Fonds KGH 5999-30 - Kingston General Hospital Department of Ophthalmology fonds

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Kingston General Hospital Department of Ophthalmology fonds

General material designation

    Parallel title

    Other title information

    Title statements of responsibility

    Title notes

    Level of description

    Fonds

    Reference code

    CA ON00153 KGH 5999-30

    Edition area

    Edition statement

    Edition statement of responsibility

    Class of material specific details area

    Statement of scale (cartographic)

    Statement of projection (cartographic)

    Statement of coordinates (cartographic)

    Statement of scale (architectural)

    Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)

    Dates of creation area

    Date(s)

    • 1958-1997 (Creation)

    Physical description area

    Physical description

    3.62 m of textual records and other material

    Publisher's series area

    Title proper of publisher's series

    Parallel titles of publisher's series

    Other title information of publisher's series

    Statement of responsibility relating to publisher's series

    Numbering within publisher's series

    Note on publisher's series

    Archival description area

    Name of creator

    Administrative history

    In 1899, the Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat Department was formally established with Dr. J.C. Connell as its first head. Ophthalmology was inaugurated as a separate department in 1954, with Dr. D. Rosen at the helm. The Department offers tertiary care in retinal, medical retinal, glaucoma and neuro-ophthalmology to the region. In addition, the Department provides diagnostic services for regional ophthalmologists and offers specialized programs of instruction beyond its regular teaching duties for interns, residents and clinical clerks. A nationally recognized Royal College-accredited residency program has been operated jointly by Queen's University Faculty of Medicine, Kingston General Hospital and Hotel Dieu Hospital since the 1960s. Ophthalmology has functioned as one coordinated University Department at KGH and the Hotel Dieu Hospital. The Head of the Department is responsible to the hospital Chief of Staff and to the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Queen's University. Deputy Chiefs support the Department Head at both hospitals. They co-ordinate the patient care, teaching and research functions. Monthly departmental meetings are the primary decision-making forums. Other committees are Quality Assurance, Residency Training. The Department provides undergraduate, graduate and continuing education in ophthalmology. Undergraduate education involves training clinical clerks through rotations in the department. Graduate students participate in clinical rounds, Journal Club meetings and conferences. Alumni Day, lecture series and conferences are a few of the features of continuing medical education.

    Name of creator

    Custodial history

    The records of the Department of Ophthalmology were transferred to the Kingston General Hospital Archives located at Queen's University Archives in 1997 as part of the Administrative Records Management and Archives Program (ARMAP).

    Scope and content

    Fonds consists of minutes, correspondence, annual reports, and reports of committees. In addition, the fonds includes records pertaining to the meetings, task forces, activities of clinics, medical units, research and educational material reflecting the Department's varied administrative, patient care and teaching activities as well as its relations with outside agencies and Queen's University. Fonds consists of the following series: Fonds is comprised of the following series: 1. Kingston General Hospital (Ophthalmology), 1960-1993 2. Ophthalmology Committees, Meetings, Minutes, Annual Reports and Task Forces, 1966-1996 3. Department of Ophthalmology/Queen's University Faculty of Medicine, 1971-1994 4. Correspondence, Ophthalmology, 1958-1994 5. Ophthalmology Clinics, Medical Functions & Research, 1969-1995 6. Department of Ophthalmology External Relations, 1962-1991 7. Ophthalmological Education (Queen's University and Affiliated Teaching Hospitals), 1964-1997

    Notes area

    Physical condition

    Immediate source of acquisition

    Arrangement

    Language of material

      Script of material

        Location of originals

        Availability of other formats

        Restrictions on access

        Open to researchers subject to the requirements of the Hospital’s Administrative Health Research Policy and Ontario’s Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA). Access to Queen's University records in the Department of Ophthalmology fonds may be subject to the University Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Guidelines. See Archivist.

        Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

        COPYRIGHT PROVISIONS AND ACCESS CONDITIONS MAY APPLY. PLEASE CONTACT A HOSPITAL ARCHIVIST.

        Finding aids

        Finding aid available upon request.

        Associated materials

        Drs. Rosen and Pinkerton fonds

        Related materials

        Accruals

        Further accruals are expected.

        Alternative identifier(s)

        Standard number

        Standard number

        Access points

        Subject access points

        Place access points

        Name access points

        Genre access points

        Control area

        Description record identifier

        Institution identifier

        Rules or conventions

        Status

        Level of detail

        Dates of creation, revision and deletion

        Language of description

          Script of description

            Sources

            Accession area