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

Topic: Fungal keratitis: Diagnosis, management, and review of the Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial 1 & 2

Presenter: Saama Sabeti, MD

Date: Tuesday September 29th, 2020

Time: 5:00pm – 6:00 pm (EDT, UTC -4)

Registration: https://webinar.ringcentral.com/webinar/register/WN_D670CZ_2S7uNTMlYfZkXPw

Ottawa Leads: Kashif Baig, MD and Saama Sabeti, 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 presentation, participants should be able to:

1. Understand the recommendations from the Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial 1 and 2

2. Understand key factors in the diagnosis and management of fungal keratitis

SOE is delighted to announce a joint Webinar with AAO on ‘Virtual Glaucoma Management: Home Monitoring and Telehealth’ coordinated by Drs. Anthony Khawaja (SOE) and Janey Wiggs (AAO).

Title: Virtual Glaucoma Management: Home Monitoring and Telehealth

Date: Tuesday, September 29 2020 Time: 1 to 2 p.m. ET / 6 to 7 p.m. BST/ 7 to 8pm CEST
Moderators: Drs. Anthony Khawaja (SOE) and Janey Wiggs (AAO)

Speakers: Telemedicine / Teleglaucoma / Virtual Clinics

• Dr. Anja Tuulonen (European Perspective)
• Dr. Louis Pasquale (American Perspective)
• Home Monitoring
• Dr. Augusto Azuara-Blanco (European Perspective)
• Dr. David Friedman (American Perspective)

Registration:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6415997255339/WN_mOoG1KgcS2KCSciSas4zxQ

Nov. 13-16 – New Orleans, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

Cataract Surgery Telling It Like It Is will continue as an in-person meeting , now rescheduled for June 9-13, 2021 at the Omni Amelia Island Resort in Fernandina Beach, Florida.

Date: June 9-13, 2021 in Orlando, Florida

Access Details:

For more details visit the event website.

The 2021 American Glaucoma Society Annual Meeting will be fully virtual, with live presentations taking place March 4 – 7, 2021.

Access Details:

For more details visit the AGS Website.

American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 2022 will be April 22-26 in Washington DC.

Access Details

For more details visit the ASCRS Website.

The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) will host a virtual conference on COVID-19 and Ophthalmology on 20 October 2020. Content will include lectures and discussions on restarting services, operating theatre pathways, the impact on training, home testing, digital innovations, and the physical effects of the virus on the eye. Current ophthalmic services and how they may be run in the future will be covered. All content will remain available until 20 January 2021.

Access Details and Registration:

Learn more at www.eventsforce.net/rcophth/20/home

Launch weekend for Global Education and Research Society of Ophthalmology GERSO (Global Education and Research Society of Ophthalmology) announce the launch of the GERSO Educational Series . This free digital training is provided by a Global faculty of leading ophthalmologists.

The 2-part training will take part on:

Date: Saturday 26th September and Sunday 27th September

Time: 1.30 & 5.30 pm GMT. 9:30am – 1:30pm EDT .

Registration:

Registration is FREE and you can register here: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=qq7ofgjab&oeidk=a07eh96e05r5b568ba7

Access Details:

For more details visit the GERSO.ORG website.

Date: Friday September 25, 2020

Time: 8:45 AM – 12:00 PM EDT

Topic: Transient Visual Loss, Higher Cortical Hallucinations/Illusions AND Nystagmus – AAO5

Speakers: Drs. Paul Ranalli and Agnes Wong

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89784283111?pwd=TTVnN0pzNk5sdlNLWGFjcVR5VTJlUT09

Passcode: FMjb1Z