The Canadian Council of Ophthalmology Residents (CCOR) would like to invite you to their first Fellowship Information Session for the year.

Date: Saturday Feb 6th

Time: 12pm Pacific time (3pm Eastern time).

They have an exciting line up of recently matched R5 residents who have kindly agreed to give a brief overview of their fellowship application experience in the following subspecialties:

• Plastics – ASOPRS
• Plastics – Non ASOPRS
• Uveitis
• Surgical Retina

Please RSVP here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdMI_0HVP2isDqgX4zBruienV4Tu-arhI4zwL4Gs3jCUHUI6w/viewform?usp=sf_link

The session will be virtual through Zoom and accessible by the link below:
https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/88306889523

Date: Friday January 29, 2021

Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Topic:  Anatomy, diagnostic examination, dry eyes.  Immune mediated disorders.

Speaker:    Dr. Clara Chan

Zoom Link – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84995099170?pwd=M0Zhay83UmJoTmFnWTd1Vkl4S3I0QT09

Passcode: DvmbQ0

The Cornea Surgical Video Learning Series, co-moderated by Professor Sadeer Hannush (Wills Eye Hospital) and Professor Allan Slomovic (University of Toronto) and their respective Cornea Departments.

Date:  February 11th 2021
Time: 7:30 – 9pm EST

Keynote Lecture: “Descemet Stripping Only: Current State of the Art”

• Professor Katheryn Colby, MD PhD
• Elizabeth J Cohen Professor & Chair 
• NYU Dept of Ophthalmology

Case Presentations

• Surgical Management of Infectious Scleritis – Dr Thomas Tien
• Keratoprosthesis Melt Repair with LK and Buccal Graft – Dr Larissa Gouvea
• 31-ga Needle Assisted Pupil Cerclage – Dr Buck Bennett
• Corneal Perforation Ab Interno Repair – Dr Nizar Din

Access Details

Register in advance for this webinar:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BKLy_HQITvStS83PPIbFUA

This session will be recorded and placed online for future viewing. Past sessions may be accessed here (entitled Cornea Surgical Video Evening).
https://ophthalmology.utoronto.ca/subspecialty-rounds

Date: Friday January 22, 2021 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Topic:  Infectious external eye and corneal disease (include neonatorum conjunctivitis)

Speakers – Dr. Hall Chew

Zoom Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85425089490?pwd=MnU1eHIwdllNbWJBVzdDTFUyK2hsQT09

Passcode: P9LbC0

Topic: Core Ophthalmic Knowledge: Pediatrics Ophthalmology/Strabismus

Date: Jan 28, 2021

Time: 08:00 PM EDT

Learning Objectives:

• Identify gaps in care and target areas for clinical practice assessment and improvement.
• Describe and implement current information on diagnosis and management of ophthalmic problems encountered in everyday practice in core ophthalmic knowledge* for pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus.

*Core ophthalmic knowledge is defined as necessary clinical knowledge expected of all ophthalmologists regardless of practice emphasis area.

Access Details:

Register here for the Webinar.

Topic: Dx This Live!

Date: Jan 21, 2021

Time: 08:00 PM EDT

Moderators: Ashvini K. Reddy, MD and Gabriela Espinoza, MD

Panelists: Valerie I. Elmalem, MD; Courtney L. Kraus, MD; Olivia L. Lee, MD; Leela Raju, MD; Shameema Sikder, MD; and Kim Winges, MD

Learning Objectives:

• Identify gaps in care and target areas for clinical practice assessment and improvement across the subspecialty spectrum in ophthalmology.
• Describe and implement current information on diagnosis and management of ophthalmic problems encountered in everyday practice.

Access Details:

Register here for the Webinar.

Topic: Core Ophthalmic Knowledge: Neuro Ophthalmology

Date: Jan 14, 2021

Time: 08:00 PM EDT

Learning Objectives:

• Identify gaps in care and target areas for clinical practice assessment and improvement.
• Describe and implement current information on diagnosis and management of ophthalmic problems encountered in everyday practice in core ophthalmic knowledge* for Neuro Ophthalmology.

*Core ophthalmic knowledge is defined as necessary clinical knowledge expected of all ophthalmologists regardless of practice emphasis area.

Access Details:

Register here for the Webinar.

Date: Friday January 8, 2021 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Topic:  Magnification, Telescopes, Low Vision, IOL calculations

Speakers – Dr. Jason Noble

Zoom Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83340848687?pwd=Zy81Z2hLei81VUlEckJGak9XTFh1Zz09

Passcode: L4dD4v

Full day workshop that will take place as a virtual event, online.

Date: Saturday, February 6, 2021
Time: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET
Maximum Participation: 30 ophthalmologists
Facilitators: Rev. Andrew Blake and Dr. Agnes Wong
Language: Presentation will be in English
Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckfumrqDkpGdQRy5mZQSRht0TURRlggAev

Physician wellness is an important issue and a growing concern within the medical profession. The recently released CMA National Physician Health Survey (2018) revealed that physicians experienced high burnout (30%), depression (34%), and lifetime suicidal ideation (19%). In addition, surgical specialists had 1.74 higher odds (74% increase in odds) to report low emotional well-being than those practising in other areas. Research has demonstrated that both intrinsic (e.g., personal traits) and extrinsic factors (e.g., high workload, long working hours, poor work-life integration, practice environment) adversely impact physician wellness.

In this one-day workshop, we will address physician wellness by introducing and developing mindfulness skills in participants so that they could tackle these contributing factors more skillfully at personal, interpersonal, and system levels. The emphasis will be placed on experiential exercises and everyday strategies aim to enhance personal and situational awareness in a physician’s busy life. A variety of formats including mindfulness training, didactic sharing, dyad exercises, prose/poem reading, and group discussion will be used to ensure an interactive experience that is invigorating, informative, and practical.

Learning Objectives:
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Engage mindfulness skills in participants through the practice of different types of mindfulness training (formal and informal).
• Describe the contributing factors that lead to decreased physician wellness and burnout, and to learn skillful strategies to tackle them.
• Draw on a personal repertoire of mindfulness skills and strategies that can be applied in their daily lives.

Resources/Reference

CPD Credits

The workshop Everyday Mindfulness for Busy Clinicians 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 theCanadian Ophthalmological Society. You may claim a maximum of 5 hours.

Access Details

Kindly note that there is a maximum attendance of 30 participants, when you register you will be sent a confirmation email with the event details. To attend this event, please register online: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckfumrqDkpGdQRy5mZQSRht0TURRlggAev

This program was delivered with financial support from an educational grant provided to the COS by the Canadian Medical Association, MD Financial Management and Scotiabank through the Affinity Agreement.