Date: Friday April 8, 2022

Time: 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Topic:  Best practices for establishing international collaborations in global ophthalmology

Speaker: Dr. Helen Dimaras

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OBJECTIVES:   

1. To learn about One Retinoblastoma World (www.1rbw.org), an online cooperative network of global treatment centers working to address the high retinoblastoma mortality observed in low-and-middle income countries.

2. To examine how network analysis methods were applied to determine the number, scope, nature, and impact of collaborations within One Retinoblastoma World.

3. To be able to reflect on and discuss best practices for global ophthalmology collaborations.

Date: Thursday April 7, 2022 

Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Topic:  Is this Cornea on-call?

Speaker: Dr. Nizar Din

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OBJECTIVES:   

1. Acute and definitive management of scleral perforations

2. Case review of iatrogenic causes of neurotrophic keratopathy

3. A review of special traumatic laceration repair

4. Large tectonic keratoplasty in the context of severe bacterial keratitis

The Council of Canadian Ophthalmology Residents (CCOR) has been working with a group of medical students from the Canadian Ophthalmology Student Interest Group (COSIG) to put together a speed mentoring session. We would like to cordially invite you as small group leaders at the 2022 COSIG Annual Meeting (CAM).

CCOR-COSIG Speed Mentoring Session

Through this session, you will share your journey to ophthalmology with medical students across Canada. No preparation is required! You will be asked to provide insight on the life of an ophthalmology resident

Date: Saturday, May 28th, 2022
Time: 2:30-3:50 PM EST 
Structure: 4 x 20 – minute breakout rooms on Zoom

Guest Speakers: Drs. Cynthia Qian, Guillermo Rocha, Dr. Agnes Wong

If interested, please fill in this form https://forms.gle/JZJ5JkxJFz4hSVyc7 by Sunday, April 24th. 

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: Friday April 1, 2022

Time: 8:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Topic: Cataract surgery: techniques, phacodynamics AND Cataract surgery in special situations, advanced IOL techniques
Speaker: Dr. Baseer Khan

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Passcode: 930664

Date: Friday April 1, 2022

Time: 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Topic: Vision Rehabilitation for Glaucoma: it Makes a Difference!
Speaker: Dr. Monica Daibert-Nido
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OBJECTIVES:   

1) Assessment for vision rehabilitation in glaucoma: tests that disclose what is happening

2) Interventions for vision rehabilitation in glaucoma: how can they improve reading and distance vision?

3) Tunnel vision: how to deal with it?

Date: Thursday March 31, 2022 

Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Topic:  Pediatric Keratoplasty – Tips and Tricks for safer surgery

Speaker: Dr.  Uri ElBaz

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OBJECTIVES:   

1. To be familiar with recent literature regarding pediatric lamellar keratoplasty.

2. To be familiar with the challenges involved in pediatric keratoplasty.

3. To learn about the different ways to overcome these challenges.

Date: Tuesday April 5, 2022

Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Topic:  Function vs Anatomy in Retinal Detachment Repair

Speakers: Drs. Rajeev Muni, Roberto Dell’omo, Sunir Garg, Peter Kertes 

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OBJECTIVES:

1.Explore how the retina re-attaches

2.Understand how functional and anatomical outcomes differ with various retina repair techniques

3.Learn strategies for pneumatic retinopexy