Contact Lens Opticians MECS assessment day
- Date
- Monday 29th of July, 2024
- Venue
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ABDO National Resources Centre Birmingham
- 4th/5th Floor, Aqueous II
- Aston Cross Business Village
- Rocky Lane Birmingham
- B6 5RQ
- Leader
- Sasha Macken
- Cost
- Free
This event is solely for GOC registered Contact Lens Opticians who have already attended the ABDO-WOPEC ESD practical training day and now wish to undertake the assessments to accredit as a CLO MECS practitioner.
To book your assessment place select one of the times below. WOEPC contact is Sasha Macken mackens@cardiff.ac.uk
If you have not yet completed the distance learning courses or the practical day, please contact Rebecca Jasper at ABDO rjasper@abdo.org.uk for details.
The assessment is in the form of 7 assessment stations, each has a duration of 2 minutes prep time and 5 minutes within the room. Please allow 2 hours for the whole process. The exam is based on the LOCSU MECS and LOCSU Glaucoma distance learning modules, as well as the content of the attended practical day. Allow 90 minutes for the whole assessment. We strongly advise you have a mentor local to you for clinical skills sessions and MECS advice.
Cancellations
Payment to WOPEC for their events should be made promptly on receiving the email detailing process. Failure to pay or correspond with WOPEC regarding your booking may result in your place being offered to someone else.
Some events require fee payment directly to the commissioning body and details are stated within. Other events are funded by a commissioning body at no charge to the attendee - do still notify WOPEC if you wish to cancel your place so it may be allocated to another person.
Cancellation made less than 5 working days before event may result in no refund of payment.