Date: Dec 12, 2020

Time: 09:20 – 15:30 (GMT+9)

Access Details

Registration is FREE. Please click the links below to register for the session(s) you are interested in:

1. Opening & Plenary Session
2. AI & Global Health + Lunch Symposium
3. Technical Updates in AI: Generative Adversarial Network (GAN)
4. Natural Language Processing (NLP) in Medicine & Closing
5. AI Workshop

AMMI Canada is hosting a Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) webinar to inform Canadian health care providers about the COVID-19 vaccines to increase their knowledge and confidence in the vaccines.

Topic: The Public Health Agency of Canada presents COVID-19 Vaccine Foundations for Health Care Providers.

Date: Dec 14-15, 2020

Time: 01:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

Access Details: Webinar Registration – Zoom

Opening remarks by Dr. Howard Njoo, Deputy Chief Public Health Officer

Module 1 – Health Canada COVID-19 Vaccine Approval and the Role of NACI in COVID-19 Vaccine Planning

Speakers:    

Dr. Megan Bettle, Health Canada and Dr. Caroline Quach, Chair of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI)

Objectives:

• To describe the Health Canada vaccine approval pathway for vaccines, including changes under the interim order and the status of current rolling submissions
• To underscore the guidance delivered and expected from the National Advisory

Module 2 – COVID-19 Vaccines in Canada

Speakers:    

Dr. April Killikelly and Dr. Marina Salvadori, the Public Health Agency of Canada

Objectives:

• To compare the platform technologies used by candidate vaccines against SARS-COV-2/COVID-19.
• To discuss mRNA vaccines in development by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna

Module 3 – COVID-19 Vaccine Administration and Immunization Clinic Planning

Speakers:    

Dr. Bryna Warshawsky, the Public Health Agency of Canada

Objectives:

• To describe the infection prevention and control requirements for safely providing COVID-19 vaccines given the ongoing circulation of SARS-CoV-2T
• To highlight key messages regarding vaccine storage and handling requirements
• To provide planning parameters and strategies for organizing mass immunization clinics

Things to note:

• The presentation will be delivered in English and French on two separate days and recorded.
• The recording will be made available on the AMMI Canada website immediately following the event.

Topic: Origin of Cylinders in Complex Refractive Surgery and Newer Algorithms in Management

Presenter: Vaitheeswaran Lalgudi, MD

Date: Tuesday December 8th, 2020

Time: 5:00pm – 6:00 pm (EDT, UTC -4)

Registration: https://webinar.ringcentral.com/webinar/register/WN_M0Zg1UczSmGRW7VKITW5sw

Ottawa Leads: Kashif Baig, MD and Vaitheeswaran Lalgudi, MD

The Precision Cornea Centre International Rounds is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Learning objectives:

At the end of the session, the participants should be able to:

1. Understand the sources of cylinders in complex and normal corneas

2. Understand complex interplay of corneal and ocular aberrations

3. Understand newer algorithms in managing cylinders

“Ophthalmology Quicksand Chronicles with Nicole Fram, MD & Elizabeth Yeu, MD.” Dr. Fram and Dr. Yeu will explore those pivotal moments that every surgeon will inevitably encounter when the case may not be going as planned. Each episode will feature an expert in the field where our hosts will delve into those “quicksand” moments; more specifically, the surgeon will reflect upon the nuances and lessons learned from a surgical experience that ultimately helped them evolve as surgeons.

EPISODE # 1: IKE AHMED | Small Eye, Big Problem

In this inaugural episode, hear about the origin of the quicksand chronicles podcast where the hosts will dive deep into the psychology of how to prepare for challenging cases, evolve, and improve as a result. In this episode, Dr. Ike Ahmed from Prism Eye Institution will share one of his most challenging quicksand moments with the surgical management of a nanophthalmic eye, and learn how this complex case helped Dr. Ahmed pivot and move forward as an even greater surgeon.            

November, 2020

This guide is designed for policy-makers, public health leaders and senior clinicians involved in planning, designing and implementing diabetic retinopathy screening programmes in the WHO European Region. The purpose of screening is to identify people with diabetes who are at higher risk of developing sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy so that early treatment or intervention can be offered to reduce the incidence of vision impairment or blindness. It demonstrates how the Wilson & Jungner principles apply to diabetic retinopathy screening, describes the pathway to follow and explains how to initiate new programmes or improve the effectiveness of those already existing. The guide forms part of WHO’s efforts to increase the effectiveness of screening programmes within the Region, maximizing benefits and minimizing harm.

Access details

Download the full guide in English (PDF, ‎1.632 MB)

Each month, thanks to the seminars dictated on AOP Academy webinars, you can have access to multiple conferences led by our experts in all ophthalmology topics. And this, from the comfort of your house!

Date: December 3rd, 2020

Time: 14:30 – 15:30 , EDT

Speakers

• BUI QUOC Emmanuel,Ophthalmologist, France
• COSCAS Florence, Ophthalmologist, France
• BEHAR COHEN Francine, Ophthalmologist, France
• BOUSQUET Elodie, Ophthalmologist,
• CHHABLANI Jay, Ophthalmologist, United States

Access Details

https://www.aopcongress.com/en/academy/webinar/pachychoroid-spectrum

University of Toronto and Wills Eye Hospital formally invites you to the Cornea Surgical Video Night hosted by Professors Allan Slomovic and Sadeer Hannush.

Date: Thursday December 3rd 2020
Time: 7:30 – 9:00pm EDT

Topic: Management of Challenging DMEK cases

Guest Presenters:
Professor Frank Price and Drs Anjulie Gang, Zachary Landis, Larissa Gouvea, Nizar Din, Sara Alshaker, Michael Mimouni

Panelists:
University of Toronto and Wills Eye Hospital Cornea Faculty

Zoom Link:
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dB2n3BXnS_a4-CAexh8upw

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Joint International Rounds with Precision Cornea Centre (Ottawa, Canada)

Topic: Iris Defects: Overview and management pearls

Presenter: Wadha AlSaadoun, MD

Date: Tuesday December 1st, 2020

Time: 5:00pm – 6:00 pm (EDT, UTC -4)

Registration: https://webinar.ringcentral.com/webinar/register/WN_B8yxBA1cQTWi67kOPD0tOg

Ottawa Leads: Kashif Baig, MD and Wadha AlSaadoun, MD

The Precision Cornea Centre International Rounds is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Learning objectives:

At the end of this presentation participants will be able to:

1. Identify and understand management options for partial and full iris defects.

2. Identify many types of iris implants used in aniridia, and their advantages and disadvantages.

Joint International Rounds with Precision Cornea Centre (Ottawa, Canada)

Topic: Corneal Neurotization and Neurotrophic Keratopathy

Presenter: Darrell Lewis, MD

Date: Tuesday November 24th, 2020

Time: 5:00pm – 6:00 pm (EDT, UTC -5)

Registration: https://webinar.ringcentral.com/webinar/register/WN_MIg9NCWTRcGfdD4ioZvw0Q

Ottawa Leads: Kashif Baig, MD and Darrell Lewis, MD

Accreditation: 

The Precision Cornea Centre International Rounds is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Learning objectives:

By the end of the session participants will be able to:

1. Understand some common pathologies and processes contributing to corneal neuropathy

2. Understand and identify possible therapeutic options for corneal neuropathy including medical and surgical management