The Annual Rocky Mountain Eye Conference presented by the Eye Physicians and Surgeons Association of Alberta will be held January 31 – February 2, 2020 in Banff, Alberta at the Rimrock Hotel. Dr. Dale Heuer will be the invited speaker for this year’s meeting.

This conference hosts a program for ophthalmologists and a program for technicians and administrative staff.

CPD Credits

The Rocky Mountain Eye Conference (2020) is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1), as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and was approved by the Canadian Ophthalmological Society. Physicians may claim a maximum of 7.25 hours.

Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credit can be found at www.ama-assn.org/go/internationalcme

Access Details

For more information visit the event website http://www.rockymountaineyeconference.com/

This year’s Toronto Cataract Conference (TCC) will be held on February 22, 2020 at the Westin Harbour Castle.

This year’s conference focuses around Dr. Tom Oetting, one of the most well-known cataract educators in the world. Known for his cataract surgery videos and resident teaching, Dr. Oetting will bring his highly innovative and interactive case-based format to the TCC program. A candid review of innovations in cataract surgery will be a highlight, as well as medico-legal aspects of cataract/IOL care. TCC will cover relevant and topical issues in cataract surgery, including new technology, challenges and complications and debates! TCC always strive to present the most important and practical topics in cataract surgery today.

The technician program is tailored to office and allied medical personnel and promises to increase knowledge and expertise to make clinic and surgery run smoother, efficiently and improve outcomes.

The Senior Resident’s Program will take place on Friday, February 21, 2020 at 6:30 PM.

Learning objectives
Participants will be able to:

• Work through challenging and controversial cases in a case-based interactive format.
• Understand medico-legal ramifications of cataract surgery delivery in Canada.
• Leverage new technology to improve cataract outcomes.
• Approach and manage comorbidities presenting with cataract.

CPD Credits
Continuing Professional Development (CPD), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME), a subcommittee of the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS). This standard allows CPD to review and assess educational activities based on the criteria established by The College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. As a result of a reciprocal agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, The American Medical Association, and The European Union for Medical Specialties (EUMS), CPD is permitted to assign respective credits.

The Consortium of Universities for Global Health’s annual conference is a must attend event on the global health calendar. Over 1800 scientists, students and implementers from academia, NGOs, government and the private sector will present, learn and collaborate to address some of the pressing challenges our world faces.

Access Details

For more information, visit the CUGH event website: www.cugh2020.org

Friday, November 20, 2020 to Sunday, November 22, 2020

This year’s Annual Jack Crawford Day Conference has been cancelled due to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

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For more information on the 31st Annual Jack Crawford Day: Kids Beyond the Eyes, please email: [email protected]

The 37^th meeting of the World Ophthalmology Congress, WOC 2020, which will take place in Cape Town, South Africa, from 26–29 June 2020.

This location is of particular importance as it marks the first time that the Congress will take place in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Congress will include hundreds of fascinating and cutting-edge presenters, sessions, and symposiums addressing all sub-specialties and related interests in ophthalmology.

WOC2020 will also be a wonderful opportunity to network and collaborate with colleagues from around the world.

For more details visit the website https://icowoc.org/

The Canadian Glaucoma Society (CGS) is proud to present the 6th Annual Canadian Glaucoma Society Meeting, which will be held as a virtual meeting on Saturday, November 7, 2020.

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For meeting information visit: https://cgs-scg.org/annual-cgs-meetings/2020-2/

The 2020 Annual Meeting will be held virtually on May 16-17. ASCRS plans to offer the same top-tier education, industry engagement, and CME credits that meeting attendees are accustomed to, in an all-new digital environment.

The ASCRS and ASOA Annual Meeting will focus on therapeutic, surgical and administrative topics directly relevant to ASCRS and ASOA members, offers symposia, lectures, workshops, sessions, courses and skills transfer labs to help anterior segment surgeons, practice managers and administrators, technicians and nurses maintain and refine their clinical and administrative skills.

Access Details

For more information, please visit the ASCRS and ASOA website.

The new dates for the EGS 40th Anniversary Congress are 13-15th December 2020 to be held at SQUARE Brussels Meeting Centre.

Access Details

For more information regarding the event, please visit the EGS 2020 Website