Upon completion, you will be able to

1. Define negligence (civil liability in Québec) in a medical malpractice context.
2. List the elements that must be proven to find negligence (civil liability in Québec).
3. Describe how the courts determine if a physician has breached the standard of care (committed a fault in Québec).

This activity is an Accredited Self-Assessment Program (Section 3) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the CMPA. You may claim a maximum of 0.5 hour (credits are automatically calculated).

This activity was published in July 2021.

World-renowned glaucoma specialists share how they approach surgical challenges. Mark your calendar for the WGA Surgical Grand Rounds Webinar on January 27, 2022. The webinar will be broadcast live at two timeslots, making sure that wherever you are, you can tune in at a time that suits you. As a bonus, you’ll have early access to the on-demand replay of the webinar.

Once registered, you can join one of the two sessions at your preferred time:

• 8 am UTC | find your local time here
• 3 pm UTC | find your local time here

The webinar will address:

• Treatment of bleb dysesthesia/overhanging blebs presented by Paul Palmberg. Panelists: Yvonne Buys and Peng Khaw. Moderated by Tanuj Dada.
  
• Pseudoexfoliation glaucoma with small pupil and cataract with zonular weakness presented by Arsham Sheybani. Panelists: Antonio Fea and Marlene Moster. Moderated by Pradeep Ramulu.

The December 2021 CJO is now available online. Here are some of the highlights: 

Resident Perspectives + visual abstract: Our residents have summarized 4 articles that are relevant to ophthalmology learners here in Canada and around the globe, including the article featured in our June visual abstract, Micropulse trans-scleral laser therapy outcomes for uncontrolled glaucoma: a prospective 18-month study.

Review and original research articles:

• Visual outcomes following cataract surgery in age-related macular degeneration patients [original research]
• Intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor versus panretinal LASER photocoagulation for proliferative diabetic retinopathy [systematic review]
• Corneal densitometry and biomechanical properties in patients with primary congenital glaucoma [original research]
• Vision-related quality-of-life estimates in adolescent youths [original research]

Research letters and case reports:

• Profile of glaucoma surgical and laser procedures in Alberta from 2003 to 2018 [research letter]
• Low prevalence of fibrate use in adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes and established diabetic retinopathy [research letter]
• Guttae-like changes post Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty [case report]
• Cystoid macular edema secondary to latanoprostene bunod [case report]
• Cataract appropriateness tightrope [case report]

Follow the CJO on social media:

Twitter: @CanJOphth

Instagram: @cjo_jco

Facebook: CanJOphth

Case-Based Neuro-Ophthalmology: Multiple choice questions and explanations is an online textbook designed for ophthalmology and neurology residents learning neuro-ophthalmology through cases and multiple-choice questions.

Contact Person: Jonathan Micieli, [email protected]

Canadian Neuro-ophthalmology Group eTextbook of Eye Movements is an Online Textbook that serves as a comprehensive clinical review of ocular motor function and dysfunction.

Optics for Residents with Dr V Penner A series of short youtube videos on various topics in optics intended for residents. Dr. Penner discusses approaches and answers to common optics questions.

Online Resource

One Retinoblastoma World website. Le site web répertorie les centres mondiaux qui traitent le rétinoblastome, ainsi que leurs ressources/capacités humaines et matérielles.

Le rétinoblastome est un cancer de l’œil agressif qui touche chaque année 8 000 nouveaux bébés et enfants dans le monde. Une détection précoce et des soins coordonnés et fondés sur des preuves dans des centres de traitement spécialisés sont essentiels pour sauver des vies et la vision

The October 2021 CJO is now available online. Here are some of the highlights: 

Resident Perspectives + visual abstract: Our residents have summarized 4 articles that are relevant to ophthalmology learners here in Canada and around the globe, including the article featured in our June visual abstract, Subclinical ocular inflammation in patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis.

Review and original research articles:

• The many faces of ocular syphilis: case-based update on recognition, diagnosis, and treatment [review]

• Incremental effect of topical and oral moxifloxacin administration with surgical intracameral prophylaxis  [original research]

•   Applications of iodine-125 plaque radiotherapy for residual or recurrent retinoblastoma  [original research]

• Natural history of incomplete retinal pigment epithelial and outer retinal atrophy in age-related macular degeneration  [original research]

Research letters and case reports:

• Enhancing medical professionals’ and students’ empathy for visually impaired patients using virtual reality [research letter]

• Conjunctival carriage of SARS-CoV-2 using serial sampling: risk factors and protective factors [research letter]
• Two cases of bilateral blindness from Klebsiella pneumoniae endogenous endophthalmitis [case report]
• Acute macular neuroretinopathy in a case of chronic lymphocytic leukemia [case report]
• Full-thickness macular hole repair with associated asteroid hyalosis [case report]

Follow the CJO on social media:

Twitter: @CanJOphth

Instagram: @cjo_jco

Facebook: CanJOphth

The Canadian Psychological Association has produced a series of Fact Sheets in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

English and French links are below.