{"id":1579,"date":"2025-10-28T11:23:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T11:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/?p=1579"},"modified":"2025-10-28T11:23:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T11:23:17","slug":"latest-news-from-hampshire-loc-24-october-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/2025\/10\/28\/latest-news-from-hampshire-loc-24-october-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News from Hampshire LOC &#8211; 24 October 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"container\">\n<h3>Making every Conversation Count (MECC) &#8211; Training for Optometry Teams<\/h3>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Working in optometry, you have daily, trusted interactions with patients. Every conversation is an opportunity\u2014not just to support their vision, but to encourage healthier lives overall.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s where\u00a0<strong>Make Every Conversation Count (MECC)<\/strong>\u00a0comes in. This short, practical training gives you simple communication tools to help patients explore their own health choices and take small, meaningful steps toward better well\u2011being.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Training details (virtual via MS Teams):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" data-position=\"outside\">\n<li><strong>Part One:<\/strong>\u00a0Friday 14 November 2025\u00a0 10:00\u201311:30: Register\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/5d2104c5-a9dd-48b4-a8d7-9ab2bd40c342@37c354b2-85b0-47f5-b222-07b48d774ee3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferer\">Here<\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Part Two:<\/strong>\u00a0Tuesday 25 November 2025\u00a0 15:00\u201316:30: Register\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/766e7b97-55b5-4c07-bd89-a17eb71d1d33@37c354b2-85b0-47f5-b222-07b48d774ee3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferer\">Here<\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*Participants must register for and attend both sessions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why take part?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" data-position=\"outside\">\n<li>Eligible for self\u2011directed CPD\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Only 3 hours total (split into two 1.5\u2011hour sessions)\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Fits seamlessly into your role\u2014no extra workload\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Practical tools you can use immediately in patient conversations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"height: 814px;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"585\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"text-block\">\n<h3>Sapphire Eye Care&#8217;s Annual CPD Event &#8211; Chewton Glen<\/h3>\n<p>On Monday, 24th November 2025 prepare for an evening of insight, innovation, and indulgence at the luxurious Chewton Glen. Now in its 6th year, this exclusive CPD event promises:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" data-position=\"outside\">\n<li>Gourmet buffet from 6:15pm<\/li>\n<li>Presentations from 7:00pm<\/li>\n<li>2 CPD Points<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Speakers include:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-block\">\n<ul type=\"disc\" data-position=\"outside\">\n<li>Prof. Andy Luff \u2013\u00a0<em>Photobiomodulation<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Mr Simon Rogers \u2013\u00a0<em>Humans vs. Technology<\/em>\n<p>Mr Nish Srikantha \u2013\u00a0<em>Anterior Angles Uncovered<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Plus: Rayner\u2019s expert insights on lenses and AEON drops, and a Marketing Masterclass from Rooster Marketing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To register:\u00a0Email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:events@sapphire-eyecare.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferer\">events@sapphire-eyecare.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0with your name, GOC number, and practice name.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Open to:<\/strong>\u00a0Optometrists, Practice Owners, Managers, Dispensing Opticians &amp; Pre-Reg students<\/p>\n<p>Spaces are limited\u2014early booking is encouraged.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Making every Conversation Count (MECC) &#8211; Training for Optometry Teams Working in optometry, you have daily, trusted interactions with patients. Every conversation is an opportunity\u2014not just to support their vision, but to encourage healthier lives overall. &nbsp; That\u2019s where\u00a0Make Every Conversation Count (MECC)\u00a0comes in. This short, practical training gives you simple communication tools to help &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/2025\/10\/28\/latest-news-from-hampshire-loc-24-october-2025\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Latest News from Hampshire LOC &#8211; 24 October 2025&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1132,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1132"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1579"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1583,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1579\/revisions\/1583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}