Taiwan from noon to 1:00 PM.
Finally, we thank all domestic and international authorities and physicians and friends from both sides of the Taiwan Strait for their assistance in making this year’s Congress and Symposium Across the Strait happen. Likewise, we cordially invite you to take part in this grand occasion and would appreciate any suggestions from the bottom of our hearts.
Chairman Te-Tsaw Chen
Sincerely,
Executive Directors/Supervisors Yu-Sung Liang, Lun-Yi Wang, Yung-Feng Chen,
Chao-Kai Chang, Chun-Hsien Lu, and Chun-Hsi Liu
Note 1. The registration method and cost for the Congress will be discussed with other co-organizers in mid-March this year (3 months prior to the event) and an additional notification will be sent then.
Note 2. Tentative List of Events of the Taiwan Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons in 2008
