Date: September 16th-20th, 2022

We are pleased to inform you that the 40th Congress of the ESCRS will take place at the MiCo Milano Convention Centre, Milan, Italy from Friday 16 to Tuesday 20 September 2022.
The Congress will be a primarily face-to-face event, supported by a number of virtual elements. ESCRS is proud to have been among the first international healthcare societies to return to “live” meetings in 2021 and is excited to continue in this direction in 2022.

Registration information will be released here soon.

For more details visit the ESCRS website

Virtual information session on CADTH’s priority initiatives and an introduction to the new 2022 – 2025 Strategic Plan.

Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Time: 11:00 a.m. EST to 3:30 p.m. EST

Highlights:

• Remarks from David Agnew, Chair, CADTH Board of Directors
• Remarks from Dr. Stephen Lucas, Deputy Minister, Health Canada
• Presentations from CADTH’s leadership team
• Question and answer opportunities

Questions? Contact [email protected]

Date: Tuesday, March 8th, 2022
Time: 8:00 – 9:00 pm ET

Imagine a gender equal health system. One that is free of bias towards women physicians, medical learners, health workers and patients. We must eliminate the double standard, and level the playing field. What would that look like? What could be achieved? Join Canada’s top women in medicine as they share their experience and discuss how to #BreakTheBias.

Moderated by: Dr. Katharine Smart, President, Canadian Medical Association

Dr. Gigi Osler, President, Federation of Medical Women of Canada

Dr. Modupe Tunde-Byass, President, Black Physicians of Canada

Dr. Deidre Young, President, Canadian Women in Medicine

Dr. Sarah Funnell, Founding Director, Centre for Indigenous Health Research and Education

Dr. Joanne Liu, Former President, Doctors Without Borders International

Click the link below to register:

From March 11 – 13 in Trabzon, Turkey, the Turkish Ophthalmological Association is holding its 18th March Symposium that includes scientific panel discussions and presentations focused on the topic of optic nerve diseases.

The European Sociey of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is holding its Winter Meeting from March 10 – 13, 2022 in Zermatt, Switzerland for both full and international members.

The Canadian Women in Medicine (CWIM) Conference will take place from June 2 – 4, 2022 in Victoria, BC or Virtual.

The 2022 COS Annual Meeting and Exhibition will take place in-person in Halifax, Nova Scotia

June 9 – 12, 2022.

This meeting boasts an outstanding international and Canadian faculty presenting the latest in ophthalmic research and practice. The COS Annual Meeting includes invited lectures, scientific papers, wet labs and workshops, as well as networking opportunities and an extensive exhibition of ophthalmic equipment and services.

The COS Annual Meeting brings together ophthalmologists and eye care professionals across the spectrum of vision health, from research to patient care.

Meeting Learning Objectives

By participating in this year’s meeting, attendees will:

• Integrate into their practice, knowledge and skills gained from the sharing of Canadian and international research and scientific studies
  
• Discuss recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases
  
• Compare and contrast core concepts, new advances and clinical experiences by networking with colleagues and internationally renowned keynote speakers
  
• Enhance or develop new skills through hands-on learning experience in a Surgical Skills Transfer Course
  
• Appraise new and innovative technology and discuss developments in treatment and medical devices with industry representatives in the Exhibition Hall

If you have already registered thank you! We look forward to seeing you in Halifax.

For further information visit the 2022 COS Annual Meeting website: www.cos-sco.ca/COS2022

ARVO 2022 will highlight how great challenges in vision science can be overcome by collaboration and free sharing of ideas within interdisciplinary teams. Join us May 1-4 in Denver, Colorado and/or virtually May 11-12, for this showcase of new research hosted under the theme, Accelerating Discovery through Team Science.

Free webinar Tuesday, March 8 at 7:00 pm EST. “Glaucoma Surgeries: An Overview, Different Types and When It’s Time” will be presented by Dr. Matt Schlenker, MD, FRCSC, MSc.

Visit the Glaucoma Research Society of Canada’s website for more information and to register.

Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Allergan, an AbbVie company.