Category Archives: For Ophthalmologists

U of T Med: Heal Thyself

Oct 5th, 2019

U of T Med is an alumni magazine like no other. Bold, ambitious and lively, we dive into medicine’s most pressing topics. Heal Thyself is the U of T Med publication from Summer 2017 addressing the topic of physician mental health. This issue features: Can We Talk About Physician Mental Health? Who Heals the Healer? […]

CMQ Regulation 2019

Sep 27th, 2019

As you know, the College des médecins du Québec (CMQ) has approved a new regulation (Règlement sur la formation continue obligatoire des médecins), which came into force on January 1, 2019. The regulation stipulates that all physicians licensed in Quebec must report their continuing professional development (CPD) activities to the CMQ. We want to reassure […]

Why Organizations, Researchers, and Patients Are Falling Prey to Predatory Journals

Sep 26th, 2019

Participate by Live Stream or in-person on October 10 from 1:30 – 2:30 PM. This interactive talk will provide an overview of what predatory journals are and describe how they are having an impact on organizations, researchers, and patients. In doing so, the talk will touch on related topics including academic incentives, research funding, and […]

Podcast Review: Assessment, feedback and the alchemy of learning

Sep 16th, 2019

Key Literature in Medical Education (KeyLIME) is a weekly podcast produced by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Articles that are important, innovative, or will impact your educational practice are discussed, bringing you the main points in under half an hour. In episode 191, Creating a risky recipe for learning, host Dr. […]

Position Statement on the Use of Nonpowder Projectile Weapons, Including Airsoft, BB, Nerf, Paintball, and Pellet Guns

Sep 13th, 2019

(July 2019 ) Background The use of nonpowder projectile weapons, including airsoft, ball bearing (BB), Nerf, paintball, and pellet guns, is associated with a risk of eye injury that could result in vision loss, blindness, or loss of the eye. Given the growing number of recreational activities—for both children and adults—involving nonpowder projectile weapons, the […]

What Scares You, Scares Me Too

Sep 4th, 2019

Presented by Lesya Shuba, MD, PhD, FRCSC This module will consist of interactive discussion of clinical cases, allowing participants to discuss some challenging clinical scenarios in glaucoma. Participants will have a chance to review common features of glaucoma as opposed to other optic neuropathies, discuss unusual cases of inflammatory glaucoma, the diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas […]

“Little” things make BIG differences: Recognizing and Managing Disruptive Behaviour in the Clinical Environment

Jul 30th, 2019

“Little” things make BIG differences is an online module, and has been accredited as a Section 3: Self-Assessment Program. The program designed to help practicing physicians, residents, administrators, and other team members build knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to better recognize and manage issues of disruptive behavior in their team based settings. Premise of the […]

CanMEDS Program: Better Practice, Better Outcomes

Jul 26th, 2019

The CanMEDS Framework was developed by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada to provide key strategies for healthcare professionals to increase efficiencies in their practice, improve communication with patients and colleagues, and demonstrate stronger leadership. The program explicitly expresses how CanMEDS roles are used in everyday clinical and non-clinical practice. The CanMEDS […]

Sustained funding to ensure access to anti-vascular endothelial growth factor drugs

Jul 18th, 2019

(July 2019) Access Details Read the full position paper from the Canadian Retina Society (CRS)