The Canadian Women in Medicine (CWIM) Conference will take place from June 2 – 4, 2022 in Victoria, BC or Virtual.

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

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

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.

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.

Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Allergan, an AbbVie company.

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.

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.

Clinical Day in Ophthalmology 2022 – Glaucoma

Glaucoma Past and Present: How far we’ve come

Clinical Day in Ophthalmology is an annual one-day event hosted by Western University in London Ontario. The meeting is directed towards ophthalmologists, post-graduate trainees, optometrists and allied health personnel. The topic this year is glaucoma with Canadian and International guest speakers. Lively discussion and audience participation is encouraged.

Date:  Friday, April 8th, 2022

Location: Virtual

Type of event: Conference

Learning objectives:

• Understand the breadth of medical and surgical therapy for glaucoma
• Determine the most appropriate treatment strategies for individual patients with glaucoma
• Utilize OCT for the assessment and management of glaucoma
• Recognize how social factors affect management and outcome in glaucoma

Registration: $100 for physicians and eye care professionals, $15 for allied health personnel and free for trainees. 

This event 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 Continuing Professional Development, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University. You may claim a maximum of 4.5 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

The All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS) is planning a 3-day International Ophthalmic Conclave from February 18 – 20, 2022, and will be broadcast on a virtual platform for the benefit of our ophthalmic community across the globe.

Canadian Ophthalmologists Dr. Mona Dagher, Dr. Josh Teichman, Dr. Béatrice Des Marchais, and Dr. Kashif Baig, and Dr. Varun Chaudhary will present a symposium at the International Ophthalmic Conclave of the AIOS.

The Canadian Ophthalmology Student Interest Group (COSIG) is pleased to invite you to the 6th talk of our Canadian Ophthalmology Mentorship Program (COMP) Speakers Series featuring Dr. Colin Mann MD, FRCSC (COS President), Dr. Erin Demmings MD, MEd, FRCSC and Dr. Ken Roberts MD, FRCSC.

Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Time: 6 PM EST to 7 PM EST