October Summit is the annual series of workshops and consultations held in honour of the birth anniversary of our founder, Dr.G.Venkataswamy.  These events are held to deliberate the real issues relating to effective eye care programmes and services and to find innovative solutions through sharing experiences and mutual consultation.

October Summit 2022

• Kaushalam
• Building artificial intelligence to support continuous improvement
• GSI Partners Meet 2022
• Workshop on Fostering improvement for excellence in care
• Operational Excellence
• Dr. G. Venkataswamy Memorial Award – 2022
  – Mr. Nagarajan

October Summit 2021

• Masterminds – Innovations for a purpose
• Reaching the unreached in the new normal
• Dr. G. Venkataswamy Memorial Award – 2021
  – Dr. Narsing A Rao

October Summit 2020

• Becoming effective trainers
• Dr. G. Venkataswamy Memorial Award – 2020
  – Dr. David F Chang

October Summit 2019

• Enhancing Eye Care Through Effective Mentoring
• Developing an Effective Workforce: Allied Ophthalmic Personnel
• Companies as Market Drivers
• Dr. G. Venkataswamy Memorial Award – 2019
  – Dr. William B Stewart

October Summit 2018

• Eye care and environmental impact
• Eye Care Beyond 2020
• Breakthrough Series Launch: Workshop
• Dr. G. Venkataswamy Memorial Award – 2018
  – Prof Fred C Munson

October Summit 2017

• Workshop on Architectural Design of Eye Hospital
• Workshop on Compliance/Surgery acceptance rate
• Dr. G. Venkataswamy Memorial Award – 2017
  – Dr. Alfred Sommer

  October Summit 2016

• Practicing Responsible Medicine
• Priorities in paediatric eye care delivery, intervention models and research
• USAID Partners meet
• Review draft preferred practices and gender initiatives (Continuation of USAID partners meet)
• Dr. G. Venkataswamy Memorial Award – 2016
  – Dr. Suzanne S Gilbert

 October Summit 2015

• Leveraging Vision Centres for Universal Eye Health and Strengthening Tertiary Care
• Managing Network of Eye Care Facilities
• Aravind Alumni Meet
• Symposium on Orthoptics d.e.c.o.d.e.d
• 5th Annual conference of the Society for Mitochondrial Research and Medicine (SMRM)
• Dr. G. Venkataswamy Memorial Award – 2015
  – Prof Allen Foster

October Summit 2014

• Towards Safer Eye Care
• Patients’ Pulse
• Paradigms for effective Leadership
• Clinical Proteomics
• District Planning 2.0
• Dr. G. Venkataswamy Memorial Award – 2014
  – Dr. Gullapalli N Rao

  October Summit 2013

• Enhancing Cataract Outcomes through Continuous Monitoring & Benchmarking
• Towards Better Patient Compliance – A Workshop
• Universal Coverage through Primary Eye Care
• Rejuvenation through Innovation (Workshop for AECS)
• Workshop on Biomedical Informatics
• Dr. G. Venkataswamy Memorial Award – 2013
  – Dr. Ramachandra Pararajaegaram

 October Summit 2012

• Universal Coverage: Strengthening the Eye Care Health System
• Eye Care Collaborative for Improving Hospital Performance – Learning Session 1
• Workshop on Developing Research Capabilities and Assessing Research Priorities in Glaucoma (INDIA)
• Dr. G. Venkataswamy Memorial Award – 2012
  – Dr. Alan Lee Robin

October Summit 2011

• Defining Eye Care Research Priorities for India
• Workshop on Molecular Diagnostic Methods for Ocular and Systemic Pathogens
• Patient Safety Workshop
• Dr. G. Venkataswamy Memorial Award – 2012
  – Dr. John P Whitcher
  – Dr. Marilyn J Miller

October Summit 2010

• Research Priorities for VISION 2020
• Private Practice in Ophthalmology
• Evidence Based Management Practices
• Dr. G. Venkataswamy Memorial Award – 2012
  – Dr. Morton F Goldberg

October Summit 2009

• Review of National Plans – S.E Asia
• Creating an Enabling Environment
• Influencing Sustainable Change
• Patient Empowerment

October Summit 2008

• Eye Excel – Training Excellence
• Sustainability in Eye Care
• Advocacy in Eye Care