University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
The Irish College of Ophthalmologists, Dublin, Ireland.
Ir J Med Sci. 2023 Aug;192(4):1993-2000. doi: 10.1007/s11845-023-03324-7. Epub 2023 Mar 20.
The annual conference of the Irish College of Ophthalmologists (ICO) is a key calendar event for ophthalmology research in Ireland.
We investigated whether there were identifiable trends across various domains for the last twelve ICO meetings. Our objectives were to assess subspeciality and training centre representation, as well as the characteristics of the first author to include gender and stage of training.
A retrospective analysis of paper and poster presentations from the ICO annual conference yearbooks was conducted. The representation of subspecialties, affiliated institutions, and gender distribution were noted for both categories. For paper presentations, the author's career stage, full-text publication rates, and impact factors were also determined.
A total of 306 paper presentations and 306 poster presentations were analysed. The subspecialty of retina had the highest representation within both sections. The overall mean publication rate was 38% (range, 6-39%), with a mean journal impact factor of 2.02. No statistically significant differences in gender noted with regard to poster, paper, or publications (p < 0.9, p < 0.1, p < 0.7, respectively).
This is the first review of all research contributions to the ICO conference. We found that there is a need to promote research in some underrepresented subspecialities and training centres. No significant gender bias was found. There is scope to improve the publication conversion rate; this would allow for greater dissemination of the research presented at the ICO meeting.
爱尔兰眼科医生学院（ICO）的年会是爱尔兰眼科研究的重要日程活动。
我们调查了过去十二届 ICO 会议中各个领域是否存在可识别的趋势。我们的目标是评估专业分科和培训中心的代表性，以及第一作者的特征，包括性别和培训阶段。
对 ICO 年会年鉴中的论文和海报展示进行了回顾性分析。记录了这两个类别的专业分科、附属机构和性别分布的代表性。对于论文展示，还确定了作者的职业阶段、全文发表率和影响因子。
共分析了 306 篇论文展示和 306 篇海报展示。视网膜科在两个部分中的代表性最高。总体平均发表率为 38%（范围为 6-39%），平均期刊影响因子为 2.02。在海报、论文或出版物方面，性别差异均无统计学意义（p<0.9，p<0.1，p<0.7，分别）。
这是对 ICO 会议所有研究贡献的首次审查。我们发现，需要促进一些代表性不足的专业分科和培训中心的研究。未发现明显的性别偏见。有提高发表转化率的空间；这将允许更大程度地传播 ICO 会议上提出的研究。
