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Congress Centre Map
Venue
Mövenpick Hotel Mansour Eddahbi & Palais des Congrès, Marrakech, Morocco.
Currency The official currency of the Meeting is the Euro.
Insurance Delegates are advised to take out travel insurance to cover medical expenses, accidents, loss, etc. No responsibility will be accepted by the Meeting Organisers.
Opening Hours
Registration Thursday 20 February Friday 21 February Saturday 22 February Sunday 23 February
Speaker Check-In Room Thursday 20 February Friday 21 February Saturday 22 February Sunday 23 February
Exhibition Friday 21 February Saturday 22 February Sunday 23 February
09.00 – 17.00 09.00 – 17.00 09.00 – 13.00
ATM Location: Mövenpick Hotel Lobby
Cafés and Restaurants Location: Please refer to congress centre map
Cloakroom Location: Near Registration Desk
CME Credits
European Credits This Meeting has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME ® ) with 19 European CME credits (ECMEC ® s). Each medical specialist should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
Through an agreement between the European Union of Medical Specialists and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME ® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Information on the process to convert EACCME ® credits to AMA credits can be found at www.ama-assn.org/education/earn-creditparticipation-international-activities.
Live educational activities occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS-EACCME ® for ECMEC ® credits are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Each participant can only receive the number of credits he/ she is entitled to according to his/her actual participation at the event once he/she has completed the feedback form for each session.
The EACCME ® awards ECMEC ® s on the basis of 1 ECMEC ® for one hour of CME with a maximum of 8 ECMEC ® s per day.
Each delegate should contact his/her national CME body directly in order to claim their credits for the Meeting.
Coffee Breaks Location: Exhibition Hall, Level 0 Complimentary coffee breaks are scheduled as follows: Friday 21 February 12.30 – 13.00 16.30 – 17.00 Saturday 22 February 11.00 – 11.30 16.00 – 16.30 Sunday 23 February 11.00 – 11.30
EBO Accredited Courses
Courses with EBO accreditation: • Basic Optics Course • Cataract Surgery Didactic Course • Cornea Didactic Course • Refractive Surgery Didactic Course The European Board of Ophthalmology Diploma (EBOD) examination is a test of excellence in ophthalmology. The successful candidate may add the title ‘Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBO)’ after his/ her name. Attendance at the above courses may be beneficial to those planning on taking the EBOD examination. For further information on the EBO and EBOD please go to www.ebo-online.org
ESCRS Resource Centre Location: Booth M12, Exhibition Hall Visit the ESCRS Resource Centre for information about membership, ESCRS iLearn, ESCRS On Demand and EUREQUO. Copies of EuroTimes and the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery will be available.
Financial Disclosure Presenters are required to disclose all financial interests at the beginning of their presentation, highlighting those which are relevant to the presentation. If a presenter has no financial interest this should be declared on their opening slide. Financial disclosure information for Free Paper and Poster presentations is also available on the ESCRS website.
Lost & Found Location: Registration Desk
Meeting App To download the Meeting App search for ‘ESCRS Marrakech 2020 ’ in the Google Play or the App Store. Alternatively, use the mobile website m.escrs.org
Sirocco Hotel Desk Location: Beside Registration Desk
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi is available free of charge throughout the congress centre.
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