Resources Zone
Welcome to the nAMD Barometer resources zone!
On this page, you will find a variety of useful educational tools and resources to advance clinical practice and optimise patient care in nAMD.
‘A Chat with Anat’ – HCP podcasts
In these podcasts, the Co-Chair of the nAMD Barometer Leadership Coalition (LC) and host, Professor Anat Loewenstein, will be joined by internationally-renowned colleagues from the LC, discussing key topics of interest to enhance care and optimise the treatment of nAMD. Look out for new podcasts throughout the year and listen to them below.
A chat with Anat: How to motivate my patient to be adherent
In this first episode, hear from Prof. Richard Gale on how he strives to motivate his patient to continue attending appointments.
Barometer Ambassador Programme
The Barometer Ambassador community aims to drive patient-centric care, by building a global community of leading ophthalmologists, optometrists and allied health staff passionate about delivering patient-centric care in nAMD and diabetic retinopathy (DR).
The aims of the programme are to:
- Build a global community of leading ophthalmologists and allied health staff passionate about optimising patient care in nAMD and DR
- Provide a platform for sharing insights and achievements in improving patient outcomes
- Place Ambassadors at the forefront of future clinical and policy advancements, driving change and advocating for improvements
- Inspire young leaders and shape the future generation of ophthalmology
One of the communication channels for this community is via quarterly webinars, which can be viewed and downloaded below:
Barometer Ambassador Programme: Launch webinar
In this launch webinar, members of the nAMD Barometer Leadership Coalition (LC) introduced the nAMD and DR Barometer Programmes, the multi-country patient and clinician survey and the objectives of the new Barometer Ambassador Programme.
Optimising patient communications in the COVID-19 pandemic
Professor Richard Gale discusses the various patient-facing materials available that can support patient communications and maximise clinical attendance
COVID-19: Lessons from the UK
Mr James Talk presents data from two publications from the UK assessing the impact of COVID-19 on service delivery and patient outcomes.
Ambassador Spotlight Articles
The Ambassador member spotlight highlights members of the Ambassador Community who are driving a patient-centred care approach. These are coming to this page soon!
Barometer Ambassador Spotlight - Professor Focke Ziemssen, Director of the Clinic for Ophthalmology at the University Hospital Leipzig, Germany
Barometer Ambassador Spotlight - Dr Raúl Vélez-Montoya, Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera, México
‘Day in the Life of’ Articles
Each Ambassador community newsletter spotlights a different community member to share an account of what ‘a day’ in their life is like. This feature aims to provide an insight into the important work of some of the individuals in the Ambassador community and why patient-centric care in ophthalmology is important to them. These are coming to this page soon!
A Day in the Life of... Dr Mali Okada
