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SIMULATION BASED EYE SURGERY TRAINING TO CREATE ACCESS TO QUALITY CATARACT SURGERY WORLDWIDE.

SIMULATOR OPERATIONS: HELPMESEE HAS DEPLOYED EYE SURGERY TRAINING SIMULATOR (S) SELECTED TO EYE SURGERY TRAINING INSTITUTIONS WORLDWIDE. THE INTENDED USE OF THE HELPMESEE EYE SURGERY TRAINING SIMULATOR(S) IS FOR TRAINING OPHTHALMIC SURGEONS AND MEDICAL STUDENTS AS WELL AS OTHER EYE-HEALTH RELATED PROFESSIONALS, INTERNATIONALLY AND LOCALLY. HELP ME SEE INC., U.S.A. OWNS THE TRAINING SIMULATOR, ACCESSORIES, AND THE TRAINING SYSTEM. THE EYE SURGERY TRAINING SIMULATOR CORE UNIT IS MANUFACTURED AND CERTIFIED, UNDER CONTRACT WITH HELP ME SEE INC. THE INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS AND PERIPHERALS ARE SOURCED INDEPENDENTLY, ASSEMBLED, AND CONFIGURED BY HELP ME SEE INC.HELPMESEE SIMULATORS ARE DEPLOYED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS GLOBALLY FOR TRAINING, DEVELOPMENT, AND RESEARCH PURPOSES. TEMPORARY PLACEMENTS OF SIMULATORS AT TRAINING LOCATIONS WITH LOWER TRAINING VOLUMES, OPTIMIZES THE USE OF THE SIMULATORS AND ALLOWS MORE FLEXIBILITY. SPECIALLY IN COVID-19 TIMES WHEN IT HAS BEEN VERY HARD FOR TRAINEES TO TRAVEL. MOVING THE SIMULATOR TO THE TRAINING LOCATION WHERE MULTIPLE TRAINEES CAN BE TRAINED ON-SITE RATHER THAN HAVE THEM TRAVEL WAS SAFER AND MORE PRODUCTIVE. TO ACHIEVE THE VISION TO BE WORLD LEADERS IN SIMULATION-BASED TRAINING, HELPMESEE IS COGNIZANT OF THE IMPERATIVE NEED TO BUILD A MUCH LARGER FLEET OF SIMULATOR. RECENTLY, HELPMESEE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL TO BUILD AND MANUFACTURE COST EFFECTIVE CUTTING-EDGE SIMULATORS WITH IMPROVED HARDWARE COMPONENTS AND ROBUST TECHNOLOGY FEATURES WITH INCREASED SENSITIVITY OF HAPTICS, MICROSCOPES, AND REMOTE TRAINING SUPPORT CAPABILITIES. SIMULATOR BASED TRAINING:HELPMESEE HAS STANDARDIZED THE STEPS IN MSICS FOR AN EFFECTIVE TRANSFER OF SKILLS BASED ON AN E-BOOK WITH A PRE-STUDY COURSE AND HANDS-ON PROFICIENCY LEVEL TRAINING ON THE VIRTUAL REALITY SIMULATOR. THE SIMULATOR OFFERS TRAINING IN MODULES AND COVERS ALL THE STEPS OF THE MSICS PROCEDURE. MSICS SIMULATION-BASED TRAINING COURSE (MSTC) ENHANCEMENTS: HELPMESEE SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED THE FIRST COMPLETE MANUAL SMALL INCISION CATARACT SURGERY (MSICS) TRAINING SOFTWARE MODULE IN AUGUST 2020. WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ABOVE MODULES, MSTC COURSE IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR TRAINING IN CONTINUOUS STEPS. PREVIOUSLY, ONLY DISCRETE STEPS WITHIN EACH MODULE WERE AVAILABLE. MSTC COURSE NEW MODULES: WORK WAS STARTED ON THE SIMULATION MODULES FOR COMPLICATION MANAGEMENT. PHACOEMULSIFICATION COURSE: FOOT PEDAL DESIGN WAS COMPLETED, AND PROTOTYPES WERE DEVELOPED FOR TESTING. EBOOK ENHANCEMENT AND DEPLOYMENT AS WELL AS KITABOO APP DEVELOPMENT WAS COMPLETED IN 2021THE EBOOK SERVES AS PRE-STUDY MATERIAL FOR TRAINEES ENROLLED INTO HELPMESEE'S SIMULATION-BASED TRAINING PROGRAM. IT COVERS STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON EACH SURGICAL TASK IN THE MSICS PROCEDURE. KEY FEATURES: INTERACTIVE AND VERY CURRENT EBOOK WITH GREAT RICH MEDIA EMBEDDED MODELS, 3D IMAGES, SIMULATION, AND LIVE SURGERY VIDEO WRITTEN IN SIMPLIFIED ENGLISH, AND IN AN EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND FORMAT RECENTLY LAUNCHED READER APP THAT CAN BE USED ON ANDROID, IPHONE, MAC, AND PC. THE NEW VERSION IS MUCH MORE USER FRIENDLY AND ALLOWS ACCESS THE EBOOK ONLINE OR FOR DOWNLOAD. ONLINE VIA BROWSER (CHROME, SAFARI, EDGE) DOWNLOAD VIA APPLE APP STORE (IPHONE/IPAD) DOWNLOAD VIA GOOGLE PLAY STORE (ANDROID PHONE/TABLET) ANDROID .APK DOWNLOAD FOR CHINA USERSMSICS EBOOK IS NOW ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL USERS VIA A NEW APPLICATION CALLED KITABOO WHICH WAS RELEASED IN DEC 2021. SEVERAL USERS WHO HAD THE EBOOK ON THE OLD PLATFORM HAVE BEEN GIVEN ONE YEAR ACCESS TO THE EBOOK ON THIS NEW PLATFORM FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. FOR THOSE WHO COMPLETED HELPMESEE TRAINING OVER A YEAR AGO, ACCESS HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR AT LEAST SIX ADDITIONAL MONTHS. A TOTAL OF ABOUT 230 OLD USERS HAVE THUS BEEN MIGRATED TO THE NEW SYSTEM AND NEW USERS CONTINUE TO BE ADDED. IN ADDITION TO THIS, KEY SECTION OF THE EBOOK IS ALSO AVAILABLE WITH FRENCH AND CHINESE TRANSLATIONS. FUTURE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PLANHELPMESEE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE ON THE CURRENT TECHNOLOGY AND BUILD ADDITIONAL MODULES. FOR 2022, HELPMESEE HAS A PLAN TO DEVELOP THE PHACOEMULSIFICATION (PHACO) MODULES AND ADD COMPLICATION MANAGEMENT TRAINING IN THE MSTC MODULE. PHACO IS PREDOMINANTLY THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE OF CHOICE IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES FOR CARE FOR CATARACTS AND IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TOO WHERE AFFORDABILITY OF CATARACT CARE IS NOT A CONSTRAINT. WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS MODULE, HELPMESEE HOPES TO ADDRESS THE PATIENT SAFETY ISSUES DURING SURGICAL TRAINING NEEDS THAT SPAN THE ENTIRE GLOBE. SIMULATION-BASED TRAINING CENTERS: ACCOMPLISHMENTS: EYE SURGERY SIMULATION-BASED TRAINING TOTAL 595 TRAINEES TRAINED IN 2021. COURSES OFFERED IN 2021 1. FOES - FUNDAMENTALS OF EYE SURGERY ONE DAY INTRODUCTORY COURSE INTO EYE SURGERY 2. OIDC - OCULAR INCISIONS AND DISSECTIONS COURSE 6 HOUR COURSE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SURGEONS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ANALYZE AND IMPROVE THE MECHANICS OF SURGICAL INCISION AND DISSECTION SKILLS. NOW REPLACED BY MOST COURSE 3. MOST - MECHANICS OF OPHTHALMIC SURGERY, TISSUES, TOOLS AND THOUGHTS PROGRAM (MOST) 16-HOUR COURSE COVERING MANY OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE FULL MSICS COURSE INCLUDING: OCULAR INCISIONS AND DISSECTIONS, INTRAOCULAR INTERACTIONS, AND FLUIDICS AND RESTORING THE EYE TO PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS 4. MSTC - MSICS SIMULATOR TRAINING COURSE FULL MSICS TRAINING COURSE 37 HOURS FOR INDIVIDUALS, 48 HOURS FOR TEAM TRAINING 5. PMDC PHACO TO MSICS DIFFERENCES COURSE NEW 35 HOUR COURSE BASED ON STANDARD MSICS SIMULATION BASED TRAINING COURSE (MSTC) TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ATTENDEES' EXISTING EXPERTISE, EMPHASIZING SUBJECTS WHICH ARE NEW, AND REDUCING THE TIME SPENT ON SUBJECTS IN WHICH THEY ARE ALREADY PROFICIENT 6. FAMILIARIZATION GENERAL FAMILIARIZATION COURSE (2-4 HOURS) 7. MODULE A FAMILIARIZATION WENZHOU BASED 2 HOUR COURSE GIVEN AS PART OF THEIR PHASE TRAINING FOR JUNIOR RESIDENTS 8. MODULE A GLAUCOMA WENZHOU BASED 4 HOUR COURSE GIVEN AS PART OF THEIR PHASE TRAINING FOR GLAUCOMA SURGERY TRAINING TO SECOND YEAR RESIDENTS. MODULE A PHACO WENZHOU BASED 10 HOUR COURSE GIVEN AS PART OF THEIR PHASE TRAINING FOR PHACO SURGERY TRAINING TO SECOND YEAR RESIDENTS OPHTHALMOLOGY AND MSICS TRAINING STEWARDSHIP - LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY: HELPMESEE MEDICAL OFFICERS TEAM BASED IN ASIA, AFRICA, LATIN AMERICA, AND THE U.S.A. PROVIDE THE STEWARDSHIP AND REGIONAL LEADERSHIP TO PROMOTE THE CAUSE OF ELIMINATION OF CATARACT BLINDNESS. THEY PROVIDE THE LEADERSHIP FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF TRAINEES GLOBALLY AND DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS FOR LIVE SURGERY QUALIFICATION OF TRAINEES GRADUATING THE SIMULATION-BASED TRAINING. WITH ONGOING PANDEMIC, PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSES HAS BEEN CURTAILED. HOWEVER, SOME KEY ACHIEVEMENTS ARE LISTED BELOW. CONSOLIDATION OF PARTNERSHIPS WITH EXISTING TRAINING CENTERS. INITIAL TALKS FOR PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE SEE INTERNATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS- COLLABORATIVE CHANNELS: RECOGNIZING THAT DELIVERY OF CATARACT SURGICAL CARE ACROSS THE GLOBE IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATION, HELPMESEE HAS DEVELOPED A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY BY ENTERING INTO AGREEMENTS WITH LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND GOVERNMENTS FOR TRAINING, PUBLIC HEALTHCARE ADVOCACY AS WELL AS RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS WITH FRONT RUNNERS IN SURGICAL TRAINING AS WELL AS RESEARCH.THROUGH THESE AGREEMENTS, HELPMESEE HOPES TO BUILD TRAINING CAPABILITY IN PHASES: PHASE - I: MSICS SIMULATION-BASED TRAINING CURRICULUM (MSTC)PHASE - II: TRANSITION TO LIVE SURGERIES (T.L.S.)A GRADUATING TRAINEE MAY PERFORM 5-20 OR MORE SUPERVISED MSIC SURGERIES AT THEIR PARENT INSTITUTE TO BECOME PROFICIENT BASED ON THE DEMONSTRATED SKILL LEVEL AND QUALIFICATIONS MANDATED BY REGIONAL AUTHORITIES.

PUBLIC AWARENESS: ADVOCATING FOR CATARACT AS ESSENTIAL SURGERY UNDER UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE AND IN PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY - PUBLIC SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT: THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM VARIOUS SOURCES IN 2021, SUCH AS LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, GOVERNMENTS, AND NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS.THROUGHOUT 2021, HELPMESEE SENT THOUSANDS PRINT COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE PUBLIC SUPPORT BASE. THIS WAS ALSO COMPLEMENTED BY THE DIGITAL MAIL TEAM SENDING OUT BI-MONTHLY ACQUISITION AND RENEWAL EMAILS TO INDIVIDUAL DONORS AND PROSPECTS. HELPMESEE DIGITAL OUTREACH METHOD, WHICH INCLUDES EMAIL AND SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS (THROUGH FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, AND LINKEDIN). THESE INCLUDED SOLICITATION OF ANNUAL DONATIONS, SPECIAL APPEALS IN CONNECTION WITH SPECIFIC PROGRAMS. ALSO, THERE IS A STEADY INCREASE IN NUMBERS OF HELPMESEE FOLLOWERS ON YOUTUBE, LINKEDIN, AND INSTAGRAM. . THE PLANNED GIFTS TEAM HAS RECEIVED A NUMBER OF PLANNED GIFTS IN 2021. THE CORPORATION AND FOUNDATIONS TEAM HAS SUBMITTED MULTIPLE PROPOSALS AND RECEIVED LARGE GRANTS FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES WITH EYECARE HEALTH AS THEIR PRIORITIES . THE HELPMESEE FUNDRAISING TEAM HAS ALSO REACHED OUT LAPSED DONORS FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT IN 2021. GENERAL SOLICITATIONS WERE MADE ON VARIOUS PLATFORMS AND THEY INCLUDED PROMOTIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.