Date: Thursday November 17, 2022

Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Topic: DMEK in Challenging Eyes – Part 1

Speakers: Drs. Rootman, Singal, Teichman, AlShaker and Din 

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OBJECTIVES

1. Tackling difficult peeling situations during DMEK surgery

2. Managing DMEK in complex anterior segment pathologies (tube, trabs, PKP, re-do) 3. Managing intraoperative complication – haem, fibrin cases

Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Time: 4:00-5:30pm ET.

Presented by Dr. Graeme Pollock, Director of Lions Eye Donation Service, Centre for Eye Research Australia
Hosted by Gary Rockl, Tissue Innovation Specialist from Héma-Québec

The presentation will examine the technical aspects of organ culture of donor corneas and the benefits that may accrue through its adoption. It places this within the context of the forces affecting supply, demand and distribution of corneas in Australia.
• What are the technical requirements of organ culture?
• What are the benefits and disadvantages of the system?
• How does Australia approach national networking, self-sufficiency and sustainability in the provision of corneas for transplantation?

About the Featured Presenter:

Dr. Graeme A. Pollock, BSc (Hons) GCUT MPH PhD OAM
Dr Pollock is the Director of Lions Eye Donation Service at the Centre for Eye Research Australia, Melbourne. He has spent the past 30 years involved in eye banking at local, national, and international levels. Having been trained in pathology at the University of Melbourne, His association with donation and transplantation extends back to the 1980’s while working in organ preservation for transplantation. He completed his doctorate in this field at the University of Queensland and University of Cambridge. Graeme also holds a master’s degree in public health majoring in Health Administration from Monash University, and a Post-Graduate Certificate in University Teaching from the University of Melbourne.

His interests include medical standards and guidelines in the field of eye banking. He is a past Chair of the Eye Bank Association of Australia and New Zealand, past-President of the Australasian Transplant Coordinators Association, a member of the Medical Advisory Board of the Eye Bank Association of America and a founding member of the Global Alliance of Eye Bank Associations. In 2019 he was awarded an Order of Australia for service to corneal transplantation and education.

This meeting will be recorded for those who are unable to attend.

Date: Friday November 11, 2022

Time: 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Topic: Mystery Retina & Uveitis Case Panel 

Speaker: Dr. Nupura Bakshi  

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OBJECTIVES

1. To review clinical approaches to atypical presentations of retinal and ocular inflammatory disease

2. To review differential diagnoses and multimodal imaging in retinal and ocular inflammatory disease

Date: Thursday November 10, 2022

Time: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Topic: What has Descemet’s Stripping Only Taught Us

Speakers: Dr. Greg Moloney 

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OBJECTIVES:

1. Understand evolution of dso procedure

2. Understand cellular effect of rho kinase inhibition 3. Translate lessons learnt to other clinical scenarios including hydrops, endothelial cell defects and failed migration

Date: Friday November 11, 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: Retinal Vasculitis

Speakers: Dr. Nupura Bakshi

COS EDI Webinar: November 23, 8PM ET

LGBTQ2S+ Issues in Ophthalmology: Working Towards Equity

Join us on Wednesday, November 23 as COS presents a webinar entitled LGBTQ2S+ Issues in Ophthalmology: Working Towards Equity, presented by Dr. Michael A. Puente.

In this 1.5-hour webinar, we will examine the status of health equity for LGBTQ2S+ patients and professional equity for LGBTQ2S+ ophthalmologists, with a view to creating safe spaces for and allyship with the LGBTQ2S+ community. A lecture by Dr. Michael Puente will be followed by a case-based panel discussion.

Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Time: 8:00-9:30 pm ET

Learning Objectives

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

Establish a baseline working knowledge of key concepts related to gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation
Examine the status of health equity for LGBTQ2S+ patients and professional equity for LGBTQ2S+ ophthalmologists
Create safe spaces for the LGBTQ2S+ community in both clinical and professional settings
Foster allyship with the LGBTQ2S+ community in ophthalmology

Dr. Michael A. Puente, Jr.

Michael Puente, MD, is an assistant professor of ophthalmology at the University of Colorado and a pediatric ophthalmologist at Children’s Hospital Colorado. He is a co-founder of the LGBTQ+ Interest Group of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and volunteers as a mentor in AAO’s Minority Ophthalmology Mentoring Program. He serves as Vice-Chair of the Advocacy Committee of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) and is a member of the AAPOS Taskforce on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

He has led an advocacy campaign to overturn the United States Food and Drug Administration’s ban on corneal donation by men who have sex with men, working with members of the United States Congress as well as leadership of the American Medical Association, Eye Bank Association of America, and AAO. He has presented on LGBTQ+ issues in ophthalmology at national and international conferences and has multiple publications in this field.

Accreditation

This webinar 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 approved by the Canadian Ophthalmological Society. You may claim a maximum of 1.5 hours.

This webinar has been supported by an educational grant from Bayer.

Date: Monday November 28, 2022

Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Topic: Lesions and Images in Ophthalmic Oncology 

Speakers: Drs. Krema, Altomare and Weisbrod  

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Date: Friday November 4, 2022

Time: 8:45 AM – 12:00 PM

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

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Room: Multi-purpose Room

Topic: Other infectious uveitis, & uveitis in immunocompromised populations AND White dot syndrome & Panuveitis

Speakers: Drs. Panos Christakis and Alex Kaplan

Date: Friday November 4, 2022

Time: 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Topic: Confronting Your Gremlins 

Speaker: Dr. Edward Margolin  

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OBJECTIVES

1. Review the concept of uncertainty in medicine.

2. Review the concept of second victim syndrome.

3. Review the value of self-compassion.