What you Need to Know About Inherited Retinal Disease in the Age of Molecular Medicine Webinar is now available for download

Dr. Brian Ballios provides a presentation entitled What you need to know about inherited retinal disease in the age of molecular medicine, followed by Q&A with the audience, moderated by Dr. Jim Whelan.

This webinar is co-developed by the COS and Novartis to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity, and balance.

Advancing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Ophthalmology: Insights from Dr. Keith Carter Webinar Recording is now available for download. In this 1.5-hour webinar, we will discuss obvious inequities in society and healthcare that everyone can understand. We will share data showing the current state of healthcare disparities and we’ll discuss the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion programs and the minority mentorship program. A lecture by Dr. Keith Carter will be followed by a panel discussion.

The recording for the April 28 webinar Topical Issues in nAMD Addressed by Retina Experts is now available. Dr. Jason Noble moderates this webinar featuring presentations by Dr. Tom Sheidow and Dr. Nupura Bakshi.

The Impact of Retinal Fluid and Its Optimal Management in Clinical Practice – Presenter: Tom Sheidow, MD, FRCSC Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Western University

Managing Complications of Anti-VEGF Therapy – Presenter: Nupura Bakshi, MD, FRCSC Assistant Professor Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences University of Toronto This webinar was co-developed by the COS and Novartis and was planned to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity and balance.

The first issue of the 2022 Video Journal of Cataract, Refractive, & Glaucoma Surgery is now available for viewing.  It is entitled Great Lectures!  We were fortunate enough to obtain copies of these prestigious lectures featuring Dr. Ehud Assia from Israel who gave the ESCRS Binkhorst Lecture; Mr. Richard Packard from England who gave the Choyce Lecture to the UKISCRS; and Dr. Michael Snyder who recently delivered the Kelman Lecture at the 2021 AAO meeting.     

The VJCRGS is in its 38^th year of providing the highest quality of education to anterior segment surgeons around the world.  It is a free member benefit of COS in addition to educating residents, fellows, and private practitioners every quarter. 

Table of Contents

Volume 38, Issue 1, 2022

ESCRS Binkhorst Lecture………………………………………………………………………. Dr. Ehud Assia, Israel

UKISCRS Choyce Medal Lecture………………………………………………… Mr. Richard Packard, England

AAO Kelman Lecture………………………………………………………………………. Dr. Michael Snyder, USA

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Dr. Rajiv Bindlish delivers The Importance of Eye Drops: Tips, Tricks, and Instructional Lecture.

In support of World Glaucoma Week 2021, Glaucoma Research Society of Canada held a live webinar with Dr. Bindlish who provided an informative lecture on the importance of eye drops for glaucoma patients. He also shared some tips and tricks on administering eye drops, and answered patient questions live. (Please note: for privacy concerns, the Q&A Session was removed from this video.)

Recorded March 9, 2021.

Glaucoma Research Society of Canada funds glaucoma research across Canada and relays the latest findings to its supporters on a regular basis through their website, a bi-annual newsletter and through events such as this. Costs are kept minimal in order to fund as much research as possible – GRSC is fortunate to have an amazing community of supporters along with a skilled board of directors who volunteer their time and efforts. We hope you enjoy! Please visit GRSC’s website for more information.

Glaucoma Research Society of Canada webinar recording with Dr. Catherine Birt, MA, FRCSC entitled “Visual Field Tests and OCT – What are they and how do we do them?”

From June 7, 2021.

Glaucoma Research Society of Canada funds glaucoma research across Canada and relays the latest findings to its supporters on a regular basis through their website, a bi-annual newsletter and through events such as this. Costs are kept minimal in order to fund as much research as possible – GRSC is fortunate to have an amazing community of supporters along with a skilled board of directors who volunteer their time and efforts. We hope you enjoy! Please visit GRSC’s website for more information.

Sponsored by Allergan, an AbbVie company.

Glaucoma Research Society of Canada (GRSC) – 2021 Annual Supporters’ Meeting featuring the 11th Albert Waxer Lecture presented by Dr. Enitan Sogbesan. He speaks about his research activities in creating a virtual reality app for patient education, treatment adherence and quality of life.

Recorded October 6, 2021.

Glaucoma Research Society of Canada funds glaucoma research across Canada and relays the latest findings to its supporters on a regular basis through their website, a bi-annual newsletter and through events such as this. Costs are kept minimal in order to fund as much research as possible – GRSC is fortunate to have an amazing community of supporters along with a skilled board of directors who volunteer their time and efforts. We hope you enjoy! Please visit GRSC’s website for more information.

Webinar Recording –
Getting a complaint can be one of the more stressful experiences for a physician. If you’ve received a complaint, you are not alone! In this webinar, we exploree the do’s and don’ts related to complaints, dove into the experience of receiving a complaint and discovered strategies to minimize your risk going forward.

Speakers:

Richard Mimeault, MD, Canadian Medical Protective Agency

Andrea Wheeler, Lenczner-Slaught

Yvonne Buys, MD, Past-President COS

Moderator:

R. Rishi Gupta, MD, FRCSC

Learning Objectives:

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

• Review the who, what, where and why of complaints
• Outline the complaint process
• Describe the do’s and don’ts after receiving a complaint
• Discuss the psychological impact of complaints and how to stay well

This webinar Navigating the Road to Retirement recording addresses retirement from an ophthalmology practice. Canadian ophthalmologists share their experience and ask experts their questions around finances for retirement, the details for closing a practice and some of the not often talked about pyscho-social components related to retirement. Explore the retirement paths of Dr. Yvonne Buys, Dr. Jamie Oestreicher and Dr. Raj Mohandas. Experts Dr. Alan Roadburg, author of Life after Medicine, Kim Peterson from MD Financial Management and Dr. Richard Mimeault from the CMPA will also speak to the topic of retirement.