Merci d’avoir participé au deuxième forum annuel de la SCO. Votre participation active et votre présence ont grandement contribué à faire de ce forum un événement significatif et couronné de succès. Nous sommes ravis de vous proposer un enregistrement du forum. Si vous avez manqué la session en direct, vous pouvez toujours accéder aux présentations sur la représentation, l’intelligence artificielle, la durabilité en ophtalmologie ainsi que sur les pénuries de médicaments et les médicaments essentiels.

Objectifs d’apprentissage:

1. Comprendre la façon dont la SCO plaide en faveur de changements politiques au niveau gouvernemental afin d’améliorer la qualité des soins oculaires et leur accessibilité.
2. Être en mesure de décrire de quelle façon la SCO collabore avec ses partenaires de Santé Canada pour analyser les causes et conséquences des pénuries de médicaments ophtalmiques et élaborer des stratégies visant à atténuer leur impact sur les soins aux patients.
3. En savoir plus sur les applications actuelles et éventuelles de l’intelligence artificielle (IA) en ophtalmologie et leur impact potentiel sur les soins aux patients et la prise de décisions.
4. Mieux connaître l’impact environnemental des pratiques et dispositifs ophtalmologiques et les stratégies visant à promouvoir la durabilité dans l’exercice de l’ophtalmologie.

Date: Thursday November 2nd

Time: 7:00 pm GMT

The British Ophthalmology Trainees Network are aiming to provide a free to access quarterly online series of lectures on different topics, giving an opportunity for ophthalmologists to hear lectures from world-renowned experts in their field.

This inaugural broadcast features expert military surgeons from the UK and US armed forces and Prof Harminder Dua.

Click here to Register

When: Sep 21, 2023 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Wills Eye Hospital and the University of Toronto are excited to bring you the next installment of the Cornea Surgical Video Learning Series

Co-moderated by Professor Sadeer Hannush (Wills Eye Hospital) and Professor Allan Slomovic (University of Toronto).

Keynote Presentation:
Professor Mitchell Weikert, MD
Cullen Eye Institute
Baylor College of Medicine

Guest panelists

Beeran Meghpara, MD and Aditya Kanesa-Thasan, MD (Wills Eye Hospital)
Randal Ulate, MD, FRCSC and Mojgan Hassanlou, MD, FRCSC (University of Toronto)
Surgery Case Presentations:
Alonso Gutierrez, MD (University of Toronto)
Violet Lin, MD (Wills Eye Hospital)

Register in advance for this webinar

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

The evening will as usual be recorded and placed online for viewing.

If you would like to visit any of our prior series, please see the link here.

CME credits are available for the following:

· Royal College Maintenance of Certification Section 1: 7.5 hours (1.5 Section 1 hours per session)

· American Medical Association Category 1: 7.5 credits (1.5 Category 1 credits per session)

· European Union for Medical Specialists UEMS-EACCME®: 7.5 credits (1.5 ECMEC credits per session)

Description:

This accredited webinar features six case presentations from expert speakers: Dr. James Farmer, Ophthalmologist and Anatomical Pathologist, and Dr. Hamidreza Faragi, Anatomical Pathologist who will discuss interesting and unusual cases in Ocular Pathology. You will have the opportunity to learn about the presentation, diagnosis, and management of these cases.

Learning Objectives:

1. Illustrate the importance of recognizing the unusual presentation of conjunctival tumours and interpreting Pathology results in light of the clinical findings
2. Understand the role of additional tissue sections in Ocular Pathology and including precise clinical information on the surgical pathology requisition to ensure optimal pathologic evaluation
3. Provide adequate tissue samples that are truly representative of the lesion in question.

Download the video here:

Canadian Ophthalmological Society, in co-development with Bausch + Lomb « Shining a light on challenging glaucoma cases – from diagnosis to surgery » Webinar recordings are now available.

March 30th, 2023 Recording
Presenters:
Dr. Cindy M.L. Hutnik MD, PhD, FRCSC
Professor and Chair,
Department of Ophthalmology
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry,
Western University
Ophthalmologist-in-Chief, Ivey Eye Institute
London, Ontario
Dr. Marcelo Nicolela MD, FRCSC
Professor and Head; Chief of Service
Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Dalhousie University; NSH – Central Zone
Halifax, Nova Scotia

April 12th, 2023 Recording
Presenters:
Dr. Cindy M.L. Hutnik MD, PhD, FRCSC
Professor and Chair,
Department of Ophthalmology
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University Ophthalmologist-in-Chief, Ivey Eye Institute
London, Ontario
Dr. Jonathan Wong MD, FRCSC
Clinical assistant professor,
Department of Ophthalmology
Cumming School of Medicine,
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta

Learning Objectives:

1. Diagnosing and monitoring progression of glaucoma
2. Initiating the most appropriate therapy for your patients
   • Looking at the treatment approach through the glaucoma guidelines
   • Solving the mystery of medication vs SLT vs combination treatment
   • Incorporating Best Practices moving forward

The Shining a light on challenging glaucoma cases – from diagnosis to surgery is a group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and approved by the Canadian Ophthalmological Society. You may claim a maximum of 1 hour (credits are automatically calculated).

This webinar has been supported by an educational grant from Bausch + Lomb.