About Podcast: Host Gary Wörtz, MD, invites a range of experts to guide listeners through their areas of expertise, inserting thought-provoking questions along the way. From disruptive treatments and technologies to tried-and-true ophthalmic practices, Ophthalmology off the Grid lends a curious perspective to topics new and old for an honest look at ophthalmology today.

Frequency: 1 episode / month

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About Podcast: Eyes for Ears is an Ophthalmology podcast focused on bringing you topic review for board and exam prep, interviews highlighting issues and stories relevant for young ophthalmologists and preparation for residency. Co-hosted by Ben Young and Andrew Pouw.

Frequency: 1 episode / week

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About Podcast: Ophthalmology’s leaders convene at the Ophthalmology Innovation Summits held several times a year. OIS Podcasts keeps the conversation going the entire year. In weekly podcasts, Host Ehsan Sadri interviews the most influential industry executives, investors, KOLs, and researchers about what they see as the most exciting approaches to finding new ways to treat eye disease.

Frequency: 2 episodes / week

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This is a collection of Resources for Medical Students.

Interactive Cases:

• https://www.aao.org/interactive-med-student-cases

Textbooks:

• https://timroot.com/ophthobook/

Online Clinical Skills Videos:

• Visual acuity – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg5TnZU3afM
• Tonopen – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb8fxcCsUt4
• Pupils – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq7-1eGrXss
• Slit lamp – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcVCGNHfqow
• Direct Ophthalmoscopy – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozpgDGld9AE

Documentation in Ophthalmology:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg5TnZU3afM

Case studies:

• https://www.mcw.edu/departments/ophthalmology-eye-institute/education/ophthalmic-case-studies
• http://kellogg.umich.edu/theeyeshaveit/

The Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease (AMMI) Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) are collaborating on an online open access webinar series to provide cutting edge continuing education to Canadian medical professionals in the context of COVID-19.

Date: Thursday, July 23, 2020

Time: 16:00 – 17:00 EDT

Title : Challenges in COVID-19 Laboratory Testing

Objectives:

• Review molecular and serological testing for COVID-19
• Discuss common questions and controversies in COVID-19 laboratory testing

Speakers:    

• Dr. Carmen Charlton PhD, D(ABMM), FCCM Clinical Microbiologist, Alberta Precision Laboratories – Public Health
• Dr. Nathan Zelyas MD, MSc, FRCPC, D(ABMM) Medical Microbiologist, Alberta Precision Laboratories – Public Health

To register please CLICK HERE.

Things to note:

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

July 20, 2020

Mayu Nishimura, Agnes Wong, Helen Dimaras and Daphne Maurer

BACKGROUND: Visual problems can negatively affect visual development and learning but often go undetected. We assessed the feasibility of scaling up a school-based screening program to identify and treat kindergarten children with visual problems.

METHODS: We conducted a prospective cohort study offering vision screening to junior (JK) and senior kindergarten (SK) children attending 43 schools in 15 Ontario communities. Screening comprised photoscreeners and tests of visual acuity, stereoacuity and eye alignment. Children who failed any test were referred for a comprehensive eye examination, with treatment as needed (e.g., glasses).

RESULTS: Using a passive consent model, 89% of children were screened compared with 62% using an active consent model (p < 0.001). Referral rates to an optometrist varied across schools (mean referral rate for children in JK 53%, range 25%–83%; mean referral rate for children in SK 34%, range 12%–61%). Among 4811 children who were screened, a visual problem was detected in 516 (10.7%), including 164 (3.4%) with amblyopia and 324 (6.7%) with clinically significant refractive errors. For 347 (67.2%) of the children with a visual problem, this was their first eye examination. Rescreening in Year 2 did not lead to detection of additional problems among children who passed screening in Year 1. Regardless of location (child’s school or optometrist’s office), 1563 (68.9%) of children attended the follow-up optometry examination. Most of the children who were surveyed (291 of 322, 90.4%) indicated that they enjoyed vision screening.

INTERPRETATION: Many children in Ontario with a visual problem were not being identified by the status quo in 2015–2017. We found that in-school vision screening with follow-up eye examinations is an effective strategy for identifying at-risk children and placing them in eye care before grade 1

Accepted March 20, 2020.

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Joint International Rounds between Precision Cornea Centre (Ottawa, Canada) and University of Arizona (Tucson, USA)

Topic: The ABCD Grading System for Keratoconus: Practical lessons for staging and monitoring of progression

Presenter: Michael Belin, MD

Date: Tuesday, July 21st, 2020

Time: 5:00pm – 6:00 pm (EDT, UTC -4)

Registration: https://webinar.ringcentral.com/webinar/register/WN_ReFi0NzyRRuK9sFz-OK2Zw

Ottawa Lead: Kashif Baig, MD
Tucson Lead: Michael Belin, 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 participants should be able to: 1. Use both the ABCD staging and ABCD progression display in the evaluation and treatment of keratoconus 2. Understand how to incorporate the ABCD staging and progression display into clinical practice

Joint International Rounds between Precision Cornea Centre (Ottawa, Canada) and Zaldivar Institute (Mendoza, Argentina)

Topic: Advances in the treatment of keratoconus with asymmetric intracorneal rings

Presenter: Juan Carlos Grandin, MD

Date: Tuesday July 14th, 2020

Time: 5:00 – 6:00pm (EDT, UTC -4)

Registration: https://meetings.ringcentral.com/j/6137462244

Ottawa Lead: Kashif Baig, MD
Mendoza Lead: Juan Carlos Grandin, MD

Joint International Rounds between Precision Cornea Centre (Ottawa, Canada) and Children’s Hospital Ricardo Gutierrez (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Topic: Advanced excimer cases: PTK in corneal scars and PRK after PKP

Presenter: Esteban Santiago, MD

Date: Tuesday July 7th, 2020

Time: 5:00pm – 6:00 pm (EDT, UTC -4)

Registration: https://meetings.ringcentral.com/j/6137462244

Ottawa Lead: Kashif Baig, MD
Buenos Aires Lead: Esteban Santiago, MD