SBA 2024-2025 Competition |

Introduction

<h3>EBO 2024-2025 SBA Competition</h3>
<strong>Terms and Conditions of the SBA Competition</strong>

<strong>Please read before you proceed</strong>

The SBA competition is open to all ophthalmology residents and specialists in Europe and beyond. You can <strong>submit two SBAs only</strong>.  If you submit more, only the most recent SBAs will be considered as per time stamp. All entries will be sent to the jury in an anonymised form.

The jury is composed of members of the EBO Education Committee (Profs. Bourcier, Stopa, Cvenkel, Atilla, Mrukwa-Kominek, Jirásková and Miss Maino). Their decision on the winning SBAs will be final.

SBAs will be judged on:
<ul>
 	<li>Topic choice (how relevant is the question to the <a href="https://www.ebo-online.org/ebo-exam/curriculum-recommended-reading/">EBOD syllabus</a>?)</li>
 	<li>Quality of question (e.g. answers are all plausible, well structured clinical scenario)</li>
 	<li>Writing style (easy to read, conforming to the tips given above).</li>
 	<li>Quality of the explanation/reference</li>
</ul>
<em>Academic integrity and intellectual property</em>

To maintain the high standards of the EBO Diploma exam, we need to ensure that examination questions submitted to the EBO are <strong>original</strong>. This means questions should not be copied from books, websites, or other sources. Plagiarised questions will be immediately disqualified. You will be responsible for any claims if a question you submit is later found to breach copyright rules (this includes images).

<strong>By entering this competition, you agree to transfer intellectual property rights to the EBO. You will also not share your questions</strong> before or after the submission with your friends, colleagues, trainees, exam candidates or with other groups and organisations outside the EBO.

Deadline for submissions is January 12th at 23:59 and winners will be announced in early February.

EBO reserve the right to cancel the competition if not enough submissions are made, or the overall quality of questions is not deemed appropriate.

<em> Prizes</em>

All participants will be given a certificate. The 3 entries with the highest score will be given a cash prize (€200 for the third placed SBA, €300 for the second placed SBA and €500 for the best SBA). If the same participant qualifies for multiple cash prizes, we will assign to them the highest prize and then assign other prizes to other participants according to their scores.

Winners will be contacted by email in February 2025. Please be aware that cash prizes are typically viewed as a form of income and they might be subject to income tax. The EBO advises winners to consult with a tax professional in their country. The EBO is not liable for any tax disputes arising from winning one of the prizes.

The EBO will transfer the money via bank transfer. The EBO is not responsible to bank charges incurred if the winners’ bank accounts are outside the EU or for exchange fees.

Requires agreement:

I agree to the terms and conditions of the competition.

Name

First Name

Last Name

Email

Where do you practice/ train?

Are you a specialist or a resident?

Specialist

Resident

Did you use AI to assist in writing this question?

Yes

No

If you did use an AI tool, can you tell us which one?

Please choose the topic that best describes your SBA

Scenario / Vignette

Does your SBA include images?

Yes

No

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Question

Option 1

Option 2

Option 3

Option 4

Which option is correct? Type in a number 1, 2, 3 or 4

References for your SBA

Privacy Notice

<h3>Privacy Notice for EBO SBA Prize Competition</h3><p>Effective Date: 01/12/2024</p><h4>1. Introduction</h4><p>This Privacy Policy explains how the European Board of Ophthalmology (“EBO”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects personal data collected in connection with our Single Best Answer (SBA) prize competition (the “Competition”). We are committed to respecting your privacy and complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).</p><h4>2. Information We Collect</h4><p>We will collect the following types of personal data about you from the submission form:</p><ul><li>Name</li><li>Email address</li><li>Country of practice/training</li><li>Level of training</li></ul><h4>3. Purpose of Data Collection</h4><p>We collect and process personal data for the following purposes:</p><ul><li>To administer and manage the Competition.</li><li>To notify winners of the Competition.</li><li>To communicate with participants regarding the Competition and related updates.</li><li>To plan and organise future competitions.</li><li>To comply with legal obligations.</li></ul><h4>4. Legal Basis for Processing</h4><p>We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:</p><ul><li><strong>Consent</strong>: By entering the Competition, you consent to the collection and processing of your personal data for the purposes outlined in this policy.</li><li><strong>Legitimate Interests</strong>: We may process your data to pursue our legitimate interests in administering the Competition.</li></ul><h4>5. Data Storage and Retention</h4><p>We will process and store your data in the European Union, using secure servers operated by a GDPR-compliant third party. We will disclose the minimum required to third parties for the purposes described in this Privacy Notice. This might include:</p><ul><li>third party service providers such as IT suppliers, auditors, lawyers, tax advisers and government agencies as they require</li><li>the police or other third parties where reasonably necessary for the prevention or detection of crime</li><li>with others pursuant to a court order</li></ul><p>We will never share your data to third parties for marketing purposes. We will retain your personal data for as long as necessary to achieve the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy.</p>

Requires agreement:

I confirm I have read the EBO SBA competition Privacy Notice.

Requires agreement:

I declare that the questions submitted are original and not been shared in the past. I also declare that I transfer intellectual property rights to the EBO and I will not share or distribute the questions without permission from the EBO.

SBA 2024-2025 Competition

SBA Competition entry

European Board of Ophthalmology