An online group-learning activity on vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC), focusing on diagnosis and management, with the goal of creating greater disease awareness to optimize care for children and adolescents suffering from VKC.

Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Speaker: Dr. Asim Ali

Target audience:

This educational program has been designed to meet the educational needs of Canadian ophthalmologists involved in the clinical diagnosis and management of vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC).

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Recall the current diagnostic measures and criteria used to diagnose VKC 
• Describe the graded treatment strategies available for patients having VKC
• Discuss the clinical evidence supporting the use of therapeutics in the treatment of severe VKC
• Evaluate how long-term care and follow-up of patients with VKC can be optimized

Accreditation:

This program meets the accreditation criteria as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and has been accredited by the Office of Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University for up to 1 Section 1 credits/hours.

Register for the session that is the most convenient for you!

19:00 – 20:00 EST
16:00 – 17:00 PST
17:00 – 18:00 MST
20:00 – 21:00 AST

21:30 – 22:30 EST
18:30 – 19:30 PST
19:30 – 20:30 MST
22:30 – 23:30 AST

For further information or assistance with registration please contact the program organizers at [email protected]

This program has received an educational grant and in-kind support from Santen Inc.

Date: Sunday, May 29th

Time: 7:30pm – 9:00 pm ET

CCOR has partnered with MD Financial to put together a panel event that addresses all of the most highly requested topics including: common financial mistakes by residents/fellows, when/how to approach incorporation, job contracts/negotiation, and tax optimization for early career staff. 

Moderated by our CCOR President, Michael Nguyen. The speakers will be as follows:

• Marc Kraichati, Early Career Education Specialist at MD Financial
• Nicky Huq, Lawyer specializing in contract assessment, negotiations, and business law as relevant to physicians
• Bonnie Tan, Partner and a member of MNP’s Professionals Services tax accounting group

These speakers all have experience working with ophthalmologists and will be making their talks relevant to our specialty. There will be references to the profile done by the CMA. There will be a question period at the end of the session.

If you are interested in attending and have any questions to submit prior to the session please fill out this google form with your email address where the Zoom link will be sent out prior to the event:

CCOR has provided an opportunity for MD Financial to address its membership. Any information, views or opinions expressed are solely those of the presenter and do not necessarily represent those of CCOR or the COS. As always, CCOR members are encouraged to explore other options which may be available to them.

Be sure to join us as Dr. Jason Noble moderates this webinar featuring presentations by Dr. Tom Sheidow and Dr. Nupura Bakshi followed by live Q&A with the presenters.

Date: April 28, 2022
Time: 7:30 – 8:30 PM ET
Registration: Click here to register

Moderator:
Jason Noble, MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences
University of Toronto

The Impact of Retinal Fluid and Its Optimal Management in Clinical Practice

Presenter:
Tom Sheidow, MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Western University

Learning Objectives
After participating in this activity, participants will be able to:

• Refine and optimize nAMD management practices
• Recognize therapy compliance issues and formulate mitigation plans
• Interpret the significance of recalcitrant fluid and apply management strategies accordingly

Presenter:
Nupura Bakshi, MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor
Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences
University of Toronto

Learning Objectives
After participating in this activity, participants will be able to:

• Refine and optimize nAMD management practices
• Identify common and less frequent complications and establish appropriate management strategies

CPD Credits

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 hour (credits are automatically calculated).

This webinar was co-developed by the COS and Novartis and was planned to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity and balance.

Date: Wednesday Apr 20, 2022

Time: 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM

Topic: Charles Bonnet Syndrome 

Speaker: Dr. Alan Berger  

Zoom link:

Meeting ID: 606 027 104

Passcode: 267015

February 23rd – 26th, 2023, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

APAO Congress 2023 will be held under the theme of “Reconnect and Collaborate”. After 2 years of COVID, a physical APAO Congress returns to Malaysia. Delegates are encouraged to register at their earliest convenience.

Advancing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Ophthalmology: Insights from Dr. Keith Carter, Past-President of AAO and AUPO. We will discuss obvious inequities in society and healthcare that everyone can understand. We will share data showing the current state of healthcare disparities and we’ll discuss the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion programs and the minority mentorship program. A lecture by Dr. Keith Carter will be followed by a panel discussion.

This webinar will take place on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 from 8:00 – 9:30 pm EST.

Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar participants will be able to:

• Describe the impact of equity, diversity and inclusion efforts
• Identify how equity, diversity and inclusion programs improve their practice or institution
• Reference the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s effort to improve the minority medical student pipeline

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.

This webinar is supported by a sponsorship from Bayer.

Speaker – Dr. Keith Carter

Keith Carter, M.D., is the Lillian C. O’Brien and Dr. C.S. O’Brien Chair in Ophthalmology and Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

Dr. Carter earned a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy from Purdue University and a medical degree from Indiana University. He completed an ophthalmology residency at the University of Michigan, and a fellowship in oculoplastics and orbital surgery at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He has been a faculty member at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics since 1988. He served as Residency Program Director for 14 years and was appointed Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences in January 2006. He is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a fellow of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and American College of Surgeons. He has trained over 20 oculoplastic fellows and countless residents.

He is past President of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and past President of the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology. He currently serves as the chair of the Executive Committee for the Minority Ophthalmology Mentoring Program

Virtual conference taking place May 5-6, 2022.

We In this two-day ethics education event, rising voices and important truths will illuminate the shortcomings of a healthcare system that has attended most to those with privilege – whether due to intent, convenience, oversight or disinterest. This learning will challenge our systems of research, health care access, innovation processes, prioritization of funding and even our health care ethics lens. With the humility required to examine the social failures of healthcare, this conference will look for opportunities to build cultural safety and realign the work of the health care system to answer society’s call to justice.

Target Audience: Physicians, registered nurses, social workers and allied health, ethicists, people interested in ethical practices in public health, those interested in health policy, residents & students, specialty medicine, other.

CPD Credits: Up to 7.0 Mainpro+/ MOC Section 1 credits

Keynote Speaker: Nadine Caron, MA Public Health, MD, BSc Kinesiology. Professor, Northern Medical Program, University of Northern BC.

Date: June 2nd – June 5th, 2022

Jio World Centre
Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra East, Mumbai

The society organises annual conferences in different parts of the country. In these conferences, a number of scientific activities that include instruction courses, symposia, lectures, post graduate refresher courses, booth lectures, wet labs, surgical skill transfer courses etc. are conducted for the promotion and mutual exchange of knowledge in the field of ophthalmic science.

The society also gives incentives to the members in the form of awards, orations, prizes and Fellowships in recognition of their services in the various specialties.

Click the link below to learn more and to register:

Kiawah Eye offers time to gain practice pearls and exchange ideas with colleagues in an interactive and beautiful setting. June 2 – 4, Kiawah Island, South Carolina.