View from the top: A Panel Discussion with Women Leaders in Medicine
Date: Tuesday, March 8th, 2022
Time: 8:00 – 9:00 pm ET
Imagine a gender equal health system. One that is free of bias towards women physicians, medical learners, health workers and patients. We must eliminate the double standard, and level the playing field. What would that look like? What could be achieved? Join Canada’s top women in medicine as they share their experience and discuss how to #BreakTheBias.
Moderated by: Dr. Katharine Smart, President, Canadian Medical Association
Dr. Gigi Osler, President, Federation of Medical Women of Canada
Dr. Modupe Tunde-Byass, President, Black Physicians of Canada
Dr. Deidre Young, President, Canadian Women in Medicine
Dr. Sarah Funnell, Founding Director, Centre for Indigenous Health Research and Education
Dr. Joanne Liu, Former President, Doctors Without Borders International
Click the link below to register:
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Turkish Ophthalmological Association Symposium
From March 11 – 13 in Trabzon, Turkey, the Turkish Ophthalmological Association is holding its 18th March Symposium that includes scientific panel discussions and presentations focused on the topic of optic nerve diseases.
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ESOPRS Winter Meeting
The European Sociey of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is holding its Winter Meeting from March 10 – 13, 2022 in Zermatt, Switzerland for both full and international members.
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CWIM Conference 2022
The Canadian Women in Medicine (CWIM) Conference will take place from June 2 – 4, 2022 in Victoria, BC or Virtual.
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2022 COS Annual Meeting and Exhibition
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The 2022 COS Annual Meeting and Exhibition will take place in-person in Halifax, Nova Scotia
June 9 – 12, 2022.
This meeting boasts an outstanding international and Canadian faculty presenting the latest in ophthalmic research and practice. The COS Annual Meeting includes invited lectures, scientific papers, wet labs and workshops, as well as networking opportunities and an extensive exhibition of ophthalmic equipment and services.
The COS Annual Meeting brings together ophthalmologists and eye care professionals across the spectrum of vision health, from research to patient care.
Meeting Learning Objectives
By participating in this year’s meeting, attendees will:
- Integrate into their practice, knowledge and skills gained from the sharing of Canadian and international research and scientific studies
- Discuss recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases
- Compare and contrast core concepts, new advances and clinical experiences by networking with colleagues and internationally renowned keynote speakers
- Enhance or develop new skills through hands-on learning experience in a Surgical Skills Transfer Course
- Appraise new and innovative technology and discuss developments in treatment and medical devices with industry representatives in the Exhibition Hall
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If you have already registered thank you! We look forward to seeing you in Halifax.
For further information visit the 2022 COS Annual Meeting website: www.cos-sco.ca/COS2022
2022 ARVO Annual Meeting
ARVO 2022 will highlight how great challenges in vision science can be overcome by collaboration and free sharing of ideas within interdisciplinary teams. Join us May 1-4 in Denver, Colorado and/or virtually May 11-12, for this showcase of new research hosted under the theme, Accelerating Discovery through Team Science.
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Demystifying Glaucoma
Free webinar Tuesday, March 8 at 7:00 pm EST. “Glaucoma Surgeries: An Overview, Different Types and When It’s Time” will be presented by Dr. Matt Schlenker, MD, FRCSC, MSc.
Visit the Glaucoma Research Society of Canada’s website for more information and to register.
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Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Allergan, an AbbVie company.
Global COPHy
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The 2nd Virtual Global Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology: COPHY Global will take place from June 24 – 25, 2022.
As with our previous meetings, COPHY Virtual Congress will serve as an exclusive forum for international experts to share and compare experiences that focus on controversies in ophthalmology, in order to discuss both sides of common management issues. Prof. Barry Kuppermann and Prof. Anat Loewenstein will be co-chairing the COPHy Global Virtual 2022 congress.
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2022 AGS Meeting
The American Glaucoma Society (AGS) will hold its 2022 Annual Meeting in Nashville, TN from March 3-6, and will also offer virtual access to a hybrid component of the meeting.
- All general sessions and symposium will be live streamed into the virtual platform
- There will be a virtual poster session to interact with poster presenters
- Surgical Videos will be available online
- We are offering a mobile app so that the meeting is at your fingertips
- Access the meeting content for 6 months after the meeting to revisit the best of glaucoma
We invite you to join us online if you can’t join us in person.
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