VPP DOVS GRAND ROUNDS – Updates in Neuro-Ophthalmology: Recent Findings That Will Change Your Practice Tomorrow

Date: Friday October 14, 2022

Time: 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Topic: Updates in Neuro-Ophthalmology: Recent Findings That Will Change Your Practice Tomorrow

Speaker: Dr. Neil Miller  

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Objectives:

1. To describe the differences in clinical presentation between idiopathic/MS-related optic neuritis and optic neuritis caused by anti-aquaporin 4 and anti-myelin oligodendrocyte antibodies and how these entities differ in management

2. To discuss the disorder known as chronic relapsing inflammatory neuropathy (CRION) and its most common cause

3. The optimum management of patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension

DOVS CORNEA ROUNDS – Ocular Surface Disease: Medical Optimization and Surgical Interventions Part 1

Date: Thursday October 13, 2022

Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Topic: Ocular Surface Disease: Medical Optimization and Surgical Interventions Part 1

Speakers: Drs. Chan, Gendler, Mimouni, AlShaker, Slomovic, Gouvea  

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Objectives:

1. Review lid margin disease and management approach

2. Discuss toxic soup conjunctivitis

3. Discuss in-office therapies, use of blood products and dehydrated amnion

DOVS RESIDENT TEACHING – VIA ZOOM – Another 5 Dx not to Miss: MCQ review

Date: Friday October 14, 2022

Time: 8:45 AM – 10:15 AM; 10:30 AM – 11: 30 AM (BLOCK EXAM UofT RESIDENTS ONLY – IN PERSON)

Topic: Another 5 Dx not to Miss: MCQ review

Speakers: Dr. Neil Miller

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Passcode – 805533

DOVS RESIDENT TEACHING – IN PERSON SESSION – Optic Neuropathy/Optic Neuritis AND Transient Vision Loss, Cortical Illusions

Date: Friday October 7, 2022

Time: 8:45 AM – 12:00 PM

Location: Kensington Gardens – 45 Brunswick Ave., Toronto, M5S 3M3

*Please arrive early to perform at Rapid Antigen Test at the door, or you may perform one at home prior to arriving and take a date/time-stamped picture of your result*

Room: Multi-purpose Room

Topic: Optic Neuropathy/Optic Neuritis AND Transient Vision Loss, Cortical Illusions

Speakers: Drs. Cindy Lam and Nurhan Torun

VPP DOVS GRAND ROUNDS – Learner Mistreatment in Medicine

Date: Friday October 7, 2022

Time: 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Topic: Learner Mistreatment in Medicine

Speaker: Dr. Reena Pattani  

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Objectives:

1. To review the definitions, forms, and prevalence of mistreatment that may be witnessed or experienced by learners.

2. To explore the impact of mistreatment on learners and the learning environment.

3. To become familiar with the relevant policies and procedures within the Temerty Faculty of Medicine for learners to discuss, disclose, and report.

4.To consider ways that individuals and institutions can contribute to a positive learning and working climate.

DOVS CORNEA ROUNDS – Ocular surface procedures in the treatment room Part 2

Date: Thursday October 6, 2022

Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Topic: Ocular surface procedures in the treatment room Part 2

Speakers: Drs. Michael Mimouni, Nizar Din, Allan Slomovic, Joshua Teichman, Larissa Gouvea  

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Objectives:

1. To discuss ocular procedures that can be performed in the minor procedure room

2. To discuss surgical management of common ocular surface diseases

DOVS ONCOLOGY ROUNDS – Lesions and Images in Ophthalmic Oncology

Date: Monday September 26, 2022

Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Topic: Lesions and Images in Ophthalmic Oncology

Speakers: Drs. Hatem Krema, Dan Weisbrod, Fil Altomare  

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Objectives:

1. To acquaint the attendants of the characteristic imaging findings in ophthalmic tumours 

2. To demonstrate the role of different imaging methods in reaching clinical diagnosis in ophthalmic tumours 

3. To expand the spectrum of differential diagnosis of ophthalmic tumours by including images of common tumour- like lesions. 

4. To provide a summary of the current knowledge about the presented lesions in each session. 

DOVS RESIDENT TEACHING – IN PERSON SESSION – Pupils AND Nystagmus 1

Date: Friday September 16, 2022

Time: 8:45 AM – 12:00 PM

Location: Kensington Gardens – 45 Brunswick Ave., Toronto, M5S 3M3

*Please arrive early to perform at Rapid Antigen Test at the door, or you may perform one at home prior to arriving and take a date/time-stamped picture of your result*

Room: Multi-purpose Room

Topic: Pupils AND Nystagmus 1

Speakers: Drs. A. Sundaram and Agnes Wong

DOVS GRAND ROUNDS – An update on Descemet Stripping Only (DSO) for Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy, and Metagenomic Deep Sequencing (MDS) for infectious keratitis

Date: Friday September 23, 2022

Time: 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Topic: When Double Means Trouble

Speaker: Dr. Stephan Ong Tone  

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Objectives:

1. To describe the surgical procedure of Descemet Stripping Only (DSO) for Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy.

2. To review DSO patient selection criteria and predictive factors for surgical success

3. To review microsporidial keratitis and discuss metagenomic deep sequencing (MDS) as an emerging diagnostic technology for Ophthalmology