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

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Time: Friday March 4, 2022

Time:  8:45 AM – 12:00 PM

Topic: Congenital, hereditary retinal disease and choroidal dystrophies, garden variety retinal disease AND Posterior segment tumors: RB, lymphoma, leukemia, choroidal melanoma, osteoma

Speakers: Drs. Radha Kohly and Hatim Krema

Zoom Link:

Passcode: 654811

Date: Friday March 4, 2022

Time: 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Topic: Walter Wright Symposium Review  

Speakers: Drs. Panos Christakis, Ken Eng and Radha Kohly

Zoom Link:

Passcode: 678226

​Date: Thursday March 3, 2022 

Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Topic:  Paediatric Refractive Surgery: Indications and Outcomes  

Speakers: Drs. Kamiar Mireskandari and Ramez Borbara

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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

OBJECTIVES

1. To learn the indications for refractive surgery in children

2. To understand the assessment and treatment protocols

3. To present outcomes of the Toronto refractive program 

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.

Le Congrès annuel et exposition de la SCO qui aura lieu en personne à Halifax (Nouvelle Écosse), du 9 au 12 juin, 2022.

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Pour plus d’information, visitez le site web du Congrès annuel et exposition de la SCO 2022: www.cos-sco.ca/COS2022/fr

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.