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

Moderators:

• Sarah Forgie MD, MED, FRCPC, President, Association of Medical, Microbiology and Infectious Disease (AMMI) Canada
• Marina Salvadori MD, FRCPC, COVID-19 Clinical Lead Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

To register please CLICK HERE.

Things to note:

• The presentation will be delivered in English and recorded. 
• The recording will be made available on the AMMI Canada website immediately following the event. www.ammi.ca  

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.

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

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

Panelists:

• Bailey Freund, Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York
• Lee Jampol, Former Chair, Northwestern University
• Larry Yannuzzi, Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York

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

Password: connect

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

Webinar Details

Date: June 23, 2020 | 5:00pm–6:30pm

Title: RETINA CONNECT – Uveitis – the layering effect

Speaker: Sunil Srivastava, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic

Panelists:
Tom Albini, Bascom Palmer
Nupura Bakshi, University of Toronto
Deborah Goldstein, Northwestern University
Efrem Mandelcorn, University of Toronto
Steven Yeh, Emory University

Zoom link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87588347329?pwd=b0EyRjNSdUd6SGRjbk1jbmkyYXV0Zz09

Password: connect

Joint virtual rounds with Clinica Baviera (Madrid, Spain)

 Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Time: 5:00pm – 6:00pm (EDT, UTC-4)

Topic: ICL vault range: A paradigm shift in the evaluation of the IOL-lens vault

Guest: Felix Gonzalez, Clinica Baviera, Madrid, Spain

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

Ottawa Lead: Kashif Baig, MD
Madrid Lead: Felix Gonzalez, MD

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

Webinar Details

Date: June 16, 2020 | 5:00pm–6:30pm

TITLE: RETINA CONNECT – AI-based measurement of fluid in anti-VEGF treatment guidance

SPEAKER: Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth, Professor and Chair, Dept of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Vienna

Panelists:

• Yannek Leiderman, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, UIC
• Aleksandra Rachitskaya, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic
• Linda Lam, University of Southern California

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83515653672?pwd=KzRTSXBQM042RTlTUEQ2T3N0K2w0QT09

Password: connect

Sunday June 14, 2020 – 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Title: Canadian National Neuro-Ophthalmology Rounds

Speaker: Drs. Danah Albreiki and Behzad Mansouri

Objectives:

1.To describe an approach to neuro-ophthalmic presentations
2.To understand use of neuroimaging in neuro-ophthalmology

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86242041201?pwd=aXc1QWZwWGJZaUNGVzR2cWxyVFliUT09

Meeting ID: 862 4204 1201

Password: 7uVVgG

Join by phone:
Meeting ID: 862 4204 1201
Password: 813873
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcrmD6VjG

Friday June 12, 2020 – 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Topic: What I have learnt from ocular genetics rotation at Sickkids Hospital – Discussion of cases

Speakers: Dr. Hugo Lee

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82094466147?pwd=ZmE3N2xmQndNSkhhSU1kZEJ1Zm9NQT09

Password: 1ZhC8t