Title: Tele-ophthalmology program in Canada with Diabetes Action Canada
Date: Monday, November 9, 2020

Time: 11 a.m. ET

Panelists: Dr. David Maberley, Rebecca Merritt, and Dr. Marie-Carole Boucher

Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes and accounts for 80% of diabetic-related blindness. It is the leading cause of blindness for working age Canadians. Early detection of diabetic retinopathy by regular screening effectively avoids vision loss from diabetes as necessary treatments prevent irreversible retina damage.

Telehealth retinal screening programs are an excellent option for those living with diabetes, but not regularly seeing a specialist for their diabetes complications management. Each province implements their telehealth retinal screening differently and in this webinar we will learn the approaches taken by Diabetes Action Canada investigators in British Columbia, Quebec, and Ontario. Learn more about the teleheath program.

A Q&A period will be included. Please email your questions in advance to [email protected]

Registration:

Register for the Tele-ophthalmology program here.

View Point is free of charge for all participants.

This webinar is presented by Diabetes Action Canada.

Date: Friday October 30, 2020 8:45 AM – 11:45 AM

Topic:  Viral and Bacterial Uveitis AND Other infectious uveitis & uveitis in immunocompromised populations

Speakers – Drs. V Lam and P. Christakis 

Zoom Link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88311351396?pwd=bW1yUHdBY3BOd3F0T1p0WjFpNmF0QT09

Passcode: S8LTB2

Title: Living Well with Diabetic Eye Disease
Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Time: 3 p.m. ET

Managing diabetes can be challenging and complex – even more so if you are living with an eye disease. In this webinar, multi-disciplinary experts will share their perspectives on how you can live well with diabetes. Topics discussed will include practical tips for managing diabetes while living with vision loss, mental health resources and community supports, and hearing from patient partners who have lived experience of diabetes and vision loss.

Panelists: Dr. David Wong, retinal specialist; Leanne Baarda, Independent Living Skills Specialist, Vision Loss Rehabilitation Ontario; Diana Sherifali, PhD, clinical nurse specialist, Diabetes Care and Research Program, Hamilton Health Sciences; Bert Neutel, patient partner.

Registration:

REGISTER FOR THE LIVING WELL WEBINAR

A Q&A period will be included. Please email your questions in advance to [email protected]

View Point is free of charge for all participants.

This webinar is presented in partnership with Diabetes Action Canada.

Date: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Time: 8:00 – 10:00PM EST 

Join us for the 5th annual course for Canadian senior ophthalmology residents. This year’s condensed version will focus on key highlights of the curriculum.

Course Director: IKE AHMED, MD FRCSC

Presenters:

• HADY SAHEB, MD FRCSC MPH
• GUILLERMO ROCHA, MD FRCSC
• AMANDEEP RAI, MD FRCSC
• DOMINIQUE BOURRET-MASSICOTTE, MDCM FRCPC FRCSC

Agenda Topics:

• IOL Biometry, Calculations & Formulas
• Topography Primer
• Toric Primer
• Case studies in virtual “breakout rooms”

Registration:

Register here.

This program is limited to PGY4 and PGY5 residents only.

Fighting Blindness Canada’s new virtual education series, View Point, brings the latest in vision research. Over the next several weeks, join us in exploring cutting edge vision research, new treatments for blinding eye diseases, and more.

Title: Diabetes & Vision Loss 101
Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Time: 5 p.m. ET

Description:

Did you know that one in three Canadians live with diabetes or pre-diabetes? Diabetes can cause uncontrolled bleeding in the retina, putting people with diabetes at risk of losing their eye sight. In this webinar, Dr. Netan Choudhry will discuss how diabetes affects the eye, what you can do to take care of your eyes, and what treatments are available if your sight is affected by diabetes.

Registration:

REGISTER FOR DIABETES & VISION LOSS WEBINAR

View Point is free of charge for all participants.

A Q&A period will be included. Please email your questions in advance to [email protected]

About the Podcast: Listen to expert CMPA physician advisors discuss a variety of topics affecting Canadian physicians and their practice. Covering a range of topics – from reducing risk and enhancing safe medical care, to physician wellness and how the CMPA supports its members in a changing healthcare environment – these podcasts will cover what you need to know, when you need it most.

Hosts:

Dr. Steven Bellemare, CMPA Director of Practice Improvement, and Dr. Yolanda Madarnas, CMPA Physician Advisor

https://www.cmpa-acpm.ca/en/education-events/cmpa-podcasts

Date: October 27, 2020

Time: 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Title: The Ambiguity of Pachychoroid

Speaker: Dr. Rick Spaide, Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York

Panelist: Nadia Waheed, Tufts University

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85794432915?pwd=T0Z1NGN5eFMxdXFsbFp2UG9yVmEwQT09
Passcode: connect

COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the ways in which we learn and exchange ideas. There are many impressive innovations in didactic teaching with almost all major conferences and meetings being shifted to online platforms. However, surgical education is not as easy to transform into online formats due to the inherent complexities in delivering these ideas virtually. Identifying and sharing surgical educational resources is of great priority to ophthalmologists. Prism Eye Institute is one such resource that every surgeon and surgeon-in-training should explore. These are available online, free of charge. Delivered every 1-2 weeks and accredited, they are delivered in a fun and interactive manner. They serve as good reviews for experienced surgeons and excellent learning tools for surgeons in training. Past topics include challenging cataract cases, navigating intraoperative complications, glaucoma cases, and many more. These rounds can be accessed online by registering at:

Prism Eye Round https://www.prismeyeinstitute.com/webinars/

Recommended by Zainab Khan, MD, FRCSC
Practice Resource Centre Committee Member, Canadian Ophthalmological Society

Challenges in Vitreoretinal surgery

The Calgary Ophthalmology Program and University of Calgary are organizing an online CME webinar as part of their retina grand rounds on October 21st from 7 pm to 8:30 pm ET (5 pm to 6:30 pm MT).

Short intraoperative videos demonstrating challenging vitreoretinal surgeries will be presented by retina surgeons and their current fellows. The speakers will share their experience pertaining to the management of such cases.

The goal of this CME accredited webinar is to share clinical experience among retina surgeons and educate fellows on managing these challenging cases. At the end of this webinar, learners will be able to implement practice changes based on “pearls” and take-away messages provided by the speakers.

Speakers:
Dr. Amin Kherani – University of Calgary
Dr. Geoff Williams – University of Calgary
Dr. Efrem Mandelcorn – University of Calgary
Dr. Cynthia Qian – University of Montreal
Dr. David Ehmann – University of Alberta

Topics:

Complex Retinal Detachment repair post IOFB removal
Dealing with unexpected inferior pathology during vitrectomy for RRD
Giant Retinal Tear management
Managing Adult Persistent Fetal Vasculature in RRD
The Recurrent Retinal Detachment

Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/UofCWebinar

Accreditation:

This webinar is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and approved by the Canadian Ophthalmological Society. You may claim a maximum of 1.5 hours