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Clinical Updates from PHAC and AMMI Canada – Challenges in COVID-19 Laboratory Testing

The Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease (AMMI) Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) are collaborating on an online open access webinar series to provide cutting edge continuing education to Canadian medical professionals in the context of COVID-19.

Date: Thursday, July 23, 2020

Time: 16:00 – 17:00 EDT

Title : Challenges in COVID-19 Laboratory Testing

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Feasibility of a School-Based Vision Screening Program to Detect Undiagnosed Visual Problems in Kindergarten Children in Ontario

July 20, 2020

Mayu Nishimura, Agnes Wong, Helen Dimaras and Daphne Maurer

BACKGROUND: Visual problems can negatively affect visual development and learning but often go undetected. We assessed the feasibility of scaling up a school-based screening program to identify and treat kindergarten children with visual problems.

METHODS: We conducted a prospective cohort study offering vision screening to junior (JK) and senior kindergarten (SK) children attending 43 schools in 15 Ontario communities. Screening comprised photoscreeners and tests of visual acuity, stereoacuity and eye alignment. Children who failed any test were referred for a comprehensive eye examination, with treatment as needed (e.g., glasses).

RESULTS: Using a passive consent model, 89% of children were screened compared with 62% using an active consent model (p < 0.001). Referral rates to an optometrist varied across schools (mean referral rate for children in JK 53%, range 25%–83%; mean referral rate for children in SK 34%, range 12%–61%). Among 4811 children who were screened, a visual problem was detected in 516 (10.7%), including 164 (3.4%) with amblyopia and 324 (6.7%) with clinically significant refractive errors. For 347 (67.2%) of the children with a visual problem, this was their first eye examination. Rescreening in Year 2 did not lead to detection of additional problems among children who passed screening in Year 1. Regardless of location (child’s school or optometrist’s office), 1563 (68.9%) of children attended the follow-up optometry examination. Most of the children who were surveyed (291 of 322, 90.4%) indicated that they enjoyed vision screening.

INTERPRETATION: Many children in Ontario with a visual problem were not being identified by the status quo in 2015–2017. We found that in-school vision screening with follow-up eye examinations is an effective strategy for identifying at-risk children and placing them in eye care before grade 1

Accepted March 20, 2020.

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PCC Rounds – The ABCD Grading System for Keratoconus: Practical Lessons for Staging and Monitoring of Progression

Joint International Rounds between Precision Cornea Centre (Ottawa, Canada) and University of Arizona (Tucson, USA)

Topic: The ABCD Grading System for Keratoconus: Practical lessons for staging and monitoring of progression

Presenter: Michael Belin, MD

Date: Tuesday, July 21st, 2020

Time: 5:00pm – 6:00 pm (EDT, UTC -4)

Registration: https://webinar.ringcentral.com/webinar/register/WN_ReFi0NzyRRuK9sFz-OK2Zw

Ottawa Lead: Kashif Baig, MD
Tucson Lead: Michael Belin, MD

The Precision Cornea Centre International Rounds is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Learning objectives: At the end of the session participants should be able to: 1. Use both the ABCD staging and ABCD progression display in the evaluation and treatment of keratoconus 2. Understand how to incorporate the ABCD staging and progression display into clinical practice

PCC Rounds – Advances in the Treatment of Keratoconus with Asymmetric Intracorneal Rings

Joint International Rounds between Precision Cornea Centre (Ottawa, Canada) and Zaldivar Institute (Mendoza, Argentina)

Topic: Advances in the treatment of keratoconus with asymmetric intracorneal rings

Presenter: Juan Carlos Grandin, MD

Date: Tuesday July 14th, 2020

Time: 5:00 – 6:00pm (EDT, UTC -4)

Registration: https://meetings.ringcentral.com/j/6137462244

Ottawa Lead: Kashif Baig, MD
Mendoza Lead: Juan Carlos Grandin, MD

PCC Rounds – Advanced Excimer Cases: PTK in Corneal Scars and PRK after PKP

Joint International Rounds between Precision Cornea Centre (Ottawa, Canada) and Children’s Hospital Ricardo Gutierrez (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Topic: Advanced excimer cases: PTK in corneal scars and PRK after PKP

Presenter: Esteban Santiago, MD

Date: Tuesday July 7th, 2020

Time: 5:00pm – 6:00 pm (EDT, UTC -4)

Registration: https://meetings.ringcentral.com/j/6137462244

Ottawa Lead: Kashif Baig, MD
Buenos Aires Lead: Esteban Santiago, MD

Clinical Updates from PHAC and AMMI Canada Infection Prevention & Control (IPAC) – Management Of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care

The Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease (AMMI) Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) are collaborating on an online open access webinar series to provide cutting edge continuing education to Canadian medical professionals in the context of COVID-19.

Date:     Thursday, July 9, 2020

Time:     16:00 – 16:45 EDT

Title: Infection Prevention & Control (IPAC) Management of COVID-19 in Long-term Care

Speaker: Dr. Jerome Leis MD, MSC, FRCPC

Dr. Leis is the Medical Director of Infection Prevention & Control at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto. His research is focused on the development of new models of care that reduce the risk of hospital-acquired infection and promote the appropriate use of antibiotics.  During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Leis has supported both hospital and long-term care sectors in both prevention and control of COVID-19 transmission.

Objectives:
• Review the transmission of COVID-19 in long-term care homes
that experienced outbreaks
• Discuss infection prevention and control practices for protecting residents
and healthcare workers in long-term care facilities

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The Consortium of Universities for Global Health – Webinars

The Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) is a Washington, DC based organization of over 170 academic institutions and other organizations from around the world engaged in addressing global health challenges. CUGH was established in 2008 with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation.

CUGH supports academic institutions and partners to improve the wellbeing of people and the planet through education, research, service, and advocacy.

While CUGH is not focused exclusively in eye health, it is a resource for global health. Ophthalmologists with a mind for global health will find their webinars touch on a broad range of subjects from around the world. To access CUGH list of future webinars and collection of previously recorded webinars, click here.

PCC Rounds- Latest Trends in Corneal Transplant Surgery

Joint International Rounds between Precision Cornea Centre (Ottawa, Canada) and Apollo Hospitals (Hyderabad, India)

Topic: Latest trends in corneal transplant surgery

Presenter: Rajesh Fogla, MD

Date: Tuesday June 30th, 2020

Time: 7:00am-8:00am (EDT, UTC- 4)

Registration: https://meetings.ringcentral.com/j/6137462244

Ottawa Lead: Kashif Baig, MD
Hyderabad Lead: Rajesh Fogla, MD

Webinar – Retina Connect : Imaging Features of Placoid Disorders

The University of Toronto, Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences invites you to RETINA CONNECT.

Webinar Details

Date: June 30, 2020 | 6:00pm–7:00pm NEW TIME*

Title: RETINA CONNECT – Imaging features of Placoid Disorders

Speaker: Anita Agarwal, West Coast Retina

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Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81602932731?pwd=L2M3RnZzQWw0QXZxT1d0b1FQY0hudz09

Password: connect